Charta Oecumenica, Part III
Document of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences.(CCEE) signed in Starsbourg on April 22nd, 2001 by Metropolitan Jérémie, (President of CEC) and Cardinal Miloslav Vlk. (President of CCEE)
Date : 22 avril 2001
Adresse : www.ccee.ch
III. OUR COMMON RESPONSIBILITY IN EUROPE
« Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God » (Matthew 5:9)
Participating in the building of Europe
Through the centuries Europe has developed a primarily Christian character in religious and cultural terms. However, Christians have failed to prevent suffering and destruction from being inflicted by Europeans, both within Europe and beyond. We confess our share of responsibility for this guilt and ask God and our fellow human beings for forgiveness.
Our faith helps us to learn from the past, and to make our Christian faith and love for our neighbours a source of hope for morality and ethics, for education and culture, and for political and economic life, in Europe and throughout the world.
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