Today\u2019s talk was a dialogue between Msgr. Gualtiero Bassetti, Bishop of Perugia, and Guzm\u00e0n Carriguiry, Secretary of the Pontificial Commission for Latin America, which emphasized the importance of Evangelii Gaudium, held in this morning at 11:15 in the Salone Intesa Sanpaolo D5 thanks to the collaboration with the National Service of CEI for the cultural project. The talk was introduced by Roberto Fontolan, Director of the Communion and Liberation International Center.
\nStarting with the first chapter of the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, published in 2013, Cardinal Bassetti began his speech by answering the question: \u201cWhat does Pope Francis ask at his Church?\u201d Msgr. Bassetti underlined the central position of man, \u201cthat man for whom Christ become flesh.\u201d \u201cAfter all,\u201d said Bassetti, \u201cit cannot be different because the Exhortation itself is another proposal of the Church\u2019s mission towards man, so that he appears starting from Christ\u2019s gaze.\u201d
\nFrom the Cardinal\u2019s words we can understand the importance of a document \u201ccapable of communicating the joy of the Gospel and of filling the heart and the whole life those who meet Jesus.\u201d Bossetti explained that this joyful style is already present in the first lines. It is a \u201csystematic\u201d text, in which Bergoglio underlines and deepens the lines of his teachings. From the Cardinal\u2019s words appears the image of a Church that \u2013 during and exceptional and delicate historical moment \u2013 has to listen to the provocations coming from Latin America.
\nIt is not possible to remain indifferent to the election of a Pope \u201ccoming from the ends of the earth,\u201d this event brought periphery to the center. The freshness of this pontificate, full of features of the Latin American Church, is a sign of great hope and it is urging the Church to come out from itself: ecclesial life must not be reduced to a self-referencing lab. Evangelii Gaudium proposes a missionary Church, oriented to pastoral conversion, which is not a sentimental reconciliation, but it means speaking the language of modernity.
\n\u201cMercy and discernment,\u201d concluded the Cardinal, \u201cshould be the key words of every Christian community\u201d and mentioning Pope Francis\u2019 appeal during his last travel to Korea, invited everyone to \u201cbuild a versatile and creative Church.\u201d
\nThe dialogue about the Latin American challenges continued with the speech of Carriguiry. According to the Secretary of the Pontificial Commission for Latin America, the election of Pope Francis represents an innovative fact \u201cwith unpredictable consequences for the Catholic Church and for all of Latin America.\u201d In these lands a good part of the future of the Church is decided. \u201cWhat before was considered a periphery, has now invaded the Catholic world.\u201d
\nThe speaker highlighted the features of Francis\u2019 pontificate and the situation of the Church in Latin America, identifying the tight connection that unites the current Pope with his land. \u201cIt is a historical situation that cannot be ignored;\u201d concluded the Secretary, \u201cwith Pope Francis we are living an evangelical revolution that includes a political vision of the Gospel, which can help the people and lead us to a more mature democracy.\u201d
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Today\u2019s talk was a dialogue between Msgr. Gualtiero Bassetti, Bishop of Perugia, and Guzm\u00e0n Carriguiry, Secretary of the Pontificial Commission for Latin America, which emphasized the importance of Evangelii Gaudium, … <\/p>\n