Pope Envoy, Cardinal Poupard at Strasbourg Cathedral's Millenary: also Europe's Future needs Faith !
*Strasbourg/Cathedral/Angelo Marcopolo/- Today's exceptional venue on 2015, almost a Decade since his previous 2006 Speech, at the Historic Strasbourg's Cathedral, on the occasion of the Celebration of the Millenary of its Foundation, at this Popular Day dedicated to Mary's Assumption into Heaven, gave to the Experienced, 85 Years old, Cardinal Paul Poupard, (a Sorbonne's Double PHD in History and Theology : on State and Church, Reason and Faith, respectively, and President Emeritus of Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, after initialy Heading that for Unbelievers, as well as former Chairman of its InterReligious Council), a chance to present a Vatican insider's view about developments on Christianism and Europe :
What was the most Striking, at first sight, was , initially, the Fact of an Astonishing quasi-Musical Dissonance, or Difference in tonality of color, between these two Separated Events, Distanced between them by a Decade particularly "dense" in events :
To put it in a nutshell, while Back on 2006, Cardinal Poupard had appeared so Tonically Optimist about Christianism in Europe, that one might have legitimately wondered whether he might have exagerated, a little bitn, then, or would, perhaps, underestimate at least some possible but veiled Risks, or not,
on the Contrary, Nowadays on 2015, more recent developments led him to express a kind of mild but visible Sorrow or Regret for a "Divided France" and an "Uncertain Europe", as he critically pointed out, apparently considering as his Duty to warn at least Strasbourg's EU Citizens, "Praying" for "the seeds of Division to be overcome by Communion, and for a Revival of Hope".
However, he reminded, from the outset, that "Christianism is one of the rare Institutions which have already survived more than 2.000 Years", (as Cardinal Poupard clearly stressed, just before touching upon the "Millenary" of Strasbourg Cathedral's Foundations, indirectly but surely rectifying a false impression, that "EuroFora" had already felt as misleading, about the Real Historic Age of Strasbourg's Christian Community, and even of the very Buildings which progessively composed the nowadays Cathedral through many Centuries, that recent Findings f.ex. of what was an Ancient, 4rth Century "Baptister" at the Cathedral's Foundations, proved : I.e. that Strasbourg's Christians had, in fact, a much Longer Historic presence here, of more than 1.600 Years...
But, after Saluting with a Bright Smile several People, including a surprized "EuroFora", immediately after concluding an initial Mass with a Speech at Strasbourg's Cathedral, before this Afternoon's Popular Procession, Pope Francis' Envoy emerged, after a brief Midday break, as if he had been Revigorated, electrified, by the numerous presence of many believers and a lot of tourists massed around the Cathedral in order to watch this 2015 Procession which promissed to be a special event, throughout the City's Center up to the Historic Rohan Palace's renovated Square : A fairly long Distance that he vigiorously crossed, however, as if he was a Young Man, (or really felt as one)...
- Speaking "in Strasbourg, at the Heart of Europe", he Concluded by Focusing, precisely on "this Europe, which wouldn't have been what it is Today, without the (Christian) Faith of our Ancestors" (during an OverMillenary Past : Comp. Supra).
+ "And (this Europe) Will Not Become what it Should be", in the foreseable Future, "without the Devotion and Predilection" of those who Believe, "and the Support of Virgin Mary, Together with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit", as he Warned in Conclusion.
Meanwhile, "EuroFora" was surprized to see various People, both Old and/or seriously Handicaped, as well as Young and looking Physically Fit, appear, (at different occasions, both inside the Cathedral, and outside, f.ex. at Rohan Palace's Square, etc), eager to ask for the 85 Years Old Man's Blessings on their Head, as if they believed in Miracles and/or simply wished to Help find Spiritual Affection, Moral Strength and Calm, by Pope Francis' Official Envoy, (which had indeed been reportedly habilitated to transmit the Pope's Blessings).
Topicaly and concretely Concluding in fine, Strasbourg Region Alsace's ArchBishop, Mgr. Jean-Pierre Grallet, reminded that this Day was exceptionaly dedicated also as a Symbol of Solidarity to the currently Persecuted Christians of the Middle East, (as EU Parliament had recently denounced by adopting a Strong Resolution : See f.ex. http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/euparliamentonchristianspersecutionbyisilterrorists.html ), after an Initiative for all Churches' Bells to Ring at the same time, as proposed by the very active Mgr Rey of Toulon and adopted by almost all Christians in France, and expressed the Hope that they would really find Solidarity and be eventualy Welcomed by the People.
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(NDLR : Fast Translation from the Original in French. "DraftNews", as already send to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors. A more accurate, full Final Version might be published asap).
