09-22-2011, 07:46 PM
[url="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/indian-archbishop-says-his-country-must-help-re-evangelize-europe/"]Indian archbishop says his country must help re-evangelize Europe[/url]
Ok , got it , Europe is not sending enough money.
Quote:He said the issue of the re-Christianizing Europe emerged during discussions with the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace about the amount of private Indian wealth deposited in Swiss bank accounts to avoid paying taxes in India. It is a practice Archbishop Concessao described as ââ¬Åimmoral,ââ¬Â ââ¬Åunjustââ¬Â and ââ¬Ådepriving the country of what it could do for the poor in India.ââ¬Â
ââ¬ÅWe asked if the Church could talk to a Catholic country like Switzerland and see how they can help justice be done so that the money can go back and be utilized for the development of our country,ââ¬Â explained Archbishop Concessao.
ââ¬ÅWe were told they would try. But the big question is: How Catholic are these countries in their practice?ââ¬Â
The conclusion reached by the Indian bishops, said Archbishop Concessao, was that Europe is bankrupt ââ¬Åas regards to moral values which are so important to the Catholic Church.ââ¬Â
This means that ââ¬Åwhile the Holy Father keeps on harping on about the value of life, on morality, on dignity, and human rights,ââ¬Â this is not necessarily reflected ââ¬Åin terms of the behavior of the people in Europe,ââ¬Â he said.
Hence the increasing need, he said, for Indian Catholics to help re-evangelize the continent which helped to bring Christianity to India. Indeed, Archbishop Concessaoââ¬â¢s predecessors as archbishop this century have included men from Wales and Ireland.
ââ¬ÅThere are already missionaries from India - priests and religious - working and offering pastoral servicesââ¬Â in Europe, he explained.
ââ¬ÅAnd it looks like now even the basic Catholic philosophy of life has to be re-communicated to the West in the present context.ââ¬Â
Ok , got it , Europe is not sending enough money.