Moderated by Pierangelo Giovanetti, Director of the newspaper L’Adige.
Can Islamic immigrants become an opportunity for us? Some say yes. Last March, in an interview with the French weekly La Vie, Pope Francis acknowledged that today “one can speak of an Arab invasion.” Some perceived this as an alarm. However, the Pope quickly clarified that his words should be understood in a non-negative sense and noted almost with a sense of admiration: “How many invasions has Europe experienced throughout its history!” In the sense that our continent, Europe, “has always been able to overcome itself and move forward, ultimately finding itself enlarged by the exchange between cultures.” Memory will help us understand the meaning of these statements and discuss them.
