EUROPE: MARTIN (COMECE), "THE EU SHOULD PROMOTE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF MIGRATION"

"If Brussels is the heart of a Europe that is growing on the economic and political front, Taizé can be regarded as the spiritual heart of the continent": mgr. van Luyn, speaking of his recent experience in the ecumenical community in France, explains that "on January 30th we will have, here, in Brussels, the prior of Taizé", with whom "we will reflect and pray for the future of Europe". During the meeting of Comece over these days, the bishops lingered on the "migration issue". "This is a typical phenomenon of global societies and economies – explains mgr. Diarmuid Martin, archbishop of Dublin -. In this respect, the EU should take care of protecting the migrants’ rights", "by promoting intercultural dialogue and integration". "And I’d go further than that – adds the deputy-president of Comece -: it’s time we promoted the many positive aspects of migration", in "social, economic, cultural and spiritual" terms. About the energy policy, mgr. Piotr Jarecki, auxiliary bishop of Warsaw, said: "We spoke about that in terms of economic relations, but even more from a biblical and ethical perspective". "This complex topic – stated the deputy-president of Comece – must be tackled, bearing in mind the protection of Creation and a sympathetic use of the energy sources".