Dialogue between the government, the three historical Christian churches (Catholics, Hungarian reformed Church and Evangelical Church) and the Jewish is improving. The news of a meeting was given today by the Hungarian Catholic agency, Magyar Kurir. The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and other ministers, cardinal Péter Erdö, president of the Hungarian Bishops Conference, bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei, head of the Synod of the Hungarian reformed Church, bishop János Ittzés, head of the Hungarian Evangelical Church, and Péter Feldmájer, president of the Hungarian Jewish Association. 10 years after the Treaty signed between the Republic of Hungary and the Holy See, the government believes it is now “legally and effectively binding”. The Prime Minister proposed that the Government should meet the Churches at least twice a year and keep contact with the ministries. Cardinal Erdo said, at the press conference, that he “appreciated the dialogue between the government and the Churches that can deliver factual results”. The four leaders also invited the government members to the ecumenical celebration of 22nd October in the Catholic Basilica of Saint Stephen’s, the day before 23rd October, the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.
