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The Church in Europe was accompanied with feelings of his participation in synod bishops gathered for the second time, while they were intent on meditation of Jesus Christ, Alive in His Church, Source of hope for Europe.It is a theme that I, with my brother bishops taking the words of the First Letter of Peter, I want to proclaim to all Christians in Europe at the beginning of the third millennium. "Do not be dismayed, nor [...] be upset, but I love the Lord Christ in your hearts, always ready to answer whoever asks you the reason for the hope that is in you" (3, 14-15). ( 1)This message is constantly echoed down the Great Jubilee of the millennium, with which the Synod, held in its immediate eve, was in close relationship, almost open door on it. (2) The Jubilee was a "one unceasing hymn of praise to the Trinity, "an authentic" journey of reconciliation "and a" sign of true hope for all who look to Christ and his Church. "(3) legacy is the joy of life-giving to Christ, which" is the same yesterday, today and forever "(Hebrews 13: 8), has once again raised the Lord Jesus as the only true foundation of hope and unfailing.A second Synod for Europe2.
The deepening of the theme of hope was beginning the main purpose of the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops. Last of the series of continental Synods celebrated in preparation for the Great Jubilee of the millennium, (4) it was intended to analyze the situation of the Church in Europe and to offer suggestions for promoting a new proclamation of the Gospel, as I pointed out in the notice from me published June 23, 1996, at the end of the Eucharist in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin (5).The Synodal Assembly could not help but take, test and develop the findings in the preceding Synod, mostly to Europe and it was celebrated in 1991, following the collapse of walls, around the theme "To be witnesses of Christ has set us free. " From the First Special Assembly had highlighted the urgency and necessity of the "new evangelization" in the knowledge that "Europe today must not simply appeal to his former Christian heritage: it needs to be put in a position to decide about its future meeting with the person and message of Jesus Christ. "(6)Nine years later, the belief that "it is the urgent task of the Church to offer again to the men and women from the liberating message of the Gospel" (7) came back with its stimulating force. The theme chosen for the new Synodal Assembly proposes, according to the angle of hope, the same challenge.
It was, therefore, to proclaim this message of hope to a Europe that seemed to have lost (8).The experience of the Synod3. The Synodal Assembly, held from 1 to 23 October 1999, has proved a valuable opportunity for meeting, listening and comparison deepened mutual understanding between bishops from different parts of Europe and with the Successor of Peter, and together, we were able to edify one another, thanks to the testimonies of those who, in the past totalitarian regimes, have endured for the faith harsh and prolonged persecution. (9) Once again we experienced moments of communion in faith and charity, Desiring to create a fraternal "exchange of gifts," mutually enriched by the diversity of experiences of each. (10)It is the will to implement the call that the Spirit addresses to the churches in Europe to engage them in the face of new challenges. (11) With a look of love, the participants at the synod have not been afraid to see the current reality the continent, revealing light and shadow. Clare was aware that the situation is marked by serious uncertainties in cultural, anthropological, ethical and spiritual.
Equally clearly it has done so in a growing willingness to enter into this situation and interpret it to see the tasks facing the Church have come out "useful guidance to make more visible the face of Christ through a more effective ad supported by a coherent witness "(12).4. Living the synodal experience with evangelical discernment, has been increasingly gaining awareness of the unity that, without denying the differences arising from historical events, links the various parts of Europe. It is a unit that has its roots in the common Christian inspiration, compose knows the different cultural traditions and requests, as in society at church, a continuous process of mutual knowledge open to a greater sharing of the values ??of each.
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