{"id":3442,"date":"2018-07-04T12:11:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T16:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuntiatura.ca\/fr\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2018-09-06T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T17:41:39","slug":"fete-du-saint-pere-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nuntiatura.ca\/fr\/fete-du-saint-pere-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00eate du Saint-P\u00e8re 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

ADDRESS OF THE APOSTOLIC NUNCIO<\/strong><\/p>\n

FEAST OF THE POPE<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNE 29, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Friends,<\/p>\n

Welcome!\u00a0 I greet and thank all of you who, by your presence, honor this \u201cHouse of the Pope\u201d in Canada as together we recall and celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis.<\/p>\n

En particulier, je salue les repr\u00e9sentants des gouvernements f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, provinciaux et municipaux, les membres de la communaut\u00e9 diplomatique, les autorit\u00e9s religieuses de diverses traditions religieuses, les amis et les voisins de la Nunciature, vous toutes et tous. Je vous remercie de votre pr\u00e9sence qui est l’expression de votre respect et de votre estime pour le Saint-Si\u00e8ge, et, en particulier, de votre affection pour Pape Fran\u00e7ois<\/p>\n

We began our celebration this evening with the tradition of listening to our respective national anthems. I confess to you that for some time now, participating in the National Day of the many countries that have their embassy here in Ottawa, my attention goes in a special way to the national anthems. I think that in singing, with music, every country expresses the harmony of relationships that it would like to have within itself and with other countries.\u00a0 Singing and making music, in fact, asks everyone not only to perform his own part well, but also to stand back to listen attentively to others. Only if this succeeds, only if no one monopolizes center stage but in a spirit of service fits-in with the whole group, will we have a truly beautiful performance, like the one we\u2019ve just heard. Thank you very much to our five singers who for a few minutes made us savor the harmony and symphony that we all desire for the human family.<\/p>\n

A united world and the harmony of the human family are at the center of the mission of the Bishop of Rome. In his bold vision for a peaceful, free and just world, Pope Francis has touched on themes that have been in the headlines, like the Syrian war and the Rohingya refugee crisis. He has thanked the many countries that have welcomed refugees and he knows that Canada is one of the countries that has led the way in welcoming peoples from many troubled parts of the world.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis truly has at heart ecumenism and respectful dialogue among the great religions of the world.\u00a0 This was evident once again last week as the Pope visited the headquarters of the World Council of Churches in Geneva.\u00a0 His day-long visit had as its theme: \u201cTo walk, pray and work together.\u201d<\/em> This theme or motto is a way of life and action that characterizes Pope Francis’ friendship with Canada and it is also the pastoral commitment of the Catholic Church in Canada. In a very particular way, this theme describes well our relationship with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.<\/p>\n

En septembre dernier, alors qu\u2019il s\u2019adressait \u00e0 l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des Nations Unies \u00e0 New York, le Premier Ministre Justin Trudeau a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 l\u2019histoire du Canada, en soulignant l\u2019un des d\u00e9fis int\u00e9rieurs majeurs du Canada, \u00e0 savoir ses relations avec les peuples indig\u00e8nes. \u00c0 ce sujet, il s\u2019est exprim\u00e9 ainsi\u00a0:\u00a0\u00abNous avons maintenant l\u2019occasion de parvenir \u00e0 une v\u00e9ritable r\u00e9conciliation entre le Canada et les Premi\u00e8res Nations, la Nation m\u00e9tisse et les Inuits, une r\u00e9conciliation substantielle et durable<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

In recent months, a lively discussion has been underway, and it has passed through civil society and the Catholic community.\u00a0 It is a discussion that relates to the well-known request contained in the Call to Action #58 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s Report. Through the media, opinions have circulated giving the impression that Pope Francis would not be available to listen to the request made by the Indigenous Peoples. As the Pope\u2019s representative in Canada, I can assure you that Pope Francis is not against a gesture of reconciliation and he is willing to seek together ways that can foster the desired process of healing and reconciliation with and among the Indigenous Peoples in this country.<\/p>\n

