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Vatican City, May 9, 2014 \/ 03:55 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Pope Francis visited some of the Holy See\u2019s future diplomats on May 2, advising them that their diplomatic work must rest on a Christian worldview.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn order to understand reality, the present must be read with the eyes of a believer,\u201d Pope Francis said at the Vatican\u2019s Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, according to L\u2019Osservatore Romano.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt is an illusion to think we can read reality while disregarding our status as disciples of Jesus Christ. The interpretation needed to understand the present, the Christian hermeneutic, is based on the outlook of the disciples.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Pope was received at the academy by its president, Archbishop Giampiero Gloder, who was joined by 29 priests presently training to be the Holy See\u2019s diplomats. A group of religious from the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Child Jesus, supporters of the academy, also attended.<\/p>\n

\tThe discussions with Pope Francis began after evening prayer and ended with a dinner.<\/p>\n

\tIn response to a question from one of the priests, Pope Francis described three fundamentals for a good pontifical diplomat.<\/p>\n

\tHe stressed the importance of \u201cremembering the past,\u201d citing the prophets of the Old Testament.<\/p>\n

\tThese prophets \u201chave the task of keeping alive the memory of God\u2019s faithfulness and the unfaithfulness of the people,\u201d the Pope said. A diplomat \u201cshould know the history of God with the people he has been called to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAnother diplomatic fundamental consists in being able to correctly assess the present. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis realism of the present is connected to competency, to studying and learning in order to fully understand a country\u2019s situation.\u00a0 This means studying, visiting and speaking with the people,\u201d Pope Francis said.<\/p>\n

\tA third fundamental is prudence, he continued.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt\u2019s not possible to walk down every street,\u201d the Pope explained. \u201cA prophet ought to stand on these three pillars in order to say the right words, make the right gesture that is developed in prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe warned that when the memory of the Gospel, of the Church, or of the history of nation are lost, \u201ceverything ends up in ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Pope encouraged those working in formation at the pontifical academy to embrace \u201ccompetency,\u201d calling this \u201cthe profound study of problems in order to avoid improvisations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe encouraged them to demonstrate fraternity and \u201cpriestly friendship\u201d to overcome \u201cambition and excessive talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAbove all, he recommended prayer \u201cas that conversation in silence before the altar, placing before the Lord the situations and problems experienced in the ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe pontiff addressed current issues facing the Church, such as the commitment to care for the dignity of human life at the international level. He also discussed the expectations for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family.<\/p>\n

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