During his visit to Metz, France, he presented Europe's Christian roots as a model for peace and negotiation.
The Pope reinterprets Europe's Christian tradition, connecting it not merely to an optimistic view but to the value of hope and a model.
Based on Europe's political and economic integration and rule of law achievements since World War II, Europe should today become a model for the entire world in practicing dialogue, cooperation, and social solidarity.
He criticizes current behaviors that disregard international treaties and escalate conflicts as 'barbaric,' defining Europe as a 'bulwark of rights and dialogue.'
Metz is considered a symbolically chosen place by the Holy See, a city scarred by war and occupation.
The Concordat signed during the Napoleonic era in the 19th century established a system where the state recognized and supported religion. Even after the 1905 law on the separation of church and state, the Alsace-Lorraine region maintains the 19th-century concordat system due to its historical past as a German territory.
The Vatican maintains a permanent presence in Brussels and has established cooperation with Catholic and Christian churches in Europe. Within the European Union, there are institutional bodies responsible for religious freedom and improving relations between church and state.
There is a gap between French President Emmanuel Macron's policy of strengthening European defense and rearmament and the Pope's message.
The Pope suggested concrete courage to act and give up specific positions to resolve conflicts, which Professor Blandine Chelini-Pont evaluated as a kind of sacrificial courage.
Just as the reconciliation between France and Germany after World War II laid the foundation for the European Community, peace negotiations can yield unexpected positive results.
The Pope's belief that the pursuit of peace should be a creative effort, not merely rearmament, contains the methodology for dialogue for a just and lasting peace. The Pope is playing a role in presenting a methodology for dialogue for 'just and lasting peace.'
The Holy See, reaffirming the value of international law and commitment fulfillment, demanded the role of international organizations such as the UN and adherence to international order.
When the Pope, visiting Metz, blessed a baby, not only believers but also ordinary citizens showed intense interest.
Journalist Marie Schuster, who directly witnessed the 'ferveur totale' (total fervor) on site, described the explosive reaction of the citizens as the local atmosphere.
Since Paul VI, popes traveling worldwide have changed the nature of the papacy. In the past, people met the Pope through pilgrimages to Rome, but now the Pope directly visits the world and the Catholic community.
With the spread of media, the Pope's message has become a universal discourse for all humanity, beyond Catholic believers.
Answers come from the transcript, with the exact spot cited.
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