I. The cultural and spiritual identity of the “old continent” 1. Christians look at Europe’s future with hope because of their faith in Jesus Christ, the only true source of peace. “World peace cannot be safeguarded without creative efforts which match the perils which threaten it. The contribution which an organized and living Europe can…
Read more1. faith 2. culture 3. history 4. hope 1. Faith. The paradox of all these problems which unite us is that they are the ones which divide us. Each one is ambivalent, has both its constructive and discordant, if not also its destructive one. Faith unites us, for example, but confession, that is its interpretation, separates…
Read moreI have thought of using the title “Challenges and signs of hope for the church in Europe” as the Pope has entitled the first paragraph of the first chapter of the post synodal apostolical exhortation Ecclesia in Europa. Reading the list of “the problems which unite us” I’ve wondered what my contribution should be since…
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