The Pope has met the participants to the world-wide conference of the Apostolate of the Sea



Also the world of the sea needs a renewed engagement for the new evangelization. It has emphasized Pope Benedetto today XIV in its speech in Vatican to the participants to the world-wide conference of the Apostolate of the Sea, held in these days to Rome with the participation of beyond 400 delegated in representation of 71 nations. The Pope has restated the marine vicinity of the Church to and fishermen, the taken ones with difficulty and, sometimes, situations of injustice.

In front of the uneasiness that faces the marine operators, as well as the fishermen - he has found Benedict XVI - are necessary "an integral vision of the man". The Church - it has added the Pope - is called today to giving a renewed overhong to the evangelization of the marine world.

Benedict XVI therefore has stopped itself on the "situations of injustice" to which sometimes the crews are subject, until being victims of marine piracy: "the vulnerability of the marine ones, fishermen and sailors - it has evidenced - must be profitable still more attempts solicitude of the Church and to stimulate the maternal cure that, through of you, manifest to which met in the ports or on the ships, or assists on board in the long months of boarding".

The Pope has moreover turned a particular thought to the fishermen and to their families that live the "difficulties of the uncertainty of the future anticipates" and "", marked from the "effects negatives of the climatic changes and from the excessive exploitation of the resources". "To you fishermen, that looked for decent and sure conditions of job, safeguarding the value of the family, the protection of the atmosphere and the defense of the dignity of every person - has said Benedict XVI - I would want to assure the vicinity of the Church".

The Pope has remembered also the engagement of the deacons and the volunteers in the Centers "Stella Maris" that encourage the marine ones to intensify the relationship with God, species during "long oceanic crossings". At last, he has turned encouragement words to how many they are in front line in the new evangelization of people of various nationality that journeys in the ports: "you are - it has exhorted - faithful apostles to the mission to announce the Gospel, manifested the caring face of the Church that receives and neighbor makes itself also this portion of Popolo di God, you answer without to hesitate to the seafarers, than she attends to you on board in order to overwhelm deep nostalgia of the spirit and to feel active part of the community".