” “"The human being: the heart of peace". This is the topic chosen by the Pope for his message on the occasion of the 40th Wold Peace Day that will be celebrated on January 1st 2007. It is written in a release published today by the newsroom of the Holy See, informing that "the subject of reflection chosen by the Holy Father expresses the belief that the respect of the dignity of the human being is a prerequisite for the peace of the human family". "Only in the awareness of the transcending dignity of every man and women is the human family on the way that leads to peace and to communion with God", reads on the Vatican release, denouncing that "today, perhaps with a stronger persuasion and more effective means that before, human dignity is threatened by deviating ideologies, attacked by a distorted use of science and technique, contradicted by widespread, inconsistent lifestyles". (to be continued)” “
