Bringing into the European arena the voice of Christianity and its "specific and unmissable" contribution to the great questions of today’s man. This is how mgr. Aldo Giordano, who was appointed by the Pope permanent observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe, leaving the Ccee after a 13 years’ service, is getting ready to live this new appointment. "I have the feeling he says in an interview with SIR that sometimes one speaks of Christianity but refers to "masks" or images of Christianity that have nothing to do with what Christianity really is. I would like this discussion to be about its contents. I hope a serene dialogue on Europe’s great questions may be extended in Europe: about the meaning of life, the foundation of values, the issue of peaceful cohabitation, the need and challenges of confronting the world". "Christianity thinks it can offer a specific and unmissable contribution. But, to do this, it needs a debate that is open and serene and that is not filtered by prejudices or ideological or power schemes. Before such big questions, it is a shame to oppose oneself or leave no room for true contributions. It’s clear that the Churches do not ask for any privileges but for a laicism which embraces all that is authentic and in which everyone can give their own contribution". ” “
