(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, 03 JUL - The Christian's "distinctive sign" is to bring peace.
The Pope said this in the homily of the Mass at St. Peter's celebrated for the Congolese after the postponement of his trip to Africa due to knee pain.
"The Christian is the bearer of peace, because Christ is peace.
From this we recognize whether we are his. If, on the other hand, we spread gossip and suspicions, we create divisions, we hinder communion, we put our belonging before everything, we do not act in the name of Jesus. resentment, incites hatred, overrides others, does not work for Jesus, does not bring his peace.
Today, dear brothers and sisters, we pray for peace and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is so dispirited and exploited ", he told the Congolese .
The Pope also stressed that a Christian must be "peaceful" and this does not mean being "naive".
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