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		<title>Rouen: to resist the temptation of revenge</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>EN &#124; IT &#124; FR - A parish church on a summer morning. It is almost empty. Only a few people who went to church to bring the world in their prayer. We imagine them elderly, like the priest who presides over the assembly. Born in 1930, ordained a priest in 1958, Father Jacques Hamel has dedicated his life to proclaiming hope, never seeking honors. He still services with humility, like many other priests “in active retirement”. The result, this brutal irruption of barbarism, we refuse to describe. </p>
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<p>A parish church on a summer morning. It is almost empty. Only a few people who went to church to bring the world in their prayer. We imagine them elderly, like the priest who presides over the assembly. Born in 1930, ordained a priest in 1958, Father Jacques Hamel has dedicated his life to proclaiming hope, never seeking honors. He still services with humility, like many other priests “in active retirement”. The result, this brutal irruption of barbarism, we refuse to describe. The only words that are on our mouths are those spoken by the archbishop of Rouen from the World Youth Day in Krakow: “I cry to God”. They belong to Psalm 129: “Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication!”.</p>
<p>It is a cry of pain, a cry of anguish in front of the mystery of evil. A cry of anger in the face of the fanatical violence that is plunging our land, our world into blood. All these unarmed people, all these lives cut short, men, women, children, without distinction of nationality or religion. From Baghdad to Orlando, from Nice to Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray&#8230; No cause can justify such an abomination. The slightest indulgence in such acts, even the one that takes the form of cowardly silence, must be condemned.</p>
<p>But our cry to God is also a plea for help to resist the temptation of revenge. “The Catholic Church cannot take other weapons than prayer and fraternity among men”, continued Bishop Dominique Lebrun before leaving Poland to return to his diocese. Fraternity, a difficult word to hear in the chain of tragedies. It reminds us that answer hatred with hatred would be the triumph of evil.</p>
<p><em>Guillaume Goubert </em><br />
<em>(source: La Croix &#8211; July 26th, 2016)</em></p>
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<p>Una chiesa parrocchiale in una mattina d’estate. È quasi vuota. Solo poche persone che sono andate a messa per portare il mondo nella loro preghiera. Ce li immaginiamo anziani, come il sacerdote che presiede l’assemblea. Nato nel 1930, ordinato sacerdote nel 1958, padre Jacques Hamel ha dedicato la sua vita ad annunciare la speranza, senza mai cercare onori. E rende ancora servizio con umiltà, come tanti altri sacerdoti “in ritiro attivo”. Il seguito, questa irruzione brutale di barbarie, ci si rifiuta di descriverla. Le uniche parole che vengono sulle nostre bocche sono quelle pronunciate dall’arcivescovo di Rouen dalla GMG di Cracovia: “Io grido a Dio”. Vengono dal Salmo 129: “Dal profondo a te grido, o Signore, ascolta la mia voce! Il tuo orecchio sia attento al grido della mia preghiera!”.</p>
<p>È un grido di dolore, un grido di angoscia di fronte al mistero del male. Un grido di rabbia di fronte alla violenza fanatica che insanguina la nostra terra, il nostro mondo. Tutte queste persone disarmate, tutte queste vite stroncate, uomini, donne, bambini, senza distinzione di nazionalità o di religione. Da Baghdad a Orlando, da Nizza a Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray&#8230; Nessuna causa può giustificare un simile abominio. La minima indulgenza verso tali atti, anche quella che prende la forma del silenzio vile, deve essere condannata.</p>
<p>Ma il nostro grido a Dio è anche una richiesta di aiuto per resistere alla tentazione della vendetta. “La Chiesa cattolica non può prendere altre armi che la preghiera e la fraternità tra gli uomini”, ha detto ancora il vescovo Dominique Lebrun prima di lasciare la Polonia per tornare nella sua diocesi. Fraternità, una parola difficile da sentire nella catena di tragedie. Ci ricorda che rispondere all’odio con l’odio sarebbe il trionfo del male.</p>
<p><em>Guillaume Goubert </em><br />
<em>(fonte: La Croix &#8211; 26 luglio 2016)</em></p>
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<h2>Rouen: résister à la tentation de la vengeance</h2>
