Vienna (kath.net/KAP) According to Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Cross has important functions in public space. "The cross should change something, make the world more equitable, otherwise it is an ineffective piece of culture," the Viennese Archbishop said in his Friday column of the free newspaper "Heute" in the current cross-debate. The symbol of Christians should not be seen as a "jewel in a cultural museum," but rather as a reminder.
In the courtroom, according to Schönborn, "it should remind the judges that God expects them to be righteous and not partisan," and that "the poor and defenseless are to be treated just as well as the rich and powerful." In the school, the cross calls to mind "that children are not bullied, that teachers should support the weak." In the hospitals, the cross shows "that the suffering man has his dignity, even if he is destitute."
The Cardinal has been at a distance from the current cross-debate, which was triggered by the discussion about head coverings and burkas. Some would call for "ideological neutrality" in public space and wanted to "ban or even ban anything that recalls a religion." Others have described the cross - but not the Burka - as part of the culture. "This discussion is a dead end," says Schönborn.
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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Oh yes, change, change, change, what would be do without more change. The whole Church is built on tradition to the point where one pope can't even alter something his predecessors did ever but hey, lets open the window and bring in some winds of change eh Cardinal?
ReplyDeleteNot exactly a clarion call to defend the Cross, is it,Cristoph?
ReplyDeleteThe burka? Of course it recalls a culture-- the invading culture, the one you and your pals invited in. At least, despite your fight against them, you are having spasms of regret.
Our society is like the ending of "Last of the Mohicans"
ReplyDeleteDying on its last legs & our leaders our committing Suicide.