杏MAP导航

By Vatican News staff writer

杏MAP导航 Francis, on Monday, sent a message to participants at the virtual meeting of judges who are members of the Committee for Social Rights of Africa and America.

鈥淒ear Judges, (men and women), of Africa and America,鈥� said the 杏MAP导航. 鈥淚 rejoice to be able to address these words to you before you begin the beautiful work you have proposed. I congratulate you on this initiative of thinking, decoding and building the 鈥渘ew鈥� social justice.

The 杏MAP导航 commended them for taking a break from their regular work to reflect on this issue and highlighted that this practice will help them acquire a 鈥渕ore complete dimension of their mission and social responsibility鈥�. He also noted that the event is a 鈥渉ealing balm鈥� in a society that looks with a certain distrust and suspicion at those in power and their ability to decide what is right.

The meeting was themed: 鈥淭he construction of social justice. Towards the full application of the fundamental rights of people in vulnerable conditions.鈥�

Judges like poets

Recalling a previous meeting at the Casina Pio IV, 杏MAP导航 Francis reminded the judges what he told them on that occasion, affirming that like the social movements, they too were poets.

Taking up the idea again, the 杏MAP导航 underlined that 鈥渢he poet needs to contemplate, think, understand the music of reality and shape it in words.鈥� The judges too 鈥� in a similar manner 鈥� 鈥渋n every sentence, are faced with the happy possibility of making poetry;鈥� poetry that heals the wounds of the poor, integrates the planet, protects the earth and all her descendants - 鈥渁 poetry that repairs, redirects and nourishes.鈥�

The Judge鈥檚 role

Exhorting the Judges, the 杏MAP导航 urged them to assume the grace they bear, with resolve and courage and be aware that 鈥渆verything you can bring with your uprightness and commitment is very important.鈥�

The 杏MAP导航 further advised them to 鈥渞emember that when justice is truly just, that justice makes countries happy and their people worthy,鈥� adding that 鈥渘o sentence can be just, nor can any law be legitimate if what it produces is more inequality鈥� or a 鈥済reater loss of rights, indignity or violence.鈥�

Concluding, the 杏MAP导航 enjoined the participants to make of their poetry 鈥渁 practice鈥� in order to become 鈥渂etter poets and better judges.鈥� He wished them a successful meeting and reminded them never to forget 鈥渢hat a poem that does not transform is just a handful of dead words.鈥