Benedict XVI: the special vocation of Vatican diplomacy

The diplomatic service of the Holy See is a special priestly vocation which brings with it a particular understanding of the complex problems of our world. Those were Pope Benedict XVI words to the staff of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the Holy Sees training college for diplomats. It is necessary to know how to interpret personal and social situations, he said, to have a capacity for dialogue with others and a special spiritual solidarity, in order not to be discouraged by the negative effects of a worldly mentality and not to be too affected by earthly logic. Turning to prayer can help to overcome loneliness, misunderstandings and suffering, and if the work sometimes seems too hard or the ...

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