Sign Language as an Instrument of Evangelization
Pope Francis:
In March 2014, Pope Francis received 6,000 representatives of the Little Mission for the Deaf in private audience, founded in Bologna in 1849 by the Venerable Servant of God Mons. Joseph Gualandi. On this occasion, the Pontiff had stated: “The sick or disabled person, starting from his fragility, from his limit, can become a witness of the encounter; the encounter with Jesus, which opens to life and faith, and the encounter with others, with the community In fact, only those who recognize their own fragility, their own limit can build fraternal and solidarity relationships, in the Church and in society “. The Holy Father encouraged us to bring the deaf closer to the Gospel message and did so by setting an example himself last year, making a Christmas greeting message to them in sign language. In May 2017 Francesco had already used this form of communication to address the 60 representatives of the deaf national body present in St. Peter’s Square for the general audience.
Source taken from: https://www.piccolamissionesordomuti.it/en/
