I am very happy to be able to spend a few days with the Brazilian people. I know that the soul of this people, as that of all Latin America, conserves radically Christian values which will never be cancelled. And I am certain that, during the General Conference of the Episcopate, such identity will be reinforced, by promoting respect for life, from its conception to its natural decline, as a demand proper to human nature... .
Benedict XVI
Initial Greetings
São Paulo, Brazil, May 9, 2007
Initial Greetings
São Paulo, Brazil, May 9, 2007
