Texto del art\u00edculo publicado en el Obsservatore Romano el 7 de marzo de 2003.<\/p>\n
El Cardenal Pio Laghi se reuni\u00f3 en Washington con el Presidente de los Estados Unidos, George Bush, al cual le entreg\u00f3 un mensaje del Santo Padre. Esta noche, el Cardenal Laghi se reunir\u00e1 con el Secretario de Estado Colin Powell.<\/p>\n
El Cardenal Pio Laghi es el \u201cCardinalis Patronus\u201d de la Soberana Orden de Malta.<\/p>\n
DECLARACIONES DEL CARDENAL PIO LAGHI, 06.03.2003<\/p>\n
Publicamos a continuaci\u00f3n las declaraciones hechas por su Eminencia Reverend\u00edsima el Cardenal Pio Laghi despu\u00e9s de su reuni\u00f3n con el Presidente de los Estados Unidos de Am\u00e9rica George Bush:<\/p>\n
I was privileged to have been sent by the Holy Father as his Special Envoy to President George Bush. I assured him of the Holy Father\u2019s great esteem and affection for the American people and the United States of America.<\/p>\n
The purpose of my visit was to deliver a personal message of the Holy Father to the President regarding the Iraqi crisis, to expound upon the Holy See\u2019s position and to report on the various initiatives undertaken by the Holy See to contribute to disarmament and peace in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Out of respect for the President and because of the importance of this moment, I am not in a position to discuss the substance of our conversation, nor am I able to release the text of the personal letter of the Holy Father to the President.<\/p>\n
The Holy See is urging those in positions of civil authority to take fully into account all aspects of this crisis. In that regard, the Holy See\u2019s position has been two-fold. First, the Iraqi government is obliged to fulfill completely and fully its international obligations regarding human rights and disarmament under the UN resolutions with respect for international norms. Second, these obligations and their fulfillment must continue to be pursued within the framework of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
The Holy See maintains that there are still peaceful avenues within the context of the vast patrimony of international law and institutions which exist for that purpose. A decision regarding the use of military force can only be taken within the framework of the United Nations, but always taking into account the grave consequences of such an armed conflict: the suffering of the people of Iraq and those involved in the military operation, a further instability in the region and a new gulf between Islam and Christianity.<\/p>\n
I want to emphasize that there is great unity on this grave matter on the part of the Holy See, the Bishops in the United States, and the Church throughout the world.<\/p>\n
I told the President that today, on Ash Wednesday, Catholics around the world are following the Pope\u2019s request to pray and fast for peace this day. The Holy Father himself continues to pray and hope that all leaders who face difficult decisions will be inspired in their search for peace.<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"no","news_gallery_elements":false},"news_categories":[{"id":158,"name":"Actividades diplom\u00e1ticas","slug":"actividades-diplomaticas","description":"","link":"https:\/\/www.orderofmalta.int\/es\/categorias-de-noticias\/noticias\/actividades-diplomaticas\/"},{"id":157,"name":"Noticias","slug":"noticias","description":"","link":"https:\/\/www.orderofmalta.int\/es\/categorias-de-noticias\/noticias\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderofmalta.int\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/49429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderofmalta.int\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderofmalta.int\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.orderofmalta.int\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/49429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orderofmalta.int\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}