Emiles Koda: Liu XIV, Pope for peace and mercy

Sebastian Samson Ferrari – Vatican City

“I received the news with the joy and hope of the evangelists”: This was the reaction of Emiles Koda, the Secretary of the Pontifical Committee of Latin America (Cal), before the selection of Pope Liu XIV. He highlighted his pastoral pastoral sensitivity and firmness in the decisions he will make.

According to the Argentine theology, in an interview with journalist Godron Celller, from writing German news in the Vatican, these elections represent an important sign of dignity for Latin America, especially after previous reflections about the possibility that the Pope in the second Latin America was not viable, because the church had more than 200 Popes of European origin.

Koda also stressed the importance of Pope Liu fourteen in North America, but he decided, throughout his life and Pontificate, the most complicated fact in Latin America, especially in countries like Peru.

In his opinion, this will allow him to address the problems that the region is going through with a more comprehensive perspective. In fact, it must be remembered that Prevost presides not only Dicastery of bishops, but also lime.

The Church and the Challenges of Latin America

As for the pastoral and social challenges facing Latin America, he said that the Catholic Church, as a historical religion, has the ability to adapt to the changing conditions of history. He stressed that, under the leadership of Pope Liu XIV, the Church will continue to face social challenges through a renewed perspective, and always take off the principles that have been revealed, but are also ready to provide answers to contemporary problems.

He stressed that the new Pope, like his predecessors, will be a sponsor committed to the people of God, the believers. In this regard, he stressed that all Pontificate is simultaneously the act of continuity and modernity, because the church has the ability to respond to facing every historical moment without losing vision of its basic mission.

Pontificate forecasts from Pope Liu XII

When interrogating the main issues that will celebrate the first days of Pope Liu XIV, Koda has selected three basic points that he considers determinants in his education.

First, he mentioned the gift of peace, which is a principle, according to it, through the Pope in his first sermons, which he committed completely. In a world characterized by tensions and conflicts, peace appears as one of the central pillars of its pastoral mission.

Second, Kuda proved the centrality of Jesus Christ in his humanity. He explained that the Khalifa Peter has confirmed that Christ is not “Superman”, but a man who made a man close to the human experience. This approach emphasizes the importance of understanding Christ as a model of mercy and humility, and it is a major message of the church in times of great social challenges.

Finally, he highlighted the importance that Pope Liu fourteen will give to the social doctrine of the Church, considering this as a principle of discrimination against the current historical situation.

This doctrine, organized by Leo XIII, will be restored in the context of social transformations in the late nineteenth century, and applied by the new Pope as an answer to contemporary issues, especially with regard to inequality and social tensions that continue to mark the truth of many nations.

In this sense, Kuda pointed out that the election of Pope Liu XIV, in taking the name of Lyon, is not an informal decision, but it is a clear indication of Liu XIII education on social justice and human dignity, and the principles that are still a reference for the pastoral work of the Church today.