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Cardinal Sarr Calls to reject the corruption of power

^{ROME, Tuesday, February 8, 2011}

Archbishop of Dakar in particular evokes the situation in Tunisia and Egypt

^ZENIT.org

In referring to "popular revolts against those who confiscate power for themselves" in Tunisia, Egypt and "probably soon" in other countries, Cardinal Theodore Adrien Sarr urged to reject "all forms of corruption of power." The full text of his homily was published on the website of Caritas Senegal.

The archbishop of Dakar has celebrated the opening Mass of World Social Forum 2011 which runs from February 6 to 11 in the Senegalese capital.

Commenting on the Gospel of Sunday, Feb. 6, the cardinal invited those present to be "salt of the earth, light of the world."

"Light is an energy that is expended, and combusted. How could we be so light in the world without consuming something of ourselves, our time, our peace, our forces? "He said.

"No need to seek the extraordinary opportunity to put the light in us and around us: a meeting, a visit, a word, a look, a service rendered, work done with honesty, caring relationships and sociability and of truth evidence can be bright and warm. "

To be "light in the darkness of bad governance, inequity of national and global economic systems," Cardinal Sarr invited to "be concerned about the fate of our fellows, as to the causes of their suffering, to denounce and fight the injustices and situations of injustice. "

"You are the salt of the earth", has still said the Archbishop of Dakar. Forcefully, he said that Christians could not simply "be and do like everyone else."

"If Christians are losing the taste of God, they fade, as do most resourceful in prayer and the Word of God, they have no difference to be heard. By adopting indiscriminately, attitudes and conduct environmental, cultural and social conformism, they have no flavor of gospel, or they lose it, "he said.

" Salt prevents corruption, "urged the African cardinal. "Be salt, preventing the corruption of food life. Let salt, by refusing to participate in corruption in a world tainted by the desire for money and power! Let salt, fighting against all forms of corruption by money, "he said.

And they discussed the situation of Tunisia and Egypt, "How quiet popular revolts against those who confiscate power for themselves, their families and loved ones, as Tunisia, Egypt and perhaps soon in other countries . Let the salt of the earth, rejecting all forms of corruption of power, to live and preach the authority service, power service, power to others and not for himself .

Cardinal finally observed: "Symbolic by its multiple functions, the salt is also by its mode of action. It acts by intimate penetration. "It is no longer visible, mixed with food." "The Christian, like salt - he hoped - has without ostentation or pretension, put at the heart of the world by his humble witness of life, a dash of Holy Spirit."