Pope Francis called on European Catholic politicians on Sunday to face new challenges such as migration “under the great guiding principle” of “human brotherhood”, in a message sent today to the meeting of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Rome.
In his message, sent from the hospital where he is hospitalized, Francis gives several pieces of advice to European parliamentarians and, in particular, to Christian politicians who, he defended, “must be distinguished by the seriousness with which they approach issues, rejecting solutions and remaining always faithful to the criteria of the dignity of the person and the common good”.
Recalling his last trip to Hungary, the Pope referred to “a Europe that fully appreciates the different cultures that make it up, its wealth of traditions, languages and identities, which are those of its peoples and its history”, but which “at the same time At the same time it is capable, with its institutions and its political and cultural initiatives, of making this rich mosaic form coherent figures”.
“It takes high values and a high political vision. I do not intend to minimize the importance of day-to-day management, good administration. But it is not enough, it is not enough to sustain a Europe that is facing the great global challenges of the 21st century”, she defended.
For this reason, he stressed that the original commitment of the founders of a united Europe “can also be today’s commitment”, that is to say: “to aspire not only to an organization that protects the interests of the European nations, but to a union in which that all may live.” a life “on a human, fraternal and just scale”.
The Pope affirmed that “Christian politicians today must be recognized for their ability to translate the great dream of fraternity into concrete actions of good politics at all levels: local, national and international. For example, challenges such as migration or caring for the planet can only be addressed from this great guiding principle: human brotherhood.”
In another piece of advice, Francis asked that young people be cared for and that they think of “a Europe and a world worthy of their dreams.”
Source: TSF
