L'Europa non deve temere le sue radici cristiane perché "se l'Europa avrà vergogna di se stessa, delle sue radici e della sua identità cristiana, non avrà futuro. Avanzerà inesorabilmente verso il suo declino". Parole forti quelle pronunciate la sera on 24 November in Brussels by Msgr. Rino Fisichella, president of the new Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the new evangelization, spoke at the debate on "Shaping the Eu of tomorrow" (Shaping the future of the EU), sponsored by COMECE (Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Community) to mark the 30th anniversary of its constitution and hosted by the Representation of Bavaria to the European Union.
strong and shared identity. In a long and complex surgery, Mgr. Fisichella has spoken of the contribution of Christianity to Europe. "Experience teaches us - he said - that the future is determined by our history and our capacity that will generation to pass on our heritage of civilization and history for generations to come. "For the Vatican prelate Europe" can never be truly united, if he wants to break with its past. Will not be imposed on citizens so different a sense of belonging to a rootless and soulless. The bill may not be successful. "Only" a strong identity and shared by all "- he added Msgr. Fisichella - Europe will be able to overcome all forms of fundamentalism and extremism that threaten our countries in a more and more frequent. "The President of the Vatican department concluded his speech by underlining the presence in Europe of "neutrality tempted to anti-Christianity." And he said: "We Catholics do not we pull back from our responsibility and will not accept being marginalized. We believe instead that our contribution is essential for the process to be carried out successfully. Without the significant presence of Catholic Europe is impoverished. This island has become less attractive. That's why we want to be heard and put to the test because it may appear once again the richness of our faith to the authentic progress of society. "
awaken the conscience. analysis on the situation and prospects of the European Union, Jacques Delors, EU Commission President from 1985 to 1994, confirmed his thoughts on the urgency of "a higher value and shared by the Europeans." "Only if the spiritual dimension will not be placed outside the cultural and political considerations - he said - Europe has a future, that can respond to the vocation of 'common home' and witness of democracy and peace in the world: 'Europe needs more and more of a soul. " "No doubt about the validity of the steps taken by European institutions in 60 years," he added, but "next to the single currency, free movement in Lisbon and enlargement, we need a renewed and stronger mutual understanding, it is necessary that the people Europe take viva la fiamma dell'unità nella diversità che i padri hanno lasciato loro perché oggi anche le nuove generazioni abbiano una luce per il loro percorso verso l'Europa del futuro, la loro Europa". Purtroppo, ha commentato Delors, "i governi nazionali hanno perso entusiasmo per il progetto europeo" mentre "nella società l'individualismo sta guadagnando terreno"e si sta smarrendo la solidarietà, uno dei pilastri portanti della "casa comune". Delors ha indicato nel "tesoro nascosto dell'educazione" la via per non cedere al pessimismo: "occorre formare oppure, più semplicemente risvegliare la coscienza".
"Continuare, continuare, continuare…" Nel his greetings to the participants Mgr. Adrianus van Luyn, Bishop of Rotterdam and COMECE president, said that "the Church must pay close attention to intellectual and spiritual process of European unification." It "can not provide answers or solutions tailored to the problems" of the EU, but can offer principles metapolitical "and" metaeconomici "inviolable dignity of the human person, the common good, subsidiarity and solidarity. "In Europe - said the president still Comece - Christianity will survive only if Christians will want to play an active role in shaping European integration and work towards a more humane future for our continent." For his part, Minister of Bavaria, Emilia Müller recalled the reunification of Germany, while the new cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Monaco and Vice-Freising Comece, focused on the importance of the social doctrine of the Church, the role of Comece and the value of dialogue between Churches and EU institutions. Bustaffa Paul, director of SIR - SIR Europe and the debate moderator, concluded the meeting with a memory of Jean Monnet: "When shortly before his death, some journalists asked him what should be done to revive Europe, he said, 'Go, go, go'. " "This - said Bustaffa - is my appeal to the European Churches are also called today collect and translate into a commitment even stronger. "
[Source: SIR November 2010]
[Source: SIR November 2010]
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