” “More than an event, it is an "assembly process" developed through different stages that have helped "find new light for the ecumenical path": this is the definition given by the secretary of the Council of European Bishops Conferences (Ccee), mgr. Aldo Giordano, of the Third European Ecumenical Assembly (EEA3), currently held in Sibiu. "The meeting between the East and the West", the "confrontation with secularisation", "the identity of the different Churches as an exchange of gifts" are the focus of attention, according to mgr. Giordano, to "explore our being Christians" against any superficiality, "the first obstacle to the ecumenical path". "The coverage Sibiu will receive is essential for ecumenical life and for the Christian testimony in Europe", highlights the president of the Conference of European Churches (Kek), Jean-Arnold de Clermont, with reference to the need to "share, with Europe and all the world, the important challenge of migration and the environment". "Rediscovering the liveliness of the Gospel and the need of the ecumenical path for the continent today" is, according to Colin Williams, secretary general of the Kek, "the main goal of the EEA3", so that we can "find again new confidence in ourselves and in our apostolate, at the dawn of this century. Europe risks becoming poorer, without our contribution".” “
