杏MAP导航

The theme for 杏MAP导航 Francis鈥� visit to Peru is 鈥淯nited by Hope鈥� and he told authorities, civil society and diplomats  gathered at Government Palace in Lima on Friday that 鈥渟eeing this land is itself a reason for hope.鈥�

The 杏MAP导航 continued by saying that Peru was a country steeped in hospitality, solidarity and esteem for others.

Youth

He pointed to the youth of the country as the most vital gift the nation possessed, adding that they 鈥渆ncourage us to dream of a hope-filled future鈥�.

Hope and the face of holiness

The threat to the ecosystem

But the 杏MAP导航 underlined that 鈥渙ver this hope a shadow is growing, a threat looms鈥�.

He spoke of how humanity 鈥渋s stripping the earth of its natural resources, without which no forms of life are possible.鈥�  The loss of jungles and forests, he added,  鈥渕eans not only the loss of species, which could also be extremely important resources for the future, but also the loss of vital relationships that could end up altering the entire ecosystem鈥�.

In this context, 杏MAP导航 Francis stressed 鈥渂eing 鈥渦nited in defense of hope鈥� means promoting and developing an integral ecology as an alternative to 鈥渁n outdated model of development鈥︹��

Corruption

Working together to defend hope, he said,  鈥渄emands that we remain very attentive to that other, often subtle form of environmental degradation that increasingly contaminates the whole system of life: corruption.鈥