” “” ” ” “A "precious opportunity" to "urge the country’s leaders to always promote the cause of peace, and genuine economic and social development". This is how the Pope defined his speech to the diplomatic corps that he made from the Hofburg Palace. "Considering the history of Austria and its close contacts with the Holy See, as well as the importance of Vienna in international politics he said during today’s audience , the schedule of this pastoral journey of mine included meetings with the President of the Republic and the Diplomatic Corps". "In looking to Europe in particular said the Pontiff to the devotees , I repeated my encouragement to go on with the current process of unification, on the basis of values inspired by the common Christian heritage". Mariazell, after all, is "one of the symbols of European peoples gathering around the Christian faith": "How can we forget highlighted the Pontiff that Europe is the bearer of a tradition of thinking that keeps faith, reason and sentiment bonded together?" "Illustrious philosophers, even regardless of the faith concluded the Pope , have recognised the central role played by Christianity in preserving the modern conscience from nihilistic or fundamentalist drifts".” “” “
