This requires "caution warns Ccee , because situations of fragmentation and weakness of faith can easily fall prey to totalitarian powers". "Even the Church is often regarded in a narrow way", interesting "just because of its commitment to solidarity and the environment". At the same time, "there’s a spreading of an aggressive humanist atheism, which, although belonging to a minority, is widely present in the media and in the public arena". As to the Christians of the East, "during Communism they looked with hope to the West", but "they soon had to realise that the things were different, and even now they have to waste a lot of time on the issue of the return of the assets of the Church and the regularisation of the relationship between the Church and the State". According to the secretaries, in Europe there’s scope "for a serious, dialogic proposition of faith. There’s the expectation of a light", which may "expand the horizon of rationality, beyond mere scientism, to generate culture". Several experiences "show that one can live Christianity even in a secularised culture. The forthcoming WYD in Australia and the many meetings of young people that will be held all over Europe to coincide with the WYD are a sign of this possibility". (continued)
