Vatican City, Dec 8, 2003 / 22:00 pm
Upon receiving the credentials of the new ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay, Marcos Martinez Mendieta, John Paul II called on Paraguayan authorities to bring education to the people.
The Pontiff recalled during his speech “the good relations between Paraguay and the Holy See, which are based on the deep Christian roots of the Paraguayan people.”
The Pope emphasized that Paraguay “is called to take an ever-more active part in the concert of nations, and in order to do so, must promote in a permanent way the greater and more adequate education of its citizens.”
In this sense, he expressed the desire that improvements in the educational system allow the “integral formation of the person to be available to everyone, preparing younger generations to fully assume their responsibilities as citizens capable of being protagonists in the nation’s development, while actively procuring the common good.”