Saturday, December 24, 2011

Proselytism of Europe is priority, says Pope , Benedict XVI - The Tablet

Proselytism of Europe is priority, says Pope , Benedict XVI - The Tablet

Pope Benedict XVI told the Vatican's most senior figures today that the top priority for the coming years was the new evangelisation of Europe. In his annual address to the Roman Curia, which serves as a retrospective of the year, he said that "faith fatigue" or "the oft-encountered sense of having had enough of Christianity" was prevalent in Europe, and that faith had to "take on new life" in order to reform the Church and resolve its problems. He acknowledged that people in and outside the Church "are noticing with concern that regular churchgoers are growing older all the time and that their number is constantly diminishing; that recruitment of priests is stagnating; that scepticism and unbelief are growing." The Pope cited the "wonderful" experience of World Youth Day in Madrid that took place in August as "a further remedy against faith fatigue". The Pope also noted the economic and financial crisis engulfing Europe, which he said was ultimately based on an ethical crisis , adding that the motivation is often lacking for individuals and large sectors of society to practise renunciation and make sacrifices.

Read the address here.

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