May each make his own contribution to re-establishing in the Balkans the minimum conditions for peaceful coexistence. We are close to you with our solidarity and above all with our prayer, which is the great means we have available for obtaining all that seems humanly difficult to bring about. Above all, I ask those of you who are present here to pray. All who turn to the Lord of peace know that it is established in hearts rather than in the halls of diplomacy. Such an intervention, as the Holy Father's numerous appeals demonstrate, does not mean immediate military action.
Negotiation is the most respectful way for man.
This is certainly a demanding policy, but it is the only noble and truly victorious one, the one that sees all people of goodwill committed to prayer, repentance and sharing. The ecclesial communities which, this summer, the fourth of the war for the sorely-tried Bosnian people, reject the lack of restraint that in opulent societies goes hand in hand with neglect of the suffering, know this. They are spending this holiday period meditating with deeper awareness and more actively mobilizing solidarity. The young Europeans who are preparing in this spirit for the meeting in Loreto next September know it. We must look with this intimate certainly to Sarajevo.