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Italy, SEPT. 18, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI believes that Europe's political leaders have the task to show young people the roots that have forged the identity of the continent. The Pope made this point Saturday when receiving the letters of credence of Ivan Rebernik, the new ambassador of Slovenia to the Holy See. In his address the Holy Father said: "The Slovenian people have the right to affirm and value the Christian soul that has given it its identity and introduced it in the context of that Europe, whose most profound roots draw strength from the evangelical seed, which has acted in the Continent for almost two millennia. … "The task that political leaders must address today is to find appropriate methods to involve new generations in knowledge and appreciation of the values of the past, capable of conveying in the millennium that has just begun the rich patrimony they have inherited." To do so, Benedict XVI said, it is necessary that young people be able to know "in a concrete and specific way, the cultural, ethical and religious foundations on which the nation was built in the course of the centuries." In this connection, the Holy Father emphasized the importance of the educational system, which must take into account "the religious values shared by the majority of the population," if they do not wish to lose "the more specific features of the national physiognomy."
Reprinted with permission from the National Post, Canada. All rights reserved.-->
Italy, SEPT. 18, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI believes that Europe's political leaders have the task to show young people the roots that have forged the identity of the continent. The Pope made this point Saturday when receiving the letters of credence of Ivan Rebernik, the new ambassador of Slovenia to the Holy See. In his address the Holy Father said: "The Slovenian people have the right to affirm and value the Christian soul that has given it its identity and introduced it in the context of that Europe, whose most profound roots draw strength from the evangelical seed, which has acted in the Continent for almost two millennia. … "The task that political leaders must address today is to find appropriate methods to involve new generations in knowledge and appreciation of the values of the past, capable of conveying in the millennium that has just begun the rich patrimony they have inherited." To do so, Benedict XVI said, it is necessary that young people be able to know "in a concrete and specific way, the cultural, ethical and religious foundations on which the nation was built in the course of the centuries." In this connection, the Holy Father emphasized the importance of the educational system, which must take into account "the religious values shared by the majority of the population," if they do not wish to lose "the more specific features of the national physiognomy."
Reprinted with permission from the National Post, Canada. All rights reserved.-->
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