first pastoral letter of Bishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini bishop of Locri-Gerace We must not lose heart before the evil which seems to be stronger than good, but go on bearing witness to the faith and proclaiming the Gospel "It 'an injection of optimism and confidence the first pastoral letter of the bishop of Locri-Gerace, Bishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, whose theme is hope. He used to title a verse from Psalm 31, "take courage, all you who hope in the Lord" and the entire text of the letter is an invitation to look at the outlook. "The hope that the Christian reliable lives and announces to the world, is nothing but the good obtained by overcoming every form of evil, "writes the bishop Locrian who accompanied her reflection with a number of documents of the Magisterium of the Church, from the encyclical letter of Benedict XVI," Spe Salvi " and especially with the document by the Italian Bishops' For a country united. Italian Church and the South "and the Pastoral Guidelines for the decade 2010-2020" Educating for the good life of the Gospel. " This pastoral letter, which came two and a half years of episcopal ministry in Locri, is structured in four parts over the introduction and aims, as he explained, "to consolidate hope in Locri. Monsignor Fiorini Morosini said that "the hope proclaimed by the Church is not illusion, but long and difficult, the success of which is the guarantor of the crucified and risen." Of particular relevance to the request for forgiveness "for the part of the Christian community has responsibility for the evils that exist between us," the final and the appeal to members of the 'Ndrangheta to return to the path of legality. With the latter said: "Go back on your heels in the name of God, which you say you believe, and in the name of the Virgin Mary, to which ostentatious devotion and affection are the words of the bishop, who added: "Give us back peace and serenity. Be reconciled among yourselves, remembering the blood shed in vain in the past years, during which they have developed bloody feuds that have destroyed families and deprived countries. " Countless ideas offered by the pastoral letter, which addresses the land of organized crime in all its aspects. "The Church, the bishop writes-perhaps the only institution, believes in recovery and who was wrong bet on him through his pastoral work, and not afraid to be alone on this front, but he goes ahead with courage" on the issue Monsignor Fiorini Morosini mercy dwells extensively and explicitly says: "In our territory the proclamation of the hope placed in the mercy of two references must take into account particular: victims of violence and those who practice it. For the first express solidarity, to the other address the strong call of the Gospel, repent, for there is mercy for you. " The reflection of the bishop is developed by addressing the meaning of Christian hope and examining the way that the Diocese of Locri-Gerace is making to speak of this hope. Particular importance is given to the commitment in training, while a chapter is dedicated to sharing hope with other actors in the territory, first together with the municipalities who have to think "to a large-scale action, with a particular interest in the small towns that seem doomed to die. " Monsignor Fiorini Morosini leaving close the letter from the words of Psalm 46, he wanted to entrust to Mary the hope of rebirth of Locri and Madonna has sought protection "so before we hear all the difficulties, and in front of all the signals death and despair that we are on our territory, we will not yield to the temptation to despair, of killing, of despair. "
Giovanni Luca
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