Pope says Christians must not let politics, social status divide them

Published: 2006-10-11

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians are called to form a united community of faith where social status and politics do not divide them and where dialogue with the world does not mean hiding the truths of the Christian faith, Pope Benedict XVI said. "Certainly the path of understanding and dialogue, which the Second Vatican Council happily undertook, must continue with firm constancy," he said Oct. 11 at his weekly general audience. "But this path of dialogue, which is so necessary, must not lead us to forget our obligation to recall and demonstrate with the same energy the principal elements of our Christian identity, which cannot be renounced," he said. During the audience, the pope focused on the figures of Sts. Simon and Jude, continuing his series of talks about the Twelve Apostles.

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