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The great rabbi of Madrid gave the lecture "Charity in the Jewish tradition", framed in the XVI International Conference of Charity and Volunteer 'Training of Agents in Socio-Charitable Pastoral', inaugurated yesterday in the UCAM and continue today in the Monastery of Los Jerónimos

This morning the 16th International Conference on Charity and Volunteerism 'Training of Agents in Socio-Charitable Pastoral' organized by the Catholic University of Murcia, through the International Institute of Charity and Volunteering John Paul II, continued at the UCAM. Are developing since yesterday in the Campus of Los Jerónimos.

Among the speakers were representatives of different religions, such as Moshe Bendahán, the great rabbi of Madrid, who spoke about charity in Jewish tradition.

"For the Jewish tradition charity is one of the fundamental pillars. In fact, the ten commandments were given in two tables: a table of the relation of man to God and another of man to man, both equally important, for Teach us that one without the other do not go, that is, ethics and theology have to go together, "explained the great rabbi of Madrid.

The purpose of these seminars is to train volunteers from a charitable, Christian and social perspective, through conferences such as those held today, where the work developed since the Pontifical Council Cor Unum , The challenges of integral human development or the contribution of orthodox theology to human development.

In addition, expert panelists in different areas such as Segundo Tejado, undersecretary of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum have also participated in the round tables.

Segundo Tejado said that "we are still few volunteers, so it is important the action of the UCAM, which is a pioneer in this formation of charitable agents that do not exist in other places, since every Christian is called to exercise The charity in its area, because it begins with the person we have next: the husband, the wife, the son or the neighbor, is a theological virtue that every Christian is called to live.

The undersecretary of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum has indicated that "organized charity is something else, where Christians in the churches organize to be more efficient when a catastrophe occurs, so that with the resources we have and the people prepared we can Go to places where we are needed and provide our help, with specific training needed. "

In his lecture, Segundo Tejado has paraphrased Pope Francisco mentioning that "this professional formation is not enough because the man what he needs is another type of help, so that an agent of pastoral has this more that is asked."

Taking as an example the act of St. Francis of Assisi with the leper has explained that "this one inclined to cure the sores and then gave him a kiss, because for him the important thing was to become one with the leper." That is the difference, the church Is not an NGO anymore, which certainly do an excellent job, we have something particular to give, a plus that characterizes us. "

The conference will conclude tomorrow with a visit to the Center of APCOM (Association of Families and People with Intellectual Disability of the Northwest) in the municipality of Caravaca, and with the celebration of a Eucharist in the Castillo de la Santísima Vera Cruz which will be presided over by the archbishop Of Santo Domingo, Francisco Ozoria.

Ecumenical Act

In addition, tomorrow afternoon at 20:30 hours will take place in the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Murcia, an ecumenical act that will feature representatives of religious entities such as: Polycarp Stavropoulos, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Constantinople;

Nicolaos Matti Abd, archbishop and patriarchal vicar for Spain of the Syrian Orthodox Church;

Archpriest Stavrphor, Vicar General for Spain and Portugal of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Serbia;

Pavlov Higúmeno Serafín, delegate of the Russian Patriarchate of the Diocese of Korsum for France, Spain and Portugal;

Yaroslav Pyrkovskyy, parish priest of St. Jor of Pochavev and delegate of the Diocese of Korsún of the Patriarchate of Moscow;

Nicodemo Moldovan, delegate for inter-religious dialogue of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Romania;

Carlos López Lozano, Archbishop of the Anglican Communion in Spain;

Félix González Moreno, pastor of the First Evangelical Baptist Church in Madrid;

And other representatives of the Coptic Orthodox patriarchates and of Bulgaria and the Lutheran Church.

Source: UCAM