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Even Today, After The Second Failure Of Another World War, Perhaps One Can Speak Of A Third War, One Fought Piecemeal, With Crimes, Massacres, Destruction.

I Wish Everyone A Wonderful World Cup, Played In A Spirit Of True Fraternity.

"do You Love Me?"; "are You My Friend?". The One Who Scrutinizes Hearts (cf. Rom 8:27), Makes Himself A Beggar Of Love And Questions Us On The One Truly Essential Issue, A Premiss And Condition For Feeding His Sheep, His Lambs, His Church. May Every Ministry Be Based On This Intimacy With The Lord; Living From Him Is The Measure Of Our Ecclesial Service Which Is Expressed In The Readiness To Obey, To Humble Ourselves, As We Heard In The Letter To The Philippians, And For The Total Gift Of Self.

The Crucifix Does Not Signify Defeat Or Failure. It Reveals To Us The Love That Overcomes Evil And Sin.

It Is Also Painful To See That The Struggle Against Hunger And Malnutrition Is Hindered By Market Priorities, The Primacy Of Profit, Which Have Reduced Foodstuffs To A Commodity Like Any Other, Subject To Speculation, Also Of A Financial Nature, The Hungry Remain, At The Street Corner, And Ask To Be Recognized As Citizens, To Receive A Healthy Diet. We Ask For Dignity, Not For Charity.