Pope tells lawyers: be guided by truth

January 18, 2012

At the conclusion of his regular weekly public audience on January 18, Pope Benedict XVI reminded a group of lawyers that they have a moral obligation to serve the truth.

As usual, as he closed his midday audience, the Pope greeted groups that were in attendance, including in this case the members of the Rome Lawyers' Guild. He exhorted them to do their work "in faithfulness to the truth," since the search for truth "is a fundamental principle of justice."

 

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Further information:

• Invoking the Gift of Unity among Christians (VIS)
• Pope says lawyers must always be 'faithful to the truth' (ANSA)