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L'osservatore Romano Spedizione in abbonamento postale Roma, conto corrente postale n. 649004 Copia €1,00 Copia arretrata €2,00 L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO GIORNALE QUOTIDIANO POLITICO RELIGIOSO Unicuique suum Non praevalebunt Anno CLII n. 59 (46.005) Città del Vaticano sabato 10 marzo 2012 . Esito positivo per le iniziative di riduzione del debito Proposta da Benedetto XVI durante l’incontro con vescovi degli Stati Uniti d’America Ta g l i o Difesa ragionata alla greca del matrimonio cristiano Una difesa ragionata del matrimo- suali — ha citato come esempio il tera comunità umana, nonché dei tare — il problema rappresentato nio cristiano. Potrebbe essere questa Pontefice — non possono essere re- diritti dei genitori e dei figli». dalla diffusa pratica della conviven- la chiave di lettura della riflessione spinte come irrilevanti per la defini- Il Papa non ha mancato di solle- za «spesso da parte di coppie che proposta dal Papa venerdì mattina, zione del matrimonio». Dunque citare da parte dei vescovi statuni- sembrano essere inconsapevoli» che 9 marzo, ai vescovi delle regioni VII, «difendere l’istituzione del matrimo- tensi un riesame dei «programmi di essa «è un grave peccato» e rappre- VIII e IX della Conferenza episcopale nio come realtà sociale — ha ribadito preparazione al matrimonio» cristia- senta anche «un danno alla stabilità degli Stati Uniti d’America, ricevuti Benedetto XVI — è in ultima analisi no e un maggiore impegno nell’op e- della società». in occasione della visita ad limina. una questione di giustizia, poiché ra catechetica. Non si può infatti Benedetto XVI infatti ha dapprima comporta la tutela del bene dell’in- continuare a ignorare — ha fatto no- PAGINA 8 brevemente accennato alle preoccu- pazioni per le minacce alla libertà di coscienza, di religione e di culto «che — ha ripetuto — devono essere affrontate con urgenza», un tema tra l’altro già trattato in altre udienze con gruppi di presuli americani; quindi si è dedicato maggiormente al tema della indissolubilità del ma- trimonio, e della castità. Un argomento, questo, del quale il Pontefice si era già occupato nel corso della sua visita pastorale in America, soffermandosi sulla crisi che vivono in questi anni il matri- monio e la famiglia e, più in genera- le, la visione cristiana della sessuali- Un barbiere al centro di Atene offre tagli di capelli a 1 euro (LaPresse/Ap) tà. Benedetto XVI nella sua analisi è partito da un dato di fatto: l’indeb o- lirsi dell’apprezzamento della indis- ATENE, 9. «Lo swap sul debito ha temuto default disordinato. Il Go- solubilità del patto matrimoniale e il avuto un grado di successo estre- verno ha informato gli obbligazio- diffuso rifiuto di una comprensione mamente alto». Le parole di Evan- nisti che attiverà le Cac che rendo- matura del fondamento etico della gelos Venizelos, ministro delle, Fi- no obbligatoria la partecipazione castità hanno portato a quei gravi nanze greco, confermano quanto allo swap per tutti i detentori di problemi sociali, dai quali è derivato molti già sapevano: la crisi del de- bond che rientrano nella legge gre- «un costo umano ed economico im- bito europeo è a una svolta positi- ca. Con l’attivazione delle clausole menso». va. Con la riuscita dello swap ob- Cac le adesioni saliranno al 95,7 per Senza mezzi termini il Papa ha bligazionario Atene taglia sensibil- cento. La scadenza per le adesioni chiamato in causa «le potenti cor- mente la massa dei crediti in mano allo swap da parte dei detentori di renti politiche e culturali» che cerca- ai privati, un passo in avanti decisi- no di alterare la definizione stessa bond che non rientrano nella legge Bernardino Luini, «Sposalizio della Vergine» (1525-1532) vo verso il raggiungimento greca è slittata al 23 marzo. del matrimonio. Le «differenze ses- dell’obiettivo di un debito al 120,5 Il ministro Venizelos si dice «non per cento del pil nel 2020. «Conti- preoccupato» delle decisioni nueremo a implementare le misure dell’Isda (International Swaps and che servono per raggiungere l’ag- Derivatives Association), che oggi Pechino lavora a una road map per una soluzione politica della crisi giustamento di bilancio e le riforme si riunisce per stabilire se lo swap strutturali» ha dichiarato Venizelos. NOSTRE sul debito greco farà scattare il de- Ammontano all’85,8 per cento le fault. Venizelos esprime quindi ap- adesioni dei creditori privati allo INFORMAZIONI prezzamento «a tutti gli investitori Nuove violenze swap sul debito greco. Lo rivela il che hanno sostenuto il nostro ambi- Il Santo Padre ha ricevuto questa Governo di Atene, il quale attiverà mattina in udienza le Loro Eccel- le Cac (clausole di azione colletti- zioso programma di aggiustamento segnano la Siria va) che obbligano i creditori privati e di riforme e che hanno condiviso lenze Reverendissime i Monsignori: i sacrifici della