Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra

“The new Pontiff, as he has said himself, will act in continuity with his predecessor Pope John Paul II, that is, he will continue along the path of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, the implementation of Vatican II, the search for peace and security for all. The latter is particularly dear to the hearts of Africans, victims of decades of war for which the international community finds it hard to provide suitable solutions.”

“It is not only humans who are controlled by fihavanana but the whole cosmos with all elements that form it: the stars, the mineral world, the vegetable world, the animal world, the human body, etc.. and that give us some examples of fihavanana in negative or positive. Many proverbs express and show these statements. From this value of fihavanana, theological reflection on truths of the Christian revelation has been done with adjustments, purification and the necessary overcoming.”