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Pope Benedict XVI: The Church is a friend to the poor. The Church in India should continue bringing attention to the promotion of basic rights, shared by all humanity, and to affirm the dignity of each …More
Pope Benedict XVI: The Church is a friend to the poor.

The Church in India should continue bringing attention to the promotion of basic rights, shared by all humanity, and to affirm the dignity of each and every human person. This was the call made by Pope Benedict XVI when he received bishops from the Episcopal Conference of India, who are making the Ad Limina visit. The Pope said the most significant concrete resources of the Churches that you lead are not to be found in their buildings, schools, convents or rectories, but in the men, women and children of the Church in India who bring the faith to life, who bear witness to the loving presence of God through lives of holiness. Most importantly, he said, the Church in India proclaims its faith and lov ...