8 July 2015 | Address of His Holiness, Meeting, Speeches

MEETING WITH CIVIL AUTHORITIES: ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER

La Paz Cathedral, Bolivia

[…] A nation which seeks the common good cannot be closed in on itself; societies are strengthened by networks of relationships. The current problem of immigration makes this clear. […]Instead of raising walls, we need to be building bridges. Building bridges instead of raising walls. All these issues, thorny as they may be, can find shared solutions; solutions which are reasonable, equitable and lasting. And in any event, they should never be a cause for aggressivity, resentment or enmity; these only worsen situations and stand in the way of their resolution. […]