“The universities, in this particular historical moment, have been entrusted with a task of great responsibility”, The pontiff raised this Monday when receiving a delegation of rectors from the Lazio region of Italy at the Vatican.
“The years of the pandemic, the expansion in Europe of the third world war in pieces, the global environmental issue, the growth of inequalities, challenge us in an unprecedented and accelerated way”, framed Jorge Bergoglio.
For the Pope, these facts suppose “a challenge that has a strong cultural, intellectual and moral implication”.
“This scenario is presented to the younger generations, and there is a risk of generating a climate of discouragement and bewilderment, of loss of confidence,” Francis lamented.
In any case, the Pope was optimistic and stated that “young people remind us of our responsibilities.” “So this is the time for a major educational investment,” he claimed.
Facing the university rectors, the Pope asked them “to never lack the effort to listen, to the students, to the male and female colleagues; to listen to the social and institutional reality, the near and the global, because the university has no borders.
“Knowledge, research, dialogue, confrontation cannot but overcome all barriers and be in all areas,” he summoned them.
Source: Ambito
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