(Irish Times) Bishop Donal McKeown—Pope knows hope and truth can flow from crisis of faith

Posted by Kendall Harmon

...Pope Benedict is clear that the Church should not seek to regain its power in European societies. Indeed, loss of church goods or privilege can actually be a great liberation for church. After all, it is not there to compete for status with other power blocs in society.

However, religion can continue to play an essential role in the creation of a modern society. Referring to the fact that large parts of Germany had known Nazi and Marxist dictatorships in the 20th century, the Pope underlined how ideology without God and political agendas without a sense of human dignity are inhuman.

If religion needs freedom, freedom also needs religion.

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