Pope, at audience, recalls trip to Turkey
December 03, 2014
Pope Francis devoted his December 3 general audience to his recent apostolic journey to Turkey.
“It is forgetfulness of God, and not His glorification, that generates violence,” he said. “I insisted on the importance of Christians and Muslims working together for solidarity, peace and justice, stating that each state must assure citizens and religious communities real freedom of worship.”
When he met with Catholics of various rites, as well as non-Catholic Christians, “we invoked the Holy Spirit, He who generates unity in the Church: unity in faith, unity in charity, unity in inner cohesion,” the Pope said.
“The People of God, in the richness of its traditions and articulations, is called to be guided by the Holy Spirit, in a constant attitude of openness, docility and obedience,” he continued. Our journey of ecumenical dialogue is also the journey of our unity, of our Catholic Church, it is the Holy Spirit who does all the work.”
“Prayer is the basis for any fruitful ecumenical dialogue under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who as I said, is the one who creates unity,” he added, as he recalled his joint declaration with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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