Herculaneum. The "Spirit of Assisi" also goes to Herculaneum. Yesterday, at 18, Villa Campolieto hosted one of several panel discussions organized in these days of the Sant'Egidio community at the meeting of religions "For a world without violence."
After visiting the beauties of our city, the Swiss, Paul Grossrieder, former Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Finnish Food Houtari, Lutheran bishop and Archbishop of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, Seraphim Kykkotis, beginning before the meeting to a large audience. For
start work after a brief tribute of polyphonic choral "City of Herculaneum," the first citizen of the city excavations, Nino Daniele: "We are here to support peace in the name of God, the violence gets worse over the world, of what we have to convince everyone. Only dialogue, dialogue between religions and between believers and secular ... is what makes it strong, protects us and makes human progress possible. All together we have a great responsibility for world peace, justice and freedom, and that is why we are proud that this dialogue will walk the streets, for the monuments and the souls of our fellow citizens. "
No war is holy, who use the name of any god for war does nothing but demean the religious sentiment. The title of this roundtable is "Christians and peace," but in practice what they have done and what Christians do, and not Christianity, for peace? This question has been answered, through his personal experience, between a conflict and another, Paul Grossrieder, defined by the listeners "Gino Strada International. He spoke to an eyewitness, but his example is not very encouraging. He told us of his experience in India, in Jakarta, and in Rwanda, where he has not seen behavior as Christians. Suffice it to say that the majority Hutus and Tutsis were killing each other that they were Christians, had been evangelized. "They were ordinary people like us, at other times would never have killed him ... "so Grossrieder defines them. It was the tragic situation, where violence and urged all forgot the hope of peace. Just think that some clerics were Hutus and Tutsis recreation separately, not to meet!
"Do not just be a Christian to be artisans peace! - Commented bitterly the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - we need the will and courage to be peacemakers and to want to be, even in the most tragic, even when you are the stronger party. "
manufacturers peace are primarily men, before participating in a religion, a ethnicity, to a political party, are primarily involved in the same humanity!
"Christianity is in itself universal, but unfortunately you end up treating the interests of a few. - Archbishop says bitterly Lutheran - religions should be instruments to find peace. The common enemy is a world without God. God encourages us and directs us towards peace because this is his gift. "
" This meeting is a chance to look to the future ", this word begins with the poignant speech of His Eminence Seraphim Kykkotis. "Religions have the same subject, can not divide. Yesterday at the San Carlo, the Muslims spoke of peace as a priority of the Koran, the Torah as the Jews. "
So what's behind the religions that do not allow the peace? In Iraq, the campaign against Muslims and Muslims, Palestinians and Israelis believe in peace itself. What are the reasons that hinder the peace? Simple, is politics. "The world does not find peace - continues the archbishop orthodox - because of political interests. One way is forgiveness and prayer, but the interests are many. Americans spend too much money for weapons for the war, ignoring the research. Every three seconds a child dies!
Without justice we can not think of making peace. "
in the room, including Monsignor Di Donna, soon auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Naples: "Three hours of presentation at the San Carlo, millions of people, many words to affirm one thing clear to all in the name of God does not kill! Something is wrong. There are religious reasons to justify wars, religions are just the glue. Prophecy is expose the great lie, as John Paul II stressed. There is no clash of cultures and religions. An example is the war in Iraq, what is the motivation? Oil! The reasons are economic interests and nationalism, religion is exploited. The risk is that monotheistic religions were accused of being the cause of all evil, resulting danger of forgetting God. "
In conclusion, the lack of communication prevents peace. Dialogue is used to understand the other, when it stops, is not peace.
After visiting the beauties of our city, the Swiss, Paul Grossrieder, former Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Finnish Food Houtari, Lutheran bishop and Archbishop of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, Seraphim Kykkotis, beginning before the meeting to a large audience. For
start work after a brief tribute of polyphonic choral "City of Herculaneum," the first citizen of the city excavations, Nino Daniele: "We are here to support peace in the name of God, the violence gets worse over the world, of what we have to convince everyone. Only dialogue, dialogue between religions and between believers and secular ... is what makes it strong, protects us and makes human progress possible. All together we have a great responsibility for world peace, justice and freedom, and that is why we are proud that this dialogue will walk the streets, for the monuments and the souls of our fellow citizens. "
No war is holy, who use the name of any god for war does nothing but demean the religious sentiment. The title of this roundtable is "Christians and peace," but in practice what they have done and what Christians do, and not Christianity, for peace? This question has been answered, through his personal experience, between a conflict and another, Paul Grossrieder, defined by the listeners "Gino Strada International. He spoke to an eyewitness, but his example is not very encouraging. He told us of his experience in India, in Jakarta, and in Rwanda, where he has not seen behavior as Christians. Suffice it to say that the majority Hutus and Tutsis were killing each other that they were Christians, had been evangelized. "They were ordinary people like us, at other times would never have killed him ... "so Grossrieder defines them. It was the tragic situation, where violence and urged all forgot the hope of peace. Just think that some clerics were Hutus and Tutsis recreation separately, not to meet!
"Do not just be a Christian to be artisans peace! - Commented bitterly the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - we need the will and courage to be peacemakers and to want to be, even in the most tragic, even when you are the stronger party. "
manufacturers peace are primarily men, before participating in a religion, a ethnicity, to a political party, are primarily involved in the same humanity!
"Christianity is in itself universal, but unfortunately you end up treating the interests of a few. - Archbishop says bitterly Lutheran - religions should be instruments to find peace. The common enemy is a world without God. God encourages us and directs us towards peace because this is his gift. "
" This meeting is a chance to look to the future ", this word begins with the poignant speech of His Eminence Seraphim Kykkotis. "Religions have the same subject, can not divide. Yesterday at the San Carlo, the Muslims spoke of peace as a priority of the Koran, the Torah as the Jews. "
So what's behind the religions that do not allow the peace? In Iraq, the campaign against Muslims and Muslims, Palestinians and Israelis believe in peace itself. What are the reasons that hinder the peace? Simple, is politics. "The world does not find peace - continues the archbishop orthodox - because of political interests. One way is forgiveness and prayer, but the interests are many. Americans spend too much money for weapons for the war, ignoring the research. Every three seconds a child dies!
Without justice we can not think of making peace. "
in the room, including Monsignor Di Donna, soon auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Naples: "Three hours of presentation at the San Carlo, millions of people, many words to affirm one thing clear to all in the name of God does not kill! Something is wrong. There are religious reasons to justify wars, religions are just the glue. Prophecy is expose the great lie, as John Paul II stressed. There is no clash of cultures and religions. An example is the war in Iraq, what is the motivation? Oil! The reasons are economic interests and nationalism, religion is exploited. The risk is that monotheistic religions were accused of being the cause of all evil, resulting danger of forgetting God. "
In conclusion, the lack of communication prevents peace. Dialogue is used to understand the other, when it stops, is not peace.
Herculaneum. They were arrested by police in Portsmouth, a husband and wife Roma, Romanians domiciled in the gypsy camp of Herculaneum, which will soon be displaced. The couple Asan Tudor, and Ioan Alexandrina, both 43-year old, forced their children, a boy and a girl, 14 and 11 years, to beg from passers-by and public places of Portici. The two children were also forced to rummage in the garbage bins.