BREAKING: In Madrid, Leo XIV rejects “the culture of confrontation” and “polarizing narratives” and appeals to dialogue with Islam
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Pope Lion “I invite everyone, for the love of truth, to abandon the divisive and polarizing narratives of your social reality and its history, to move from sterile simplifications to a fruitful appreciation of complexity.” Pope Leo XIV salutes during a welcome ceremony at the State Pavilion. Reuters Leo XIV has endorsed Francis’ thesis, recalled that “reality is superior to the idea” and has warned of the danger of locking oneself in “prefabricated ideologies” and living trapped in the realm of “sophistry and image.” Likewise, he has called to appreciate the differences and to study them and live them as “a blessing” and to “flee from those identity approaches that seem to clarify everything, but that populate the world with ghosts and enemies.” “The message of peace that in these times, unfortunately, resonates for some as naive and for others as provocative, finds acceptance in those who do not lock themselves in prefabricated ideologies.” Leo He wanted to ground his message in Spanish history itself as an example that coexistence is possible. Pope Leo XIV shakes the hand of Pedro Sánchez. Dialogue between religionsAt this point, he has appealed to interreligious dialogue and recalled that security does not come from “weapons and walls”, but rather “matures by learning and advancing together with the other, by growing together, side by side”. He has recalled that “the presence of Islam in the Iberian Peninsula constituted a long-lasting political, cultural and religious reality”, emphasizing that not everything was confrontation.”During that period there was not only confrontation, but an attempt was made to create a space of contact, conversation and dialogue about the meaning of truth,” he noted, claiming that legacy as a valid reference for the present. The Pope has given as an example the school of translators promoted by Alfonso Along the same lines, he has highlighted cities like Córdoba and Toledo as “places of mediation between languages, religions and knowledge”, a history made up of layers, tensions and encounters that, far from being destroyed, have generated culture and coexistence. “This is the truth that European cities tell, their historical stratification, the fabric of solidarity that over the centuries has shaped their differences, transforming the inevitable conflicts into starting points.” To face these crossroads of modernity, Leo Queen Letizia of Spain walks alongside Pope Leo XIV upon his arrival. Reuters In this sense, it has launched a direct request to political leaders and social agents to reduce verbal tension: “Let us avoid words that humiliate or confront. Let us opt for clarity that illuminates and frankness that opens paths. Let us not bless naive enthusiasms or feed sterile fears.” Instead, it has asked to appeal to “the dignity of the person, the universal destination of goods, the option for the poor, care for the common home and peace.” Young people and IALeon qualitative” and a change of course “in investments destined for local communities and civil society as a seedbed of participation and cultural mediation.” In his final touch, the Holy Father encouraged taking into account the perspectives of the poor and young people, “to harmonize the demands for autonomy and unity, and to promote the process of European union, not in opposition to other powers, but as a gift for the entire human family.” King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attend the welcome ceremony for Pope Leo XIV at the Royal Palace. Europa Press Juan de la Cruz and Teresa of ÁvilaThe Pope presents this journey as “an itinerary in several stages” aimed at revealing aspects of “the multifaceted wealth of a great country”. As the Holy Father has pointed out, the central motive of this apostolic trip to Spain is to confirm, encourage and inspire a renewed fidelity to the Gospel among believers, seeking at the same time to foster deeper reconciliation and cooperation between the different forces of the nation. Leo XIV with the Royal Family. JJ Guillén EFE León
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