November 22, 2020
Contribution by H.E. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič at the presentation of the book “The promotion of intercultural and interreligious dialogue as an instrument for peace and fraternity”.
November 22, 2020
We live and develop in multi-cultural and multi-religious societies. Indeed, there is no society that is completely religiously homogenous. The polychromatic light of religions has illuminated this world and this light does not contrast the individual colors by putting them in antithesis to one another; rather, it combines them in a non-conflictual vision. Indeed, this is the big problem today: differences are very often experienced in terms of conflict.
Looking at the current scenario, we realize that “brotherhood is essential”. Human fraternity is a political criterion in a higher sense, which springs from the history and shared awareness of common dangers on the horizon. The inevitable consequence of abandoning a civilization of encounter is to resort to an incivility of conflict. There does not appear to be a middle way.