A very interesting article that fits in very well with our life here in Europe:
Appeared in: Daily "Heute", Column "Answers" by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (Vienna), 25th January 2008
Something is happening in our old Europe. Christians are answering back instead of putting up with all and everything. They go out on the streets to demonstrate. Not with loud slogans and even less with violence. Peaceful and friendly they come in big numbers. Such big numbers, that
some media want to play them down.
In January in Madrid a huge "Family Day" was celebrated. This peaceful demonstration addressed the anti-family policies in Zapatero’s government which introduced "express-divorce" and "gay marriage". Almost two million people gathered – many European media spoke of only 150.000. Pope Benedict was invited to give a lecture at Italy’s biggest university. Some professors and students protested and threatened to disrupt the speech, claiming that the Pope was intolerant and ultra-conservative. The Pope called his lecture off. Last Sunday about 200.000 people – among them many young – came to St. Peter’s square to show their support for the Pope in a peaceful and cordial manner. Jesus told his disciples to turn the other cheek when hit. But he also questioned the one who acted unjustly: "Why do you hit me?". Christians in
Europe begin to question their allegedly tolerant adversaries: why do you hit the Church, that is, us? Are we doing something bad when we defend the family, stand up for the right to life and thus help Europe to have children, that is, the future?
Europe begin to question their allegedly tolerant adversaries: why do you hit the Church, that is, us? Are we doing something bad when we defend the family, stand up for the right to life and thus help Europe to have children, that is, the future?
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