CHRISTODOULOS: DIALOGUE BETWEEN CATHOLIC-ORTHODOX CHURCHES, "TIME IS RUNNING OUT"(2)

” “” ” ” “SIR – 14/12/2006 – “The spirit of our time also shows us different paths – stated the archbishop of Athens – John Paul II’s visit in Athens in 2001 gave food for thought to our clergy and to our people, and opened up new paths of creative and fraternal cooperation within the new reality of Europe". Paths that are called "bioethics, education, ecology, peace” as well as “opposition to the laicisation of the Christian message and commitment to establish God’s justice in our common house that is Europe, a continent that thirsts for Christ”. “We must not fail in guaranteeing the respect of the sacred character of the person and the non-negotiable value of human life, in promoting inter-religious dialogue to ensure people that humanity will be really humanised”. “We have come – he concluded – to bear witness to our trust in a better common future in Europe and across the world, to the benefit of society and our troubled youth”.” “