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Speaking to Vatican News about the spiraling violence in the Middle East, the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia reiterates the critical contribution religions can make to peaceful co-existence, and says the Synod offers a concrete example of how differences can live together through dialogue and listening to one another.
Bishop Martinelli insisted on the urgency of breaking this vicious cycle of vengeance by resuming diplomacy: “We need to find paths of reconciliation and peace for the good of all,” he said. “We pray that the war ends soon, and we can begin to rebuild, so that we can finally carry out projects of goodness, sharing, and walking together.”He added that religious communities can and must contribute to dialogue and peace for a better world, by “not allowing themselves to be instrumentalized for nationalist purposes.”
He cited the example of United Arab Emirates and Oman, where you can find a Catholic church, a mosque, and a synagogue standing side by side, showing that peaceful coexistence is possible: “It is evident that sharing one’s spiritual traditions is beneficial for all,” he said.According to Bishop Martinelli, the experience of the ongoing Synod on Synodality is a concrete testimony of the Church’s contribution to spreading this culture of peace.
“I find the appreciation of differences extremely exciting,” he said. “The ideal of life is not to overcome differences where everyone is the same, but to savour the encounter with the other because they are different."
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