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新ローマ法王、前任の路線継承
新ローマ法王に選出されたベネディクト16世は20日、前法王のヨハネ・パウロ2世の路線を継承する方針を明らかにした。
Pope to follow in predecessor's footsteps
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI pledged April 20 to work to unify all Christians and reach out to other religions as he outlined his goals and made clear he would follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
Benedict, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, said his "primary task" would be to work to reunify all Christians and that sentiment alone was not enough. "Concrete acts that enter souls and move consciences are needed," he said.
The 256th pope said he wanted to continue "an open and sincere dialogue" with other religions and would do everything in his power to improve the ecumenical cause.
Jewish and Muslim leaders responded by welcoming Benedict, although the pope's participation, albeit unwilling, in the Nazi Party as a youth rang some alarms in Israel.
Benedict, 78, is the oldest pope in 275 years. His age clearly was a factor among cardinals who favored a "transitional" pope.
The choice was greeted with joy by conservatives and consternation among Roman Catholic reformers in this age of growing secularism.
Benedict is a conservative in issues such as homosexuality, contraception, euthanasia, the ordination of women, and the lifting of the celibacy requirement for priests.
Dubbed in the Italian press as "God's Rottweiler," he worked as a strict disciplinarian beside the previous pope and has made clear where he stands ideologically, warning April 20 against sects and ideologies such as Marxism, liberalism, atheism, agnosticism and relativism.
Shukan ST: April 29, 2005
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- follow in 〜's footsteps
- 〜の路線を継ぐ
- predecessor
- 前任者
- pledged
- 誓約した
- unify
- 統一する
- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
- ヨゼフ・ラッツィンガー枢機卿
- sentiment
- 気持ち
- Concrete acts
- 具体的な行動
- consciences
- 道義心
- dialogue
- 対話
- ecumenical cause
- 普遍的な大義
- albeit unwilling
- 不本意ではあったが
- rang some alarms
- 懸念を起こさせた
- transitional
- 暫定的な
- consternation
- ろうばい
- secularism
- 非宗教主義
- contraception
- 避妊
- euthanasia
- 尊厳死
- ordination
- 任職
- celibacy
- 独身主義
- Dubbed(as)〜
- 〜とあだ名を付けられた
- Rottweiler
- ロットワイラー(ドイツの番犬)
- strict disciplinarian
- 厳格に規律を守らせる人
- ideologically
- イデオロギーの面で
- liberalism
- 自由主義
- atheism
- 無神論
- agnosticism
- 不可知論
- relativism
- 相対主義