In his speech at Wcc relayed today by the agency "Europaica" , bishop Hilarion also speaks of the issue of human life. "We have heard that human life can be a negotiable value, to such an extent it can be aborted in the mother’s womb". "What happened to Christianity? In a confused and bewildered world, where is the prophetic voice of the Christians?" The Orthodox bishop also quotes the latest speech by the archbishop of Canterbury about the possibility to include parts of the Muslim legal system in the British legal system. According to Alfeyev, a "paradoxical situation" has been established, because "it is not up to us to defend the Sharia, promote unconventional lifestyles and secularised values. Our mission is to preach what Christ preached, teach what the apostles taught us, and pass on what our Fathers passed on to us. This is the testimony people expect us to give".