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Paris - Bruxelles - Strasbourg, 2 septembre 2008
Le spectaculaire succès du Président français, Nicolas Sarkozy, (en tête de l'UE jusqu'a décembre), à obtenir de suite un cessez le feu inattendu entre la Russie et la Georgie, immédiatement après sa visite aux Présidents Medvedev et Saakashvili, au pire moment de tensions et heurts violents meurtieurs, qui avaient tué plusieurs innocents et provoqué le deplacement forcé de réfugiés par milliers, lui donne incontestablement une stature vraiment européenne :
A ses liens personnels bien connus avec l'Hongrie, la Grece, l'Italie ou l'Espagne, en sus de son amitié avec la chancelière allemande Merkel, son souhait d'essayer d'attirer l'Angleterre au jeu européen, etc, s'y ajoute, maintenant, une réussite, fragile certes, mais importante, au combat pour la Paix dans la "grande" Europe du général De Gaulle, "jusqu'a l'Oural", qui inclut naturellement la Géorgie, l'Arménie et d'autres pays, et ne peut exister qu'avec rapports de confiance et partenartiat stratégique avec la Russie.
Apres avoir réussi à debloquer la situation au Liban, (pays avec liens culturels historiques en Europe), lors du Sommet pour la Méditerranée à Paris, juillet dernier, (comme atteste maintenant le prémier accord d'echange d'Ambassadeurs avec la Syrie), Sarkozy activa maintenant une présidence française de l'EU bien entreprenante, à l'autre bout de l'Europe, à Moscou, où, contrairement à Napoléon, il a été reçu avec soulagement par le nouveau président russe, ami de l'experimenté Vladimir Poutine.
Cet homme politique rélativement nouveau au plan politique européen, avec une vision souvent critique ou même critiquée, à tort ou a raison, mais ambitieuse et concrete a la fois, qui aime s'adresser aux "Européens", comme il dit, n'est-il pas bien placé pour stimuler le fameux débat sur l' "Identité de l' Europe", qu'il a proposé au Parlement Européen récemment à Strasbourg, moins d'un an avant les Elections européennes de 2009 ?
En 2007, il a réussi à faire monter spectaculairement la participation citoyenne aux élections présidentielles en France, obtenant des récords historiques :
N'est-ce pas, justement ce que l' Europe a bésoin, apres 2 abstentions majoritaires sans précedent aux Elections de 1999 et 2004, et 3 "Non" aux réferenda pour ses institutions en 2005 et 2008, pendant une décennie trouble 1999-2008, (marquée surtout par la demande controversée de la Turquie d'entrer dans l'UE eclipsant les avancées de la Monnaie unique et de la liberté de circulation à l'espace Shengen, avec consequences mal-ressenties par la majorité des citoyens, bien au-délà des clivages du passé), qui a failli stopper l'integration européenne ?
Et cela, au moment même ou une globalisation galopante met l'Europe devant un choix crucial entre saut qualitatif en avant, apte à valoriser une occasion historique exceptionelle à se développer résolument, après les vaines destructions, querelles et tensions des guerres "chaudes" ou "froides" qui lui ont couté son rang dans le Monde, ou réculer définitivement en décadence...
Alors, que certains de nos amis à la Commission en Bruxelles, lui laissent au moins un peu d'espace de mouvement, et qu'ils l'aident à tenter d'insufler de l' oxygène frais et vivifiant aux rapports entre les citoyens et une Europe qui a manifestement bésoin et mérite de retrouver d'urgence un nouveau dynamisme populaire, avec un souci de réalisme mais aussi une vision passionante pour son avenir !
Après tout, les Etats Unis d' Amérique ne se sont pas faits à coups de bureaucratie, nécessaire et utile, mais manifestement insuffisante : Sans l'impulsion d'hommes politiques originaux, d'intellectuels vraiment engagés, et, surtout, sans l'enorme énergie émanant de la conscience d'enjeux à la fois pratiques et grandioses, bien resentis par des millions de citoyens, stimulant leur adhésion active comme pioniers d'un nouveau avenir commun à construire, ils seraient encore une ex-colonie périphérique, affaiblie par stériles divisions, passif et impuissant spectateur des convulsions tragiques d'un Monde à la dérive...
Que les vrais "européens" ré-lisent au moins les fameux discours historiques sur l' Europe d'un Sarkozy bien inspiré à Strasbourg, aussi bien avant qu'après avoir gagné les élections françaises, le 21 février et le 2 juillet 2007, après son 1er sommet des Bruxelles, qui a adopté le nouveau Traité de l'UE en conclusion de la presidence allémande : Bonnes lectures pour cet été 2008, afin de préparer l' avenir qui s'ouvrira (ou fermera) à partir des élections européennes de 2009.
Peut-etre revelera-t-il plus, en ce sens, lors de ses 2 discours-debats prochains avec les eurodeputés, prévus lors des sessions plenières du Parlement Européen a Strasbourg en octobre et décembre 2008...
Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner had already unveiled President Sarkozy's intentions, during a particularly "hot" Press Conference in Paris, where he faced some's insistance for "sanctions", with a call for "a common EU stance". In the meanwhile, he was consulting "all these days" most of his EU, Russia and Georgia counterparts, (as Sarkozy's Spokesman, P-J. Henin confirmed to "EuroFora"). This allowed him to obtained the desired result, as EU Chairman, at a short, exceptional EU Summit in Brussels, afterwards.
But, Sarkozy's No 1 official, Presidential palace's Secretary General Claude Gueant, active at Elysee during the 2008 Ambassadors' Conference, (together with his Top Diplomat, the experienced David Levitte), is well known for having an overall view : A link with 2009 EU Elections at the horizon ?
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