{"id":11858,"date":"2018-05-25T20:53:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T20:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awpl.lt?p=11858"},"modified":"2018-05-25T20:53:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T20:53:03","slug":"europa-christi-in-the-european-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awpl.lt?p=11776","title":{"rendered":"Europa Christi in the European Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

International Movement Europa Christi together with the Father Ireneusz Skubi\u015b, Ph. D., founder and moderator of the Movement, and the Members of the European Parliament Valdemar Toma\u0161evski and Miros\u0142aw Piotrowski has organised a conference \u201aOpen the Door to Christ\u2019 in the European Parliament in Brussels. Among the speakers there were the following people: Father Ireneusz Skubi\u015b, Ph. D., Members of the European Parliament Urszula Krupa, Valdemar Toma\u0161evski, and Miros\u0142aw Piotrowski, Priest Jaros\u0142aw Krzewicki, Ph. D., editor W\u0142odzimierz R\u0119dzioch, Bogus\u0142aw Rogalski, Ph. D., editor Mariusz Ksi\u0105\u017cek, and Priest Miros\u0142aw Sitarz, Ph. D. from Catholic University of Lublin.<\/p>\n

Europe is in a great crisis of values, it is losing its identity and civilization mission. The Union broke with the ideas that were at its origin, the symbol of the Marian stars on its flag has been forgotten – these are just a few of the problems that were raised during the conference \u2019Open the Door to Christ\u2019 in the European Parliament in Brussels.<\/p>\n

Having in mind the need to return to building Europe on the foundations of the Gospel, MEPs from the ECR political group – Valdemar Toma\u0161evski and Miros\u0142aw Piotrowski – organised a very special conference \u2018Open the Door to Christ\u2019 in the European Parliament in Brussels. Christian roots are for Europe like food and oxygen. Europe needs a great reform.<\/p>\n

\u2018Real Europe is Europa Christi – Christ\u2019s Europe,\u2019 stressed Father Ireneusz Skubi\u015b, \u2018I would like Christ to come back to Europe and receive a passport, because He must have this passport. Nowadays Christ often has no admission in today\u2019s Europe and we must realize this,\u2019 said Father Skubi\u015b.<\/p>\n

\u2018We all know, that the European Union has been going through a crisis for many years, and it is in terms of identity as well as functionality. (…) We take responsibility for socio-political activity. We want to hear the opinions of clergymen, but also of laypeople,\u2019 added Piotrowski.<\/p>\n

MEP Valdemar Toma\u0161evski talked about Lithuania as an example of Christians\u2019 participation in political life. \u2018I have presented these important aspects of our activities, submitting bills, caring for Christian values also in political life, as well as directing people to responsible positions, with the intention of being strong in their faith. And we do it in Lithuania. We were able to succeed,\u2018 said Toma\u0161evski.<\/p>\n

\u2018Christianity and the Gospel should become a continuation of a new and modern Europe,\u2019 underlined Krupa, \u2018Turning away from the Christian roots of Europe, of course, strikes many spheres, including a family, and destroys personality, destroys normality,\u2019 the MEP continued.<\/p>\n

As Priest Jaros\u0142aw Krzewicki noticed, Movement Europa Christi has a historical role to fulfil. \u2018There is an opportunity to look for each other in Europe, which has become pluralistic. We do not feel this in Poland, but when we go to the West, we see how much we feel lost in this society, which ceases to live according to Christian values, ceases to refer to Christ,\u2019 said Krzewicki.<\/p>\n

Bogus\u0142aw Rogalski, Ph. D., drew attention to the fact that nowadays we are dealing with another Islamization carried out by Muslims. They find the ideological void in Western Europe. The void that was created as a result of local society turning away from Christian values, which are, after all, the foundation of Europe. Without understanding this truth, without returning to the roots and values, the wave of new Islamization cannot be effectively stopped. Europe was strong and resisted Muslim invasions when it was based on values and deeply rooted in Christianity, when it was strong in its spirit,\u2019 said Rogalski.<\/p>\n

A very clear voice came from Brussels stating that the EU has no future without Christian values. Today standing up to these values is a major challenge and at the same time a major task for the residents of the Old Continent. It does not mean much today that the fathers of a united Europe, Robert Schuman, Alcide De Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer were deep believers, exemplary Christians. Nowadays the Union requires a great reform that will help it to overcome the crisis of values and return to its roots. Europe is a Christian culture of two thousand years, a civilization that leads to real material and spiritual development. We should remember that. Today we need courageous people, courageous politicians who want to bring back to life the work of the fathers of the European Community based on Christian principles and values. Such a voice went to the world during the Europa Christi conference in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t