Even if it "is no longer a Christian society", in Europe "there’s wide scope for a Christian view of reality" but the Church must "be itself, overcome the internal temptation of secularisation, testify the Resurrected Christ, give God back to Europe". This is the belief of the secretaries general of the European Bishops Conferences, gathered until yesterday in Covadonga (Spain) for the meeting promoted by Ccee on "The religious situation in Europe: between secularisation and the demand for meaning and spirituality". "It is high time we extended our being Christians, our belonging to the Church, our communion and responsibility for the human being", state the secretaries in a release published today. "In Europe they notice , the opening to and interest in the religious dimension" are growing, and "many young people are looking for a way to overcome a disappointing materialism ad rediscover the reality of transcendence" in the light of "a growing religious pluralism" which "creates a sort of ‘race’ between religions and truths. In particular, now there’s a confrontation with Islam". In the meantime, "where the reference to the truthful dimension of the Christian faith is missing, the faith is thinning out, and faith and morality are built in private through one’s own representations and emotions". (continued)” “
