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PERU: GOSPEL AND SOCIAL DOCTRINE TO FOMENT TRUTH

VATICAN CITY, MAR 16, 2007 (VIS) - Today in the Vatican, the Holy Father
received the Letters of Credence of Alfonso Rivero Monsalve, the new ambassador
of Peru to the Holy See, asking the diplomat to pass on his "respectful
greetings to Alan Garcia Perez," Peruvian president, and "to the beloved people
of Peru."

"This meeting calls to mind the profound ties that have existed and continue to
exist between your nation and the Church," said Benedict XVI. And he recalled
how "the Catholic faith, taken there by evangelizers such as St. Toribio de
Mogrovejo, ... became accepted and slowly penetrated the cultural and social
fabric of that blessed people among whom the first saints of Latin America soon
appeared," such as "Rose of Lima, Martin de Porres, Francis Solano, Juan
Macias, and the Blessed Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo."

The Pope went on to refer to "the profound changes" that Peru is facing in the
context of "social, political and economic transformations," observing that
such processes "have a direct effect upon people and their values."

"We know," he said, "that Peru wishes to respond effectively to the phenomenon
of globalization, taking advantage of the opportunities presented by economic
growth to ensure that the resulting wealth and other social advantages reach
everyone in an equitable way. Peruvians ... also hope that health services may
serve all social categories, that education may be available to everyone, ...
and that corruption may be contrasted with an integrity that enables the
effective operation of public institutions, thus helping to overcome so many
situations of hunger and misery."

"Furthermore," the Holy Father continued, "there is a pressing need for unity
of intent among leaders to ensure they face the challenges of a globalized
world ... with true solidarity. The Church, which recognizes the State's role
in social, political and economic questions, assumes as her duty - deriving
from her evangelizing mission - the protection and proclamation of the truth
about human beings, about the meaning of life and its final destiny, which is
God. She is the source of inspiration ensuring that the dignity of the person
and of life, from conception to natural end, is recognized and protected, as
guaranteed by the Peruvian Constitution."

"From the Apostolic See," Pope Benedict continued, "we will continue to support
all social efforts currently being made in favor of equality of opportunity,"
and to ensure "that each Peruvian feels their inalienable rights are
respected," and that "the Peruvian episcopate continues to foment, in the light
of the Gospel and the Church's social doctrine, the search for truth in the
family, the workplace and the socio-political field."

"The Church, aware of her religious mission (and for that reason sublimely
human), and of her duty to propose the truth to all mankind (who as children of
God have a superior dignity that comes before all positive law), will continue
to work to reach these objectives," the Pope concluded. Moreover, as "an expert
in humanity she teaches that only by respecting moral law which defends and
protects the dignity of the human person, can peace by built, favoring stable
social progress."
CD/LETTERS OF CREDENCE/PERU:RIVEROVIS 070316 (540)

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