Benedict XVI on the Church's mission and the Middle East.Vatican City Vatican City (văt`ĭkən), independent state (2005 est. pop. 900), 108.7 acres (44 hectares), within the city of Rome, Italy, and the residence of the pope, who is its absolute ruler. -- The new Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, SDB, STL, JCD (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Cardinal Secretary of State and Camerlengo, having previously served as Archbishop of Genoa from 2002 to 2006. , 71, thinks of himself more as a Secretary "of Church" than "of State," on the advice of a retired bishop of his native diocese. On the topic of Benedict XVI's diplomacy, the cardinal said: "The Church's mission, as the Pope repeats, has always been the same: To proclaim pro·claim tr.v. pro·claimed, pro·claim·ing, pro·claims 1. To announce officially and publicly; declare. See Synonyms at announce. 2. to the world that beauty, happiness, the answer to man's most profound questions is not an idea, a philosophical system, or a series of teachings, but a person, Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. , dead and risen for our salvation." In regard to the conflict in the Middle East, Cardinal Bertone recalled that Benedict XVI Benedict XVI, 1927–, pope (2005–) and Roman Catholic theologian, a German (b. Marktl am Inn, Bavaria) named Josef (or Joseph) Alois Ratzinger; successor of John Paul II. He entered the seminary in 1939, but his training was interrupted by World War II. has spoken of three rights: "That of Lebanon to its integrity as a sovereign country, that of Israel to live in peace, and that of the Palestinians to live in a homeland." The Pope, he pointed out, "has pronounced many deeply felt appeals to explain that it is not possible to re-establish justice, to create a new order and to build an authentic peace when there is recourse to the violence of arms (Zenit, Aug. 31, 2006)." |
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