![]() A heart that reveals the truth of our being with its beat and that, for this reason, should be listened to. ![]() Because “the Christian’s programme” - as Benedict XVI wrote - “is ‘a heart which sees’”. We should not be afraid of proclaiming the truth, even if it is at times uncomfortable, but of doing so without charity, without heart. After listening to the other with a pure heart, we will also be able to speak following the truth in love (cf. Once we have practised listening, which demands waiting and patience, as well as foregoing the assertion of our point of view in a prejudicial way, we can enter into the dynamic of dialogue and sharing, which is precisely that of communicating in a cordial way. ![]() It is the heart that spurred us to go, to see and to listen, and it is the heart that moves us towards an open and welcoming way of communicating. After having reflected in past years on the verbs “to go and see” and “to listen” as conditions for good communication, with this Message for the LVII World Day of Social Communications, I would like to focus on “speaking with the heart”. ![]()
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