"Halloween is a type of celebration that is foreign to our tradition but has immense value and should be continued. The cult of the dead is part of our history: it is a time when hope for eternity is born. It is a time when the Lord makes us understand that life is more than just this earthly existence."
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Halloween è un tipo di festa estranea alla nostra tradizione che ha valori immensi e che deve essere continuata. Quello dei defunti è un culto della nostra storia: è il momento in cui si apre la speranza per l' eternità . Un momento in cui il Signore ci fa comprendere che la vita è più ampia di quella terrena. — As quoted in Il cardinale contro Halloween, la Repubblica (October 31, 2000)
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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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