Pope Francis on Saturday said Christians can play a role in shaping Europe's future by promoting political dialogue "especially where it is threatened and where conflict seems to prevail." Francis addressed European political and church leaders at a moment of broad political crises in Europe. Pointedly, Francis said politics, rather than promoting dialogue as it should, "is becoming instead a forum for clashes between opposing forces. The pontiff said that political leaders must promote Europe as "an inclusive community," where differences are "valued and viewed as a shared source of enrichment. The pope outlined how Christians can contribute to resolving political conflict by underlining that Europe is not just institutions and statistics "but made up of people," by helping recover a sense of community and by promoting political dialogue.

Source: Fox News October 29, 2017 03:45 UTC