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Message of the Synod of Bishops for families affected by conflicts
Vatican City, 10 October 2014 (VIS) –
The full text of the message of the Third Extraordinary General
Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for families who suffer as a result of
conflicts is published below:
“Gathered
around the Successor of the Apostle Peter, we the Synod Fathers of the
Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, along with
all participants, share the paternal concern of the Holy Father,
expressing our profound closeness to all the families who suffer as a
consequence of the many conflicts in progress.
“In
particular, we raise to the Lord our prayers for Iraqi and Syrian
families, forced on account of their profession of the Christian faith
or their belonging to other ethnic or religious communities, to abandon
everything and flee towards a future without any form of certainty. We
join with the Holy Father Francis in emphasising that no-one may use the
name of God to commit violence, and that to kill in the name of God is a
grave sacrilege. Offering thanks to International Organisations and
Countries for their solidarity, we invite persons of good will to offer
the necessary assistance and aid to the innocent victims of the current
barbarism, and at the same time we implore the international community
to act to re-establish peaceful co-existence in Iraq, in Syria, and in
all the Middle East.
“Equally, our
thoughts go to those families that are torn apart and suffering in other
parts of the world, and who suffer persistent violence. We wish to
assure them of our constant prayer that the Lord may convert hearts and
bring peace and stability to those who are now in need.
“May
the Holy Family of Nazareth, which suffered on the painful road of
exile make every family a community of love and reconciliation a source
of hope for the whole world”.
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