During his visit to Paraguay last week, Pope Francis remembered
Saint John Paul II’s 1988 trip to the Latin American country.
During this controversial visit to a land ruled by military
dictatorship, the sainted pontiff called for a moral cleansing in the country.
Using “formal and polite language to be direct,” he said:
Respect for human rights, as is
well known, is not a question of political convenience, but rather it derives
from the dignity of the person in virtue of his condition as a creature of God
called to a transcendent destiny.
Some say that this reminder influenced the downfall of the
dictatorship, which happened nine months after St. John Paul II’s visit.
Oh Beloved John Paul II, thank you for your strong witness
and example. Please pray for us, that we might also stand for the dignity of
the human person in our world today.
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