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The president of the Polish Bishops鈥� Conference, Archbishop Stanis艂aw G膮decki, has expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for the Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonía, which, he says, 鈥渁rose in the heart of your Holiness as the fruit of the dialogue and discernment during the recent General Synod of Bishops on the Amazon鈥�.

Pope Francis' care for the Amazon

In a letter to Pope Francis, written on behalf of the 鈥渇aithful and pastors of Poland鈥�, the Archbishop of Poznan said, 鈥淢y gratitude is deeper the more I discover with what care and love the Holy Father, as Pater Patrum [father of fathers] surrounds the children of our beloved Mother, the Church, scattered across all continents and inhabiting even the most distant places, often not only forgotten and overlooked, but also exploited and destroyed鈥�.

Archbishop G膮decki notes that Querida Amazonía 鈥渋s above all a manifestation of the faithful memory and responsible care of the whole Church for our brothers living in this region of the world, who often with great heroism and devotion, in suffering but also with hope, follow the paths of the Gospel of Christ鈥�.

The voice of the Church

Citing the Exhortation itself, the Archbishop continues, 鈥淭hank you, your Holiness, for this necessary, important, and sensitive voice that becomes the loud voice of the Church 鈥榝or the rights of the poor, the indigenous peoples and the least of our brothers and sisters, where their voices can be heard and their dignity advanced鈥�; for the call for Amazonia to 鈥榩reserve its distinctive cultural riches, where the beauty of our humanity shines forth in so many varied ways鈥�, and to 鈥榡ealously preserve its overwhelming natural beauty and the superabundant life teeming in its rivers and forests鈥欌��.

Archbishop G膮decki concluded his letter with the prayer that, 鈥渢hrough the grace of God and the commitment of us all鈥�, Pope Francis鈥� dreams for the beloved Amazon region 鈥渨ill inspire people of good will to take even greater care of the Amazon and its peoples鈥�.