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POPE John Paull II offered no for the radical priests upport s and nuns of the Philippines t oday when he spoke out against the involvement of the clergy in politics. "You are priests and religious," he said. "You are not social or political leaders or officials of a temporal power."
The Polish-born pontiff made his position clear within a few hours of arriving for a six-day visit to the Philippines. The pope said: "Let us not be under the illusion that we are serving the Gospel if we dilute our charisma through an exaggerated interest in the wide field of temporal problems." He stressed his opposition to social reform through revolution and at the same time gently chided the Marcos Government. "Even in exceptionable situations that may at times arise, one can never justify any violation of the fundamental dignity of the human person or of the basic rights that safeguard this dignity," he said. "Legitimate concern for the security of the nation, as demanded by the common good, could lead to the temptation of subjugating to the State the human being and his or her dignity and rights. "Any apparent conflict between the exigencies of security and of the citizens' basic rights must be resolved according to the fundamental .principle -- upheld always by the church — that social organisation exists only for the service of man and for the protection of his dignity, and that it cannot claim to serve the common good when human rights are not safeguarded." (From -The Australian")
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MANILA — Standing on the Papal Float, Pope John-Paul ll waves to the crowd along a street on a motorcade from Manila International Airport to downtown. He arrived here for his six -day visit to the Philippines. — UPI.
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KARACHI: During a three-and-a- Heaven and Earth, and the importance which half -hour stopover in Pakistan, we give to prayer, almsgiving and fasting," he where 96 per cent of 80 million are added. The pope made it clear that he was aware of Moslem and less than two per cent the 1.5 million Afghan refugees who have fled C hristian, Pope John Paul II to Pakistan. addressed himself to "the common "One of the special concerns of the Church c oncerns which are shared by all men at this time is the plight of refugees, a problem faced by your nation and by many other counand women of good will."
tries as well," said the pope. "May I take this occasion to express my These concerns, he said included those "for the *ritual dimension of the human person, admiration for the efforts which Pakistan has for the freedom and dignity of every man, made, and is still making, on behalf of these woman and child, and for true justice and displaced persons." Later, at Mass attended by 70,000 in a Karalasting peace." The pope stressed Catholic-Moslem ties. chi stadium, the pope continued in the same "I am thinking in a particular way of the vein. He said that Christians did not ignore the bonds of dialogue and trust which have been forged between the Catholic Church and need for bread, the great need for food suffered by so many throughout the world, even Islam," he said. "By means of dialogue we have come to see in our own lands. more clearly the many values, practices and "In fact, if we tried to ignore these basic needs teachings which both our religious traditions of our brothers and sisters whom we can see, embrace: for example, our belief in the one how could we claim to love God whom we Almighty and Merciful God, the Creator of cannot see?"
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But, he said, "The human person has a need which is even deeper, a hunger which is even greater than bread can satisfy -- it is the hunger of the human heart for the immensity of God." This hunger could only be satisfied by Christ, he said, "for he alone is the source of life." Citing Christ's prayer for Christian unity, he said that the "Divisions between Christians" were a source of sadness.
"We are saddened because we cannot yet share together in the one bread and the one cup. May this sadness prompt us to action," the pope said. The pontiff also cited the Eucharist as the driving force behind missionary work, saying it "should also deepen our desire for the whole human family to come to the light of faith. It should inspire us to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to all those who do not yet know him." The pope praised efforts of Pakistani Catholics "to bring the message of salvation, in a spirit of dialogue and respect, to those in your own country who do not know Christ."
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