Florence, March 8, 2007
We found men and women of the Church in Florence, for a buzz around the common need, as believers and pastoral workers, to express, on some recent events, according to the right and duty of the laity make known their views on matters affecting church life (see Lumen Gentium 37) and society.
We feel the need, first, on the trail of the Vatican and diocesan synod of the Florentine experience a few years ago, for an effective resumption of dialogue and confrontation in the ecclesial community, in which all expressions of plural reflection of the faithful can express themselves and Pastors are to realize their full ministry of the synthesis.
asks us to request that the discomfort felt by us in recent months faced with different interventions and different members of the church hierarchy on issues and events "ethically sensitive" to the public or to refer people.
We believe that the proposed doctrines and moral instructions to be accompanied by theological reflection and pastoral attitudes who care to share the sorrows and aspirations of contemporary men, recognize that there is a deep and sincere in their choices, sometimes troubled, persons, in order to bear witness to evangelical style that appeals to be the neighbor not to dictate rules, "but to inflame the human heart while conversing with him in his path" (cf. Lk 24:33).
In particular, we propose to reflection and comparison, the following points:
1. The Second Vatican Council emphasized the legitimate autonomy of earthly affairs and policies. In a society like the present one, sets of rules must consider the positions of the plurality of citizens must respect the rights of all to arrive at rules which guarantee freedom and solidarity between people. This is also on cohabitation than marriage, a subject on which there are different approaches and decisions in society.
2. The distinction between Christian faith and political choices is emphasized not to separate but to recompose, so you never definitive, the radicalism of the gospel and the secular nature of being cittadini.Se the Christian faith is reduced to a morality without its prophetic power. The tolerance of others' opinions is not born of weakness of faith, but its security is not imposed by law state (see Duquoc) why can not withhold the concern for interventions that require policy and laws to be guarantors of Christian values \u200b\u200bas socially necessary and culturally unifying. This seems anti-secular state and the political and dangerous to the independence and significance of religious belief.
3. Many have lived then with genuine bewilderment that has been denied a Christian funeral for a believer who has suffered a lot and his family. What happened there seems to have provided testimony to the style of the Gospel and trust in the mystery of God's mercy friendly
For this we think is important:
- Creating space in our Christian communities for discussion and sharing
- ask the bishop and the pastors of the Church in Florence to emphasize in their ministry of listening to different experiences and skills that the Church is rich
- offer to all who look " outside "this Church to pay attention to the plurality of choices and experiences that live in it and can not be reduced to a single voice.
We think that in this perspective we can still say that "The joys and hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of people today, the poor and especially those who suffer, are the joys and hopes, sadness e le angosce dei discepoli di Cristo, e nulla vi รจ di genuinamente umano che non trovi eco nel loro cuore” (Gaudium et Spes 1).
Mario Batistini, Fabrizio Biagi, Renzo Bonaiuti, Luca Brogioni, Francesca Caderni, Mario Casini, Manuela Casini, Carlo Corti, Bruno D’Avanzo, Angela Cruci D’Avanzo, Alessandra Daly, Giampiero Donnini, Cristina Ermini, Ugo Faggi, Lorenza Giani, Donata Graziani, Alessio Malpassi, Andrea Poggi, Francesco Poggi, Angela Protesti, Laura Ricciarelli, Anna Sbolci, Letizia Scheggi, Paola Ugolini, Alberto Zanobini
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