Choose the homily Msgr. Francis Tondra the feast of St. Cyril and Methodius University in Nitra 5 July 2010:
"The Slovaks there was strong connection between Christian faith and culture in everyday life as well as individuals in public life. This is amply reflected in the folk traditions which are still completely Christian. So in our nation rooted Christian identity . the only way to explain that our nation, despite the myriad threats to maintain that identity. Faith and morality rescue us from the invasion of several foreign nations, before the disasters, wars and genocides plague, against attempts to change our national identity before and brainwashed militant atheism.
was always and remains a healthy Christian family, which gave the Slovak society spiritually strong sons and daughters in the field of public life. Think only national revivalists, many of whom were at the forefront of the fight for Slovak autonomy. According to the census of the year l720, Slovakia had only 730,000 inhabitants. Today there