<p>Une église paroissiale par un matin d’été. Elle est presque vide. Juste quelques personnes qui sont venues à la messe afin de porter le monde dans leur prière. On les imagine âgées, comme le prêtre qui préside l’assemblée. Né en 1930, ordonné en 1958, le P. Jacques Hamel a consacré sa vie à annoncer l’espérance, sans jamais chercher les honneurs. Et il rend encore service, humblement, comme tant d’autres prêtres “en retraite active”. La suite, cette irruption brutale de la barbarie, on se refuse à la décrire. Les seuls mots qui viennent à notre bouche sont ceux prononcés par l’archevêque de Rouen depuis les JMJ de Cracovie : “Je crie vers Dieu”. Ils viennent du psaume 129 : “Des profondeurs je crie vers toi, Seigneur, écoute mon appel ! Que ton oreille se fasse attentive au cri de ma prière!”.</p>
<p>C’est un cri de douleur, un cri de désarroi face au mystère du mal. Un cri de colère face à la violence fanatique qui ensanglante notre terre, notre monde. Toutes ces personnes désarmées, toutes ces vies fauchées, hommes, femmes, enfants, sans distinction de nationalité ou de religion. De Bagdad à Orlando, de Nice à Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray… Aucune cause ne peut justifier une telle abomination. La moindre complaisance envers de tels actes, même celle qui prend la forme d’un lâche silence, doit être condamnée.</p>
<p>Mais notre cri vers Dieu est aussi un appel à l’aide pour résister à la tentation de la vengeance. “L’Église catholique ne peut prendre d’autres armes que la prière et la fraternité entre les hommes”, a dit encore Mgr Dominique Lebrun avant de quitter la Pologne pour rentrer dans son diocèse. Fraternité, un mot difficile à entendre dans l’enchaînement des drames. Il nous rappelle ceci: répondre à la haine par la haine serait le triomphe du mal.</p>
<p><em>Guillaume Goubert </em><br />
<em>(source: La Croix &#8211; 26 juillet 2016)</em></p>
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		<title>Massacre in Nice, “inhumanity is before our eyes”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>EN &#124; IT &#124; FR - Interview with Msgr. André Marceau, Bishop of Nice, who was on the seafront in Nice a few hours before the attack that caused 84 deaths. The bishop announces that the Church will organize several moments of prayer in the Cathedral Friday, July 15th to collect “the cries of sorrow” of those who desire it.</p>
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<p>Interview with <strong>Msgr. André Marceau,</strong> Bishop of Nice, who was on the seafront in Nice a few hours before the attack that caused 84 deaths. The bishop announces that the Church will organize several moments of prayer in the Cathedral Friday, July 15th to collect “the cries of sorrow” of those who desire it.</p>
<p><strong>Where were you on the evening of Thursday July 14th, at the time of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais?</strong></p>
<p>“I left the Promenade at 19 after attending the official ceremony of the 14th of July. The atmosphere was quiet and sunny, with people on vacation, away from the scenes of horror of a few hours later. Last night, after learning of the attack, I was constantly kept informed. This morning, the streets of Nice are very quiet. It is the calm of death, which makes the atmosphere very oppressive”.</p>
<p><strong>How do you react to the heavy toll?</strong></p>
<p>“Reacting to this attack is to say first of all that in our department we are facing indiscriminate violence. It means also asking ourselves: what can inhabit the heart of a man, when he acts, and what perpetuates this act of hatred, savagery and death. These are serious questions, which are let with no answer. We are witnesses to unbearable scenes of war. And it is inhumanity before our eyes.</p>
<p>The role of the Church in this tragic moment is saying words of consolation, compassion, and to be closer to those who suffer and have lost friends or members of their family. We must open a window so that these scenes of darkness of the human soul can be a bit enlightened. We believe that compassion and consolation are a way to man&#8217;s heart to be touched by love”.</p>
<p><em>(source: La Croix &#8211; Loup Besmond de Senneville, 15/07/2016)</em></p>
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<p>Intervista con <strong>mons. André Marceau</strong>, vescovo di Nizza, che era su Promenade des Anglais poche ore prima dell’attentato che ha causato 84 morti. Il vescovo annuncia che la Chiesa organizzerà diversi momenti di preghiera in cattedrale venerdì 15 luglio per raccogliere &#8220;le grida di dolore&#8221; di coloro che lo desiderano.</p>
<p><strong>Dove si trovava la sera di giovedì 14 luglio, al momento dell&#8217;attacco sulla Promenade des Anglais?</strong></p>
