Luanda, Angola, Mar 20, 2009 / 14:11 pm
Pope Benedict addressed civil leaders and bishops of Angola in a meeting at the Presidential Palace on Friday. In his remarks, the Pontiff urged leaders to ‘transform the continent,’ and warned against programs that "claim that the termination of life is a matter of reproductive health!”
Following a speech given by Angola’s President José Eduardo dos Santos, the Holy Father urged the country’s leaders to work to transform the continent, “armed with integrity, magnanimity and compassion.” He explained that the people of Africa aren’t calling out “simply for more programs and protocols, but for a deep-seated, lasting conversion of hearts to sincere solidarity.”