Grecia in questo sto- detentori di bond che rientrano nel- DA M A S C O, 9. Nuove violenze in mi giorni la Cina, che ha posto Serghiei Lavrov, per incontrare i — George Joseph Lucas, Arcive- rico frangente». la legge greca ad accettare obbliga- Siria. Sono almeno 56 le persone per due volte (insieme a Mosca) il rappresentanti della Lega Araba. scovo di Omaha (Stati Uniti Positiva la reazione dei mercati e toriamente lo swap sul debito. In uccise ieri dalle forze di sicurezza veto in Consiglio di Sicurezza Annan è atteso sabato a Damasco. d’America), con l’Arcivescovo eme- degli altri Paesi dell’eurozona. Il questo caso le adesioni arriveranno in varie località del Paese. Lo rife- Onu a risoluzioni contro la Siria, È intanto tornato a quasi 12.000 rito, Sua Eccellenza Reverendissima ministro francese delle Finanze, al 95,7 per cento. riscono i Comitati di coordina- si è detta disponibile per una me- il numero di profughi siriani ac- François Baroin, ha definito le ade- Monsignor Elden Francis Curtiss, Il ministero delle Finanze greco mento locale degli attivisti, che diazione tra le parti con l’aiuto di colti nelle tendopoli del sud della sioni allo swap una «buona noti- in visita «ad limina Apostolorum»; ha spiegato che allo swap hanno forniscono un bilancio documen- Nazioni Unite e Lega Araba. Turchia. Lo riferiscono siti turchi zia». Nel pomeriggio si terrà una — Joseph F. Naumann, Arcivesco- aderito i detentori privati di 172 mi- tato e dettagliato delle vittime. Di L’inviato speciale dell’Onu per citando una fonte ufficiale del mi- liardi di euro di bond greci, su conferenza fra i 17 ministri finanzia- vo di Kansas City in Kansas (Stati queste, 44 sono morte a Homs. Il la Siria, Kofi Annan, ha ribadito nistero degli Esteri turco che ha complessivi 206 miliardi di euro, ri dell’Eurogruppo per valutare la Governo attribuisce la responsabi- dal Cairo il rifiuto dell’intervento parlato alla Reuters. Circa otto- Uniti d’America), in visita «ad limi- pari all’85,8 per cento del totale dei richiesta greca delle Cac e per dare lità degli scontri a gruppi di terro- militare straniero. A questa posi- cento persone sono arrivate nella na Apostolorum»; creditori stessi. La percentuale su- il via libera definitivo al secondo risti. sola settimana scorsa con un flus- pera la quota del 75 per cento al di pacchetto di aiuti internazionali da zione si sono unite la Turchia e la — William J. Dendinger, Vescovo Intanto, sul fronte internaziona- Tunisia. Quest’ultima ha annun- so triplicato rispetto a quello degli di Grand Island (Stati Uniti sotto della quale sarebbe scattato il 130 miliardi . le, la Cina cerca sostegno per il ultimi due mesi. L’afflusso nei ciato di esser pronta a inviare un d’America), in visita «ad limina suo piano per trovare una soluzio- campi della provincia di Hatay contingente per una eventuale ne politica alla crisi. Arabia Saudi- viene spiegato con i bombarda- Ap ostolorum»; «forza di mantenimento della pa- ta, Egitto e Francia sono le tappe menti su Bab Amro, la martoriata — Fabian Wendelin B ru s k e w i t z , ce». Nella capitale egiziana si reca della missione di sette giorni — zona di Homs. I profughi vengo- Antologica di Carlo Ceresa a Bergamo oggi il ministro degli Esteri russo, Vescovo di Lincoln (Stati Uniti che inizierà domenica — dell’invia- no alloggiati in sei tendopoli nella d’America), in visita «ad limina to di Pechino, Zhang Ming. provincia sul Mediterraneo. Un Ap ostolorum»; Una diga di grazia plebea L’obiettivo, hanno spiegato dal picco di quasi 12.000 profughi era ministero degli Esteri, è presentare I risultati di una ricerca stato registrato nel giugno scorso, — John B. Brungardt, Vescovo di all’avanzata del barocco una nuova road map per la pace. dell’istituto di analisi al culmine della crisi dei rifugiati Dodge City (Stati Uniti d’Ameri- Liu Weimin, portavoce del dica- politico-sociali Pew Research creata dalla repressione siriana. ca), in visita «ad limina Apostolo- stero, ha precisato che al Cairo di Washington Come annunciato il mese scorso — ru m » ; Zhang Ming incontrerà responsa- e confermato da diverse fonti della — Michael Owen Jackels, Vesco- bili della Lega Araba. Il piano ci- Migranti stampa — l’ente case popolari tur- vo di Wichita (Stati Uniti d’Ameri- nese prevede l’immediato stop del- co Toki sta allestendo 2.000 pre- ca), in visita «ad limina Apostolo- le violenze in Siria e l’avvio di un per la metà cristiani fabbricati nella vicina provincia di dialogo, senza precondizioni, tra Kilis per alloggiare 8.000 persone ru m » ; Governo e opposizioni. Negli ulti- PAGINA 6 dal 17 aprile. — Edward J. Weisenburger, Ve- scovo eletto di Salina (Stati Uniti d’America), in visita «ad limina Ap ostolorum». Il cordoglio del Papa Predica di Quaresima per la morte del cardinale filippino José Sánchez Questa mattina, nella Cappella Il cardinale filippino José T.
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