<p>“Ho lasciato la Promenade alle 19 dopo aver assistito alla cerimonia ufficiale del 14 luglio. C&#8217;era un&#8217;atmosfera tranquilla e soleggiata, con persone in vacanza, lontano dalle scene di orrore di poche ore più tardi. Questa notte, dopo aver appreso dell’attentato, mi sono tenuto costantemente al corrente. Questa mattina, le strade di Nizza sono molto tranquille. È la calma della morte, che fa regnare un clima molto pesante”.</p>
<p><strong>Come reagisce al pesante tributo?</strong></p>
<p>“Reagire a questo attentato è dire prima di tutto che ci troviamo ad affrontare nel nostro dipartimento una violenza indiscriminata. È anche porsi una domanda: che cosa può abitare il cuore di un uomo, nel momento in cui agisce, e che cosa perpetua questo atto di odio, di barbarie e di morte? Queste sono domande serie, e che lasciano senza risposta. Siamo testimoni di scene di guerra, insopportabili. È la disumanità sotto i nostri occhi.</p>
<p>Il ruolo della Chiesa in questo tragico momento è dire parole di consolazione, di compassione, ed essere più vicini a coloro che soffrono e hanno perso amici o familiari. Dobbiamo aprire una finestra perché s’illuminino un poco queste scene di oscurità dell&#8217;animo umano. Noi crediamo che la compassione e la consolazione siano un modo per il cuore dell&#8217;uomo di essere toccato dall&#8217;amore”.</p>
<p><em>Intervista raccolta da Loup Besmond de Senneville</em></p>
<p><em>(fonte: La Croix, 15/07/2016)</em></p>
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<h2>Massacre à Nice, “l’inhumanité sous nos yeux”</h2>
<p>Entretien avec <strong>Mgr André Marceau</strong>, évêque de Nice, qui s’est rendu sur la Promenade de Nice quelques heures avant l’attentat qui a fait 84 morts. L’évêque annonce que l’Église organisera plusieurs temps de prière à la cathédrale vendredi 15 juillet, pour recueillir « les cris de douleur » de ceux qui le souhaitent.</p>
<p><strong>Où vous trouviez-vous jeudi 14 juillet au soir, au moment de l’attentat sur la Promenade des Anglais</strong><strong> ?</strong></p>
<p>“J’ai quitté la Promenade à 19 heures, après avoir assisté à la cérémonie officielle du 14 juillet. Il y avait une ambiance sereine et ensoleillée, avec des vacanciers, loin des scènes d’horreur qui allaient s’y dérouler quelques heures plus tard. Cette nuit, après avoir appris l’attentat, je me suis tenu au courant continuellement. Ce matin, les rues de Nice sont très calmes. C’est le calme de la mort, qui fait régner un climat très pesant”.</p>
<p><strong>Comment réagissez-vous au bilan très lourd</strong><strong> ?</strong></p>
<p>“Réagir à cet attentat, c’est d’abord dire que nous sommes confrontés, dans notre département, à une violence aveugle. C’est aussi poser une question : qu’est ce qui peut habiter le cœur d’un homme au moment où il agit ainsi, et qu’il perpétue cet acte de haine, de barbarie et de mort ? Ce sont des questions graves, et qui laissent sans réponse. Nous sommes témoins de scènes de guerre, insupportables. C’est l’inhumanité sous nos yeux.</p>
<p>Le rôle de l’Église, dans ce moment tragique est de dire des paroles de consolation, de compassion, et d’être au plus proche de ceux qui souffrent et qui ont perdu des amis ou de la famille. Nous devons ouvrir une fenêtre pour que s’éclairent un peu ces scènes de noirceurs de l’âme humaine. Nous croyons que la compassion et la consolation sont un moyen pour que le cœur de l’homme soit touché par l’amour”.</p>
<p><strong>Que va faire l’Église catholique à Nice aujourd’hui et ce week-end?</strong></p>
<p>“La cathédrale sera ouverte toute la journée. Des prêtres et des laïcs se tiendront à la disposition des visiteurs, pour les accueillir et les écouter. Plusieurs temps de prière sont organisés, et un cahier est ouvert pour permettre à ceux qui le souhaitent d’exprimer leurs questions, mais aussi leurs cris de douleur. Dans le week-end, il y aura peut-être une célébration interreligieuse. Pour l’instant, rien n’est fixé.</p>
<p>Nous devons aussi être attentifs, chacun d’entre nous, à ne pas nous laisser envahir par ce qui pourrait être de la haine, de la violence, des discriminations ou des replis sur soi. Il faut éviter cela à tout prix. Attention à ce que notre douleur ne génère pas ce qui est à l’origine de ces faits”.</p>
<p><em>Recueilli par Loup Besmond de Senneville</em></p>
<p><em>(source: La Croix, le 15/07/2016)</em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>EN &#124; IT &#124;FR - The statements of the president of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (Comece), Cardinal Reinhard Marx, and of the president of the Council of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (Ccee), cardinal Péter Erdő</p>
