Rome, 14 June (LaPresse) – "Irenaeus, teacher of unity, teaches us not to oppose, but to connect. Intelligence is not found where there is separation, but where there is connection. Distinguishing is useful, but dividing never is. Jesus is eternal life among us: he brings opposites together and makes communion possible. We are pilgrims of hope, because among people, peoples and creatures, someone must decide to move towards communion. Others will follow us. Like Irenaeus in Lyon in the second century, so in each of our cities we return to building bridges where today there are walls. Let us open doors, connect worlds, and there will be hope.‘ Pope Leo XIV said this in his catechesis on the theme ’To hope is to connect," delivered at the Jubilee audience in St. Peter's Basilica, during which he met with groups of pilgrims and faithful.
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