The present study tries a theological and socio-human approach at the same time, so that a correlation could be made between the religious beliefs of the world, in which life may be approached both from the perspective of the scientific data, as well as from the human thinking and up to the human feelings arisen and the beneficial influence Pope Francis' visit has exercised upon people up to the present time. To desacralize the world and life, means to diminish the real meaning and value, disregarding the entire spiritual edifice of humanity. The apostolic journey of Pope Francis that he made on the days of May 31-June 2, 2019 in Romania, will remain not only a memory for all the Romanian people, but rather a historical event with a special spiritual charge, oriented towards reconciliation and tolerance between churches and ethnic groups, taking into account the multitude of ethnicities in Romania, of different denominations. The methodology was based on the collection of data from the online environment and the direct observations made by those who conducted the study, as a result of their taking part to the entire activity throughout their visit. The study is also supported by social surveys and discussions with the participants in the event, in the places where Pope Francis has held prayer talks and dialogues. The results highlight in the first place the large numbers of Romanians participating, regardless of ethnicity and religious affiliation, age or socio-professional structure, all having the same desire, that of maintaining a good understanding relationship among all Christians, no matter if Catholic or Orthodox. The culturalreligious pluralism in Romania is an advantage that we must all become aware of and that we must be glad about.
The research proposes itself to identify the attitude of the people in the online environment regarding the visit of Pope Francis in Romania, but also the level of interest expressed by them in the posts distributed on Facebook before, during and after the event. The interest expressed by the people in the online environment was analyzed by the number of likes, distributions and comments offered for the posts containing the keyword "Pope Francis". The main objective of the research is to make a comparison of the impact corresponding to each of the three temporal categories (before, during the event, post event). The secondary objective of the research is to identify the attitude of the people in the online environment in the three stages mentioned above, due to the fact that the public opinion is extremely oscillating, being able to be influenced by the way the event takes place. The database was created through a single social network, namely Facebook, where the number of posts in the analyzed period was very high due to the cultural and historical significance of the event. The motivation of the research was offered by the extremely high interest expressed in the online environment by people, but also by the fact that most of the population of Romania is of Christian -Orthodox religion. The results prove to be another reinforcement of people's interest in this event, regardless of religious affiliation, and the event itself is a balancing element between the two categories of Christians, as people are aware of the immense potential of this visit, both spiritually, financially, able to promote or develop the relationship between Catholics and Orthodox. The event represented an element providing added value to the country's economy, the local economy within the communities visited by Pope Francis, also generated a cultural plus, but also a huge supplementary impulse in promoting the country internationally. After having observed the immense interest shown by the people through direct participation or in the online environment, we could conclude that the cultural-religious pluralism in Romania represented a plus for each group of people taken into consideration, but also at the state level.
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