"Greater familiarity of European men and women with the Sacred Scriptures leads towards that experience of burning fire in the heart which was experienced by the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The Bible read and prayed, in particular by young people, is the book of the future for the European continent."
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H. Em. Card. Carlo Maria MARTINI, Archbishop of Milan (7 October 1999) Press Office of the Holy See
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Carlo Maria Martini
Carlo Maria Martini (15 February 1927 – 31 August 2012) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.
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