Vatican City, Oct 13, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Speaking to the General Synod of Bishops in Rome, who reached the midpoint of their meetings yesterday, Archbishop Felix Alaba Adeosin Job of Ibadan, Nigeria addressed the assembly on the topic of immigrants--particularly religious and priests, who, he said, must be offered respect if they are to celebrate the Eucharist with dignity.
The 'Instrumentum laboris', which is the working document prepared before the Synod, "reminds us", the archbishop said, "that the Eucharist brings the faithful together and makes them a community, despite differences in race, language, nation and culture."
But, "migration", he added, "is not limited to lay faithful alone."