Libertad religiosa, camino para la paz

Abstract

The advocacy of religious liberty represents the core of the Pope Benedict XVI Message for the XLIVth World Day of Peace that Benedict XVI conveyed. This is an extremely delicate matter, as it entails grave consequences in the field of security for two reasons: firs,t because its violation brings along unjustices which hardly combine with the respect to Human Rights; second, this liberty cannot be brandished as a pretext to violate other´s liberties or the State´s security. His Holiness also decries the ravages of relativism and fanaticism, either religious or anti-religious, and puts forward the exercise of dialogue based on reason to overcome every obstacle that these threats to peace and security represent for coexistence.