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<p>The President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (Comece), Cardinal Reinhard Marx, issued the following statement following the attacks in Brussels:</p>
<p>“The attacks at Brussels Airport and on the Metro in the city have upset me deeply and filled me with sadness. My thoughts and prayers go out at this moment to the dead, the injured and their dear ones. This is Holy Week and it is a time we pray with particularly intensity for victims of violence and for those close to them.</p>
<p>Today’s events have touched me profoundly. My European commitments bring me frequently to Brussels and I feel particularly close to the staff of the COMECE Secretariat, based in Brussels, in this current situation”.</p>
<p>Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and President of Ccee, wrote:</p>
<p>“Having heard this morning the news about the attacks carried out at Brussels Airport and on the Belgian city’s underground, in the face of this callous act, I assure the victims of my prayers and express my closeness to their families.   At this time of anguish, I call on people not to allow themselves to be overcome by fear and to pray for peace in Europe, in the Middle East and throughout the world”.</div><div class="col6"></p>
<p>Il presidente della Commissione degli episcopati della Comunità Europea (COMECE), cardinale Reinhard Marx, ha rilasciato la seguente dichiarazione a seguito degli attentati di Bruxelles:</p>
<p>“Gli attacchi all’aeroporto di Bruxelles e sulla metropolitana della città mi hanno turbato profondamente e mi hanno riempito di tristezza. I miei pensieri e le mie preghiere vanno in questo triste momento ai morti, ai feriti e ai loro cari. In questa Settimana Santa pregheremo con particolare intensità per le vittime della violenza e per le loro famiglie.</p>
<p>Gli eventi di oggi mi hanno toccato personalmente. I miei impegni europei mi portano spesso a Bruxelles: in questa difficile situazione mi sento particolarmente vicino ai collaboratori del segretariato Comece, che ha sede a Bruxelles”.</p>
<p>Il cardinale Péter Erdő, arcivescovo di Esztergom-Budapest e presidente del Ccee, ha scritto:</p>
<p>“Appreso questa mattina la notizia degli attentati perpetrati nell’aeroporto di Bruxelles e nella metropolitana della città belga, davanti a questo nuovo atto disumano assicuro la mia preghiera per le vittime ed esprimo la mia vicinanza alle loro famiglie. In questo tempo tormentato, invito a non lasciarci sopraffare dalla paura e a pregare per la pace in Europa, in Medio Oriente e in tutto il mondo”.</div></div><hr /></p>
<h2>Les éveques d&#8217;Europe sur les attentats à Bruxelles</h2>
<p>Déclaration du Cardinal Marx, Président de la Comece, la Commission des Episcopats de la Communauté européenne, au sujet des attentats qui ont eu lieu aujourd’hui à Bruxelles:</p>
<p>“Je suis attristé et choqué par les attentats qui ont eu lieu à l’aéroport international et dans le métro de Bruxelles. Mes pensées et mes sentiments en ces heures sombres vont aux morts, aux blessés et à leurs proches. En cette semaine sainte nous prierons particulièrement pour les victimes de la violence et leurs familles.</p>
<p>Ces évènements me touchent aussi personnellement, étant régulièrement à Bruxelles en raison de mes engagements européens. En cette situation difficile, je suis uni par la pensée avec mes collaborateurs et collaboratrices du secrétariat de la Comece qui est basé à Bruxelles”.</p>
<p>Les condoléances du cardinal Peter Erdő, president du Conseil des Conférences Épiscopales d’Europe (Ccee):</p>
<p>“Ayant appris ce matin la nouvelle des attentats perpétrés à l&#8217;aéroport de Bruxelles et dans le métro de la ville belge, face à ce nouvel acte inhumain, j’assure les victimes de mes prières et j’exprime ma solidarité à leurs familles. En ces temps troubles, j’invite à ne pas nous laisser vaincre par la peur et à prier pour la paix en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et dans le monde”.</p>
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		<title>After the attacks in Paris: in the spirit of Tibhirine</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>EN &#124; IT &#124; FR - Lord, disarm them. And disarm us as well.- Prayer for peace in the spirit of Tibhirine, written by Frère Dominique Motte, of the Dominican convent of Lille, after the attacks in Paris (13 November 2015).</p>
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<p><em>Lord, disarm them. And disarm us as well.- Prayer for peace in the spirit of Tibhirine, written by Frère Dominique Motte, of the Dominican convent of Lille, after the attacks in Paris (13 November 2015).<br />
