Another Church is possible
International Incontro for the Renewal on the Catholic Church
Carlos
III University - Leganes (Madrid)
2002
/ September / 19 - 22
To all the
brothers and sisters who share the same concerns, search and hope, gathered in
an eclesial assembly. My brotherly
greeting in the name of the One who is the Way of our peace.
We are journeying, hoping that we
are in the WAY in search of the Peace of the Reign. The journey is gratuitous,
conflictive, gift and conquest at the same time.
We are Church and we would like to be
in a mature, free, participatory and hopeful way. Without complexities nor
bitterness, proposing rather than protesting. We become Church and do Church
from the respective situations as lay, as religious and as ordained ministry.
With a passionate will for
ecumenism, our commitment for the same passionate will of Jesus who said: that
all be one, Father. With a growing capacity for inter-religious dialogue, open
to many names and presences of the Living and One God.. With a firm commitment
to assume all the Causes for Life, Justice and Peace as we daily live the great
sacrament of universal solidarity. Prophetically contesting, in this case, yes,
against the system of death that excludes the majority of the human family.
With our
option for the poor, we get involved with migrant peoples, proposing a
cultural, social, economic and political alternative. The ultimate and definite
alternative of the Reign of God.
We are
journeying in this conciliar process. The Spirit animates us. We are millions
in the world, dreaming and pushing. The slogan of Jesus is, “put out in deep
water”. With Him, we
are aboard, dear brothers and sisters.
Why fear if there is the Resurrection?
From
“Amazonia Brasil” a heart-felt embrace of one like minded
Pedro Casaldáliga,
Bishop who is almost at the door
step to leave
September, 2002