Chief Rabbi and Pope discuss fears for Europe

[ukhudshanskiy]

Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks and Pope Benedict XVI discussed their mutual fears for Europe's future during an audience at the Vatican.

The issue of Europe was also addressed as the Chief Rabbi gave a lecture at the Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

He called on Christians and Jews to open a "new chapter" in their relationship: "If Europe loses the Judeo-Christian heritage that gave it its historic identity and its greatest achievements in literature, art, music, education, politics, and economics, it will lose its identity and its greatness, not immediately, but before this century reaches its end.

"When a civilisation loses its faith, it loses its future. When it recovers its faith, it recovers its future. For the sake of our children, and their children not yet born, we – Jews and Christians, side-by-side – must renew our faith and its prophetic voice. We must help Europe rediscover its soul."

Comments

[godilla.livejournal.com]

По поводу Judeo-Christian heritage неплохо вспомнить, что говорил об этом Христос.

Иоанн 8:44
Ваш отец диавол; и вы хотите исполнять похоти отца вашего. Он был человекоубийца от начала и не устоял в истине, ибо нет в нем истины. Когда говорит он ложь, говорит свое, ибо он лжец и отец лжи.

[ukhudshanskiy.livejournal.com]

последние времена.