2023-12-13 18:50:00
This is an announcement that has not gone unnoticed. Pope Francis will visit Belgium in 2024. He responded favorably to an invitation from UC Louvain and KU Leuven, on the occasion of the 600 years of the two universities.
The coming of a pope to us is an event. This hasn’t happened since John Paul II in 1995.
What decided it was the invitation from the two rectors of the universities of Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve for their 600th anniversary according to Tommy Scholtes, the spokesperson for the bishops of Belgium. “The university has a history, a tradition of reflection, wisdom, teaching and pedagogy“, he said. “And I also think that the Pope thinks that Belgium is a country where Christian life is no longer automatic and that it is a country that must be particularly supported. He went to many countries where it was necessary to encourage the Church. Dialogue with the population and authorities can be very interesting. We learned regarding it today through a tweet.“
Visit to the Belgian people?
He will come to pay homage to Catholic universities. However, will he visit the Belgian people? For example with an outdoor celebration? “We are planning a celebration in Koekelberg“, said the spokesperson. “It is quite likely that he will encounter people who are victims of sexual abuse.”
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