Vatican Radio: BXVI: Peace, a mandate as a well as a gift

Linda Bordoni of Vatican Radio reports on a message of Pope Benedict XVI to the Community of Sant’Egidio which is holding a conference entitled “Bound to live together”:

To the men and women of the world's great religions convened by the Community of Sant'Egidio and the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising for the 3-day meeting, “Bound to live together”, the Pope said that peace is a permanent mandate entrusted to us as well as a gift to be invoked.

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The title of the meeting – Pope Benedict said – reminds us that we humans are destined to live together, not next to each other, but with each other. It is therefore our duty – he continued – to be open to each other, and whilst once this could have been a regional reality, cohabitation today is between the whole of humanity. Let us remember – Benedict said – that Christ has announced peace to the far and near, and that God desires that we form one family, in which we are all brothers and sisters.

Hear Linda Bordoni's full report at this link.