</em>Disarm them: we are already used to this extreme violence being the sinister daily bread of Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Central African Republic, Sudan, Eritrea, Afghanistan. It invades us at the moment. Who does not see that, in turn, it could arouse in us endless violence or a progressive fall into fear or despair?<br />
Disarm them: may arise also prophets among them, prophets who shout their resentment, their shame in seeing so disfigured the image of man, the image of God, and their belief that by doing so they will definitely dig themselves the grave with their hands.<br />
Disarm them, giving us, if it is necessary, since it is necessary, to take measures to protect the innocent, with determination. But without hatred.<br />
Disarms us too: in France, in the West, of course without justifying such an explosion of revenge, history explains a lot. Give us, Lord, to be able to listen to prophets led by your Spirit. Let us never lose the hope of trying to understand, even if we remain confused by the extent of evil in this world.<br />
Disarms us: let us not hide behind closed doors, behind deaf and blind memories, behind privileges that we would not like to share.<br />
Disarm us, in the image of your adorable Son. Whose inner logic is the only one that can be at the height of the events that strike us: &#8220;No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down on my own&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>(original text in French, translated by Eurcom)</em></p>
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<p><em>Signore, disarmali. E disarma anche noi. &#8211; Preghiera per la pace nello spirito di Tibhirine, scritta da Frère Dominique Motte, del convento domenicano di Lille, dopo gli attacchi di Parigi (13 novembre 2015).<br />
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<p>Disarmali: già ci si è abituati a che questa violenza estrema sia il sinistro pane quotidiano di Iraq, Siria, Palestina, Repubblica Centrafricana, Sudan, Eritrea, Afghanistan. Essa al momento ci invade. Chi non vede che a sua volta essa potrebbe suscitare in noi violenze senza fine o un progressivo cadere nella paura o nella disperazione?<br />
Disarmali: che sorgano in mezzo a loro anche profeti, profeti che gridino la loro indignazione, la loro vergogna nel vedere tanto sfigurata l&#8217;immagine dell&#8217;uomo, l’immagine di Dio, e la loro convinzione che agendo in questo modo sicuramente si scavano definitivamente la fossa con le loro mani.<br />
Disarmali, dandoci, se è necessario, visto che è necessario, di adottare misure per proteggere gli innocenti, con determinazione. Ma senza odio.<br />
Disarma anche noi: in Francia, in Occidente, naturalmente senza giustificare una tale esplosione di vendetta, la storia spiega molte cose. Donaci, Signore, di saper ascoltare profeti guidati dal tuo Spirito. Fa’ che non perdiamo mai la speranza di cercare di capire, anche se rimaniamo confusi dalla ampiezza del male in questo mondo.<br />
Disarmaci: fa’ che non ci nascondiamo dietro porte chiuse, dietro ricordi sordi e ciechi, dietro privilegi che non vorremmo condividere.<br />
Disarmaci, a immagine del tuo adorabile Figlio. La cui logica interiore è l&#8217;unica che possa essere all’altezza degli avvenimenti che ci colpiscono: &#8220;Nessuno mi toglie la vita: io la do da me stesso&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>(testo originale in francese; traduzione a cura di Eurcom)</em></p>
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<h2><strong>Après les attentats de Paris : dans l’esprit de Tibhirine</strong></h2>
<p><em>Seigneur, désarme-les. Et désarme-nous. &#8211; </em><em>Prière pour la paix dans l’esprit de Tibhirine, rédigée par frère Dominique Motte, du Couvent des Dominicains de Lille, suite aux attentats de Paris (13 novembre 2015). </em></p>
<p>Désarme-les: déjà on s’habituait à ce que cette violence extrême soit le sinistre pain quotidien de l’Irak, de la Syrie, de la Palestine, de la Centrafrique, du Soudan, de l’Érythrée, de l’Afghanistan. Elle nous gagne à présent. Qui ne voit qu’elle pourrait en retour susciter chez nous des violences sans fin ou une progressive tombée dans la peur ou le désespoir?</p>
<p>Désarme-les: que surgissent parmi eux aussi des prophètes, des prophètes qui leur crient leur indignation, leur honte de voir à ce point défigurées l’image de l’Homme, l’image de Dieu, et leur conviction qu’agissant ainsi ils creusent définitivement leur propre tombe.</p>
<p>Désarme-les, en nous donnant, s’il le faut, puisqu’il le faut, de prendre les moyens de protéger des innocents, avec détermination. Mais sans haine.</p>
