The Old-Catholic Churches and the ‘construction of Europe’
The Old-Catholic Churches and the ‘construction of Europe’

Summary/Abstract: The construction of a new Europe that is called to be a real home for many different people: that’s right the challenge that our society is facing on this moment. It is my conviction that churches and their partner organizations do have a special responsibility on this point. And I can’t see it otherwise than in building up this new Europe we are also partners of our creator who does not have any rest until all people receive the dignity they are – being creatures who live with His breath in their breast – called to (Genesis). The Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic churches is the smallest acknowledged Christian World Communion and an almost European feature. Therefore the question of what Europe has to become, can not be taken away from our agenda. In the following pages, I like to present – first of all – the phenomenon of the Old Catholic Churches and their international communion ‘the Union of Utrecht’. Secondly I will reflect on the religious situation of Europe. In a third and a fourth point I will say something about the contribution both of the old-catholic churches in particular and the churches in general, to this ‘new Europe’.

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