It is alarming to see hotbeds of tension and conflict caused by growing instances of inequality between
rich and poor, by the prevalence of a selfish
and individualistic mindset which also finds expression
in an unregulated financial capitalism. In addition to the varied forms of
terrorism and international crime, peace is also endangered by those forms of
fundamentalism and fanaticism which
distort the true nature of religion, which is called to
foster fellowship and reconciliation among people.
All the same, the many different efforts at peacemaking
which abound in our world testify to mankind’s
innate vocation to peace. In every person the
desire for peace is an essential aspiration which coincides
in a certain way with the desire for a full,
happy and successful human life. In other words,
the desire for peace corresponds to a fundamental
moral principle, namely, the duty and right to an
integral social and communitarian development,
which is part of God’s plan for mankind. Man is
made for the peace which is God’s gift.
All of this led me to draw inspiration for this
Message from the words of Jesus Christ: “Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they will be called children
of God” (Mt 5:9).
Bento XVI
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