{"id":3570,"date":"2005-08-19T07:39:10","date_gmt":"2005-08-19T07:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/visit-to-the-synagogue.html"},"modified":"2005-08-19T07:39:10","modified_gmt":"2005-08-19T07:39:10","slug":"visit-to-the-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/visit-to-the-synagogue.html","title":{"rendered":"Visit to the Synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/speeches\/2005\/august\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20050819_cologne-synagogue_en.html\">The Pope&#8217;s address:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">Finally, our gaze should not only be directed to the past, but should also look forward to the tasks that await us today and tomorrow. Our rich common heritage and our fraternal and more trusting relations call upon us to join in giving an ever more harmonious witness and to work together on the practical level for the defence and promotion of human rights and the sacredness of human life, for family values, for social justice and for peace in the world. The Decalogue (cf. <em>Ex<\/em> 20; <em>Dt<\/em> 5) is for us a shared legacy and commitment. The Ten Commandments are not a burden, but a sign-post showing the path leading to a successful life. This is particularly the case for the young people whom I am meeting in these days and who are so dear to me.&nbsp; My wish is that they may be able to recognize in the Decalogue a lamp for their steps, a light for their path (cf. <em>Ps<\/em> 119:105). Adults have the responsibility of handing down to young people the torch of hope that God has given to Jews and to Christians, so that \u201cnever again\u201d will the forces of evil come to power, and that future generations, with God\u2019s help, may be able to build a more just and peaceful world, in which all people have equal rights and are equally at home.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/news?tmpl=story&amp;u=\/ap\/20050819\/ap_on_re_eu\/pope_world_youth_22\">An article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/news?tmpl=story&amp;u=\/050819\/481\/ofra13008191407\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.news3.yimg.com\/us.i2.yimg.com\/p\/ap\/20050819\/capt.ofra13008191407.germany_papal_visit_ofra130.jpg?x=380&amp;y=288&amp;sig=I1RFWo4RHkIQm5UZAUPgMA--\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.search.yahoo.com\/search\/news\/?p=pope&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;c=news_photos\">More photos of the visit.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pope&#8217;s address: Finally, our gaze should not only be directed to the past, but should also look forward to the tasks that await us today and tomorrow. Our rich common heritage and our fraternal and more trusting relations call upon us to join in giving an ever more harmonious witness and to work together&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Visit to the Synagogue - Via Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/visit-to-the-synagogue.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Visit to the Synagogue - Via Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Pope&#8217;s address: Finally, our gaze should not only be directed to the past, but should also look forward to the tasks that await us today and tomorrow. 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