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Journalist: Christians in the Holy Land are committed to justice and peace through evangelical non-violence. What are the main obstacles they encount… - Leonardo Sandri
" "Journalist: Christians in the Holy Land are committed to justice and peace through evangelical non-violence. What are the main obstacles they encounter in this process? Cardinal Sandri: Perhaps they are tempted to lose the virtue of patience. The certainties of faith are severely tested by the time it takes for divine promises to be fulfilled. Then there is the temptation to forget what the Lord clearly said: ‘My ways are not your ways!’. Our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land are waiting to be comforted by God's fatherly hand in their trials, and perhaps the wait may seem fruitless. Good Friday is their day because on that day Christ's patience reaches its peak and merges with the infinite love that washes away sins and gathers all innocent tears in the redemption of the Cross. Perhaps they find it hard to believe that God's way is victorious, the way of meek steadfastness, which never, ever claims the right to shed blood, not even that of the enemy. The Cross we adore on Good Friday assures us that the Gospel is the most fruitful path to life and justice. Even from a human point of view, we must recognise that only by breaking the cycle of violence can we finally usher in lasting peace.
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About Leonardo Sandri
Leonardo Sandri (18 November 1943) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.
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Giornalista: I cristiani in Terra Santa si impegnano per la giustizia e la pace con i mezzi della non violenza evangelica. Quali sono gli ostacoli principali che incontrano in questo processo? Cardinale Sandri: Forse sono tentati di perdere la virtù della pazienza. Le certezze della fede, infatti, sono messe a dura prova dai tempi di adempimento delle divine promesse. C’è poi la tentazione di dimenticare quanto il Signore chiaramente ha detto: «Le mie vie non sono le vostre vie!». I fratelli e le sorelle di Terra Santa attendono di essere confortati dalla mano paterna di Dio nelle loro prove e forse l’attesa può sembrare infruttuosa. Il Venerdì santo è il loro giorno perché in esso la pazienza di Cristo tocca il suo culmine e si fonde con l’infinito amore che lava le colpe e raccoglie tutte le lacrime innocenti nel riscatto della Croce. Forse essi faticano a credere che sia vincente la via di Dio, quella della mite fermezza, che mai e poi mai si arroga il diritto di versare il sangue, nemmeno quello del nemico. La Croce che adoriamo il Venerdì santo ci assicura che il Vangelo è la via più feconda alla vita e alla giustizia. Anche sotto il profilo umano dobbiamo, peraltro, riconoscere che solo infrangendo il vortice della violenza si inaugura finalmente la pace sicura.
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