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Fight anti-Christian bias in Europe, Orthodox bishop urges May 18, 2007
The Russian Orthodox prelate, speaking at a meeting of European religious leaders, has said that European leaders should work to eradicate anti-Christian bias, as well as hostility toward other faiths.
"European leaders, while opposing anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other phobias, often forget about the numerous occasions of Christianophobia and anti-Christian acts," said Bishop Hilarion of Vienna.
The Orthodox bishop went on to stress the same argument that Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI have made: that European uity depends on its Christian heritage. "Throwing away Europe’s Christian roots is unacceptable, having more than a historical significance," Bishop Hilarion said. "It is a matter of the spiritual and moral identity of Europe.”
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