I wish to underline how this goal is fully shared by the Catholic Church in Canada which is committed to quietly and patiently studying ways and means of walking in a real and meaningful process of healing and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. For its part, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, since last February, has sponsored Listening Sessions all across Canada with representatives of our Indigenous communities \u2013 mostly elders.<\/p>\n

These meetings were born out of the conviction that the first verbs to be combined to promote an authentic process of healing and reconciliation are not “planning” and “doing”, but “listening” and “meeting”. Here is an example of a question shared during these Listening Sessions: “Where should we, as Church, be putting our energy as we continue to learn to walk with Indigenous People? What would you like to see first in strengthening relations between Indigenous People and the Catholic Church in your territory? “.<\/em> \u00a0Such listening sessions show a way forward and are being encouraged in every diocese and region in the country.<\/p>\n

Permettez-moi de vous partager une derni\u00e8re pens\u00e9e. Nous savons tous combien la bonne sant\u00e9 du monde comme celle de chaque nation d\u00e9pend de mani\u00e8re particuli\u00e8re de la bonne sant\u00e9 des jeunes, des nouvelles g\u00e9n\u00e9rations. Le Pape Fran\u00e7ois est en train de mettre le projecteur sur les jeunes, \u00e0 travers ce qui s\u2019est v\u00e9cu les mois pass\u00e9s et ce qui est \u00e0 venir, avec trois grands \u00e9v\u00e8nements dans la vie de l\u2019\u00c9glise\u00a0: un Pr\u00e9-Synode qui a eu lieu \u00e0 Rome en mars dernier, le Synode des \u00e9v\u00eaques d\u2019octobre prochain enti\u00e8rement consacr\u00e9 aux jeunes, et la Journ\u00e9e Mondiale de la Jeunesse qui aura lieu \u00e0 Panama en janvier 2019.<\/p>\n

Le Pr\u00e9-Synode de Rome a rassembl\u00e9 315 jeunes adultes du monde entier pour une semaine intense de dialogue, de fraternit\u00e9 et de rencontre avec le Pape Fran\u00e7ois. Cela a permis de d\u00e9finir l\u2019agenda du prochain Synode des \u00e9v\u00eaques. Trois canadiens \u00e9taient pr\u00e9sents \u00e0 cette rencontre et ont offert des contributions significatives\u00a0: un jeune issu des premi\u00e8res Nations de Saskatoon, une jeune franco-ontarienne de Toronto et le recteur du S\u00e9minaire de la ville de Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

The October 2018 General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will focus on the challenging and timely theme: \u201cYoung People, Faith and Discernment\u201d.<\/em> Many Canadian dioceses and communities have been preparing for this great gathering of Church leaders and young adults in Rome. \u00a0Last October, I had the privilege of taking part in a live, national television \u201cTown Hall\u201d program from the studios of Canada\u2019s Salt and Light Catholic Television Network in Toronto. During that dynamic, trans-Canada conversation, Pope Francis himself joined us by satellite from the Vatican with a splendid Message. The many young Canadian women and men who participated in the televised consultation, coast-to-coast, realized once again how much Pope Francis wanted to hear directly from young people about their hopes and dreams for the Church.<\/p>\n

We remember with gratitude the visit of Pope St. John Paul II to Toronto on the occasion of World Youth Day in 2002 and the great effect that it had upon both the youth who attended and upon the wider society.\u00a0 Many Canadian young people will travel to Panama in January of 2019 to participate with Pope Francis in the 33rd<\/sup> World Youth Day and I am confident they will bring back with them something of that unity and harmony of which we have spoken and which is so important to Pope Francis.<\/p>\n

This evening as we celebrate the Feast Day of the Pope we also say \u201cCongratulations\u201d to Canada as it basks in the afterglow of its 150th<\/sup> Anniversary of Confederation one year ago! Thank you once again for your presence at this Reception in the Pope\u2019s house on our shores.\u00a0 Enjoy the evening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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