<p>Désarme-nous aussi: en France, en Occident, sans justifier bien-sûr un tel déchaînement de vengeance, l’Histoire explique bien des choses. Donne-nous, Seigneur, de savoir écouter des prophètes guidés par ton Esprit. Que nous ne désespérions jamais de chercher à comprendre, même si nous restons confondus par l’ampleur du mal en ce monde.</p>
<p>Désarme-nous: garde-nous de nous crisper derrière des portes closes, derrière des mémoires sourdes et aveugles, derrière des privilèges que nous ne voudrions pas partager.</p>
<p>Désarme-nous, à l’image de ton Fils adorable. Dont la logique intérieure est la seule qui puisse être à la hauteur des événements qui nous frappent: «On ne prend pas ma vie, c’est moi qui la donne».</p>
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		<title>Terrorist attacks in Paris: message Ccee</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>EN &#124; IT &#124; FR - Here is the message of the presidency of Ccee (Council of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe) about the terrorist attacks in Paris.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><div class="row"><div class="col6"></em><em>Here is the message of the Presidency Ccee (Card. Peter Erdo, President &#8211; Card. Angelo Bagnasco, Vice President &#8211; Mons. Angelo Massafra, Vice President) on the terrorist attacks in Paris.</em><br />
“The horror of the terrorist attacks in Paris and at the Stade de France, in the evening of 13<sup>th</sup> November, which have caused many victims and injured many others, have plunged in mourning the entire mankind. The Presidency of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe and its Secretariat are united in prayer to the suffering of the families of the victims, the grief of the French people and the dismay of those who seek to live and build peace. We repeat: nothing in this world can justify such acts of violence, outrageous and monstrous. We assure our prayers to those who have lost their lives in these attacks so that they may find rest in the merciful Father and n this trial the Almighty inspire feelings of peace and solidarity in everyone, especially in the communities involved”.</p>
<p></div><div class="col6"><em>Pubblichiamo il messaggio della Presidenza del Consiglio delle Conferenze Episcopali d’Europa &#8211; Ccee (Card. Péter Erdő, presidente &#8211; Card. Angelo Bagnasco, vicepresidente &#8211; Mons. Angelo Massafra, vicepresidente) sugli attacchi terroristici a Parigi. </em></p>
<p>“L’orrore degli attacchi terroristici a Parigi e allo Stade de France, la sera del 13 novembre, che hanno causato molte vittime e ferito molti altri, hanno gettato nel lutto l’intera umanità. La Presidenza del Consiglio delle Conferenze Episcopali d&#8217;Europa e il suo Segretariato si uniscono in preghiera alla sofferenza delle famiglie delle vittime, al dolore del popolo francese e alla costernazione di quanti cercano di vivere e costruire la pace. Ripetiamo: niente in questo mondo può giustificare tali atti di violenza, atroci e mostruosi. Assicuriamo le nostre preghiere a quanti in questi attacchi hanno perso la vita affinché trovino il riposo presso il Padre misericordioso e affinché, in questa prova, l’Onnipotente ispiri in tutti sentimenti di pace e di solidarietà, specialmente presso le comunità interessate”.</p>
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<h2>Attaques terroristes de Paris: message du Ccee</h2>
<p><em>Publions le message de la Presidence du Conseil des Conférences Épiscopales d’Europe &#8211; Ccee (Card. Péter Erdő. President &#8211; Card. Angelo Bagnasco, Vice-President &#8211; Mgsr. Angelo Massafra, Vice-President) sur les attaques terroristes de Paris.</em></p>
<p>“L’horreur des attaques terroristes perpétrées à Paris et au Stade de France dans la soirée du 13 novembre, qui ont fait de nombreuses victimes et blessées beaucoup d’autres, ont endeuillé l’humanité entière. La Présidence du Conseil des Conférences Episcopales d’Europe et son Secrétariat s’associent par la prière à la souffrance des familles des victimes, à la douleur du peuple français et au désarroi de tous ceux qui essayent de vivre et de construire la paix. Nous le répétons : rien en ce monde peut justifier de tels actes de violences odieux et monstrueux. Nous assurons nos prières afin que tous ceux qui ont perdu la vie dans ces attaques trouvent le repos auprès du Père miséricordieux et que face à cette épreuve le Tout Puissant inspire en tous des sentiments de paix et de solidarité, particulièrement aux communautés concernées”.</p>
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