The Koran Is A Book

Unfortunately, What Is Thrown Away Is Not Only Food And Dispensable Objects, But Often Human Beings Themselves, Who Are Discarded As 'unnecessary.' For Example, It Is Frightful Even To Think There Are Children, Victims Of Abortion, Who Will Never See The Light Of Day; Children Being Used As Soldiers, Abused And Killed In Armed Conflicts; And Children Being Bought And Sold In That Terrible Form Of Modern Slavery Which Is Human Trafficking, Which Is A Crime Against Humanity.

In The Silence Of The Cross, The Uproar Of Weapons Ceases And The Language Of Reconciliation, Forgiveness, Dialogue And Peace Is Spoken.

I Sincerely Hope I Can Contribute To The Progress There Has Been In Relations Between Jews And Catholics Since The Second Vatican Council In A Spirit Of Renewed Collaboration.

The Proclamation Of The Saving Love Of God Comes Before Moral And Religious Imperatives. Today Sometimes It Seems That The Opposite Order Is Prevailing.

We Can Study The Whole History Of Salvation, We Can Study The Whole Of Theology, But Without The Spirit We Cannot Understand. It Is The Spirit That Makes Us Realize The Truth Or - In The Words Of Our Lord - It Is The Spirit That Makes Us Know The Voice Of Jesus.