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Benedict XVI in Arezzo: Christians, ferment in society. " Be ferment in society, be present as Christians, be active and coherent": with this strong call Benedict XVI addressed 30 thousand faithful of …More
Benedict XVI in Arezzo: Christians, ferment in society.

" Be ferment in society, be present as Christians, be active and coherent": with this strong call Benedict XVI addressed 30 thousand faithful of Arezzo who attended Sunday Mass celebrated in "Il Prato" park " on his first Italian pastoral visit of 2012 and first ever to Tuscany. In a province marked by the economic crisis, the Pope recalled how the Church over the centuries has always been in solidarity with those in need, "sharing resources, promoting simpler lifestyles, going against an ephemeral culture which has disappointed many and determined a profound spiritual crisis." Pope Benedict asked the Church of Arezzo to teach how to go beyond purely materialistic ideologies that often mark our age a ...