At the International Meeting of Religions and Cultures of Rome, Patriarch Bartholomew. His message.
"No to religious fundamentalisms and absolute nationalisms" emphasizes the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew from the international meeting of religions and cultures in Rome.
Late this afternoon Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke at the international meeting organized in Rome by the Catholic community of Saint Aegidius, with the theme "Brother peoples, the land of the future. Religions and cultures in dialogue".
The Primate of Orthodoxy, among others he emphasized:
"We can go back to the previous period, as if nothing had happened; Our answer to this question is only one: the first world no longer exists and we have in our hands the possibility to build a new beginning, a principle that can only be done together".
The Ecumenical Patriarch addressed people of faith, economists, philosophers, ecologists, scientists, men and women of good will and indicated three main principles for the future.
In particular he emphasized:
"We start again by proclaiming again what the pandemic made clearer: that we belong to a single human family, of all the peoples of the earth, but also the attention for Plasi. It is necessary, Well, let us all recognize, in every level, not only human rights, but that we belong to a single humanity, with all the specifics, its cultures and identities. A beginning in the post-pandemic era, she cannot fail to take all this into account, by eliminating any perception of difference and helps us to be recognized as a single family".
The second principle, according to Mr. Bartholomew, is to know the identity of the other, to be able to hear him, “not to become one with an international identity, but to understand its specificity".
The last principle indicated by the Ecumenical Patriarch, it's mutual respect: "Respecting each other, dialogue and listening to the other, they make what I mentioned above possible. By overcoming religious fundamentalisms and absolute nationalisms. Proclaiming fair justice at every level of human society and creating moments of mutual enrichment", said Mr. Bartholomew characteristically.
Because “main objective, is for the peoples to live in peace" and "to protect God's creation and everything,what is connected with her". Otherwise, ended the rule of Orthodoxy, "the consequences will be worse than the world we left behind".
Tomorrow, Mr. Bartholomew will pray for Peace in the Colosseum. An initiative in which Pope Francis will also participate.