Behind the almost 72 hours of diplomatic discussions in Rome...

Behind the almost 72 hours of diplomatic discussions in Rome lies a terrible reality: almost a fifth part of the population on our planet does not have anything to eat. "O´ibne Hunaif I have come to know that a young man of Basra invited you to a feast and you leapt towards it. Foods of different colours were being chosen for you and big bowls were being given to you.

I never thought you would accept the feast of a people who turn out the beggars and invite de rich." (15) Emigration In 2007 the total number of both refugee and internally displace people came to approximately 32.9 million persons. The phenomenon of emigration today occupies international attention and public debate in numerous countries. Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?

He said the one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."(16) The change of millennium has come accompanied by an intense revitalization in international migratory currents, to the point of making this phenomenon, along with the free movement of capital, one of the characteristic features of our current reality: globalization.

A greater international freedom in the flow of trade and the movement of capital in the world logically demands a greater and growing freedom of movement for people in the world. "The poor emigrants who were driven from their homes and possessions, who seek God´s favour and approval, those who help God and His Messenger - these are the ones who are true. " (17) Emigration is one of the fundamental dimensions of the globalization process that we are living.

It is likewise a result of the rupture of traditional and collective ties, as well as the absence of collective and individual projects for progress in the country of origin. This is the reason why the phenomenon increases in the cases of social crisis and decomposition in the affected countries. He postrated himself at Jesus feet and thanked him. An he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they?

Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner." (18) We are confronted with a growing and lasting phenomenon. It is not a question of tolerance, is a question of respect for the dignity of all human beings, regardless of their social situation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, or any other difference.