TURKEY: MSGR. PADOVESE (TURKISH BISHOPS), "THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVES TO DEMOCRACY" (2)

” “"The current problems – commented Msgr. Padovese -, are linked with power positions. There is the need to safeguard and, at the same time, the right to give this laity a democratic expression. A democracy always includes risks, but there are no alternatives to democracy. Until now, the situation of Turkey remained unchanged exactly owing to power forces opposing each other. It is somewhat like pulling a rope: neither one nor the other will ever prevail, and will always remain halfway". ” “