"Today goes on the cardinal, as he describes the current situation , the State is prone to considering the fact that, despite the rampant secularisation, many citizens have a spiritual life that affects social life". According to the Secretary of State, failing to acknowledge this "social reality" would not be "right nor fruitful". "If words have a meaning went on Bertone , positive laicism is not a threat to the principle of laicism nor a break from it. It purely means that this laicism is not blind and does not disown the religious fact. And this is a development that makes is sounder". "The Church in France adds the Secretary of State , because of its deep historical roots in society and its missionary and intellectual aspirations, has always wanted to be involved in the social questions and in the places where men live and work". This is the reason it cares so much about "bioethical problems, education and the family, life in the suburbs, the reception and social inclusion of immigrant populations, culture. The Church in France concludes the Secretary of State wants to remain faithful to this tradition and keep embracing in its glance and work the whole of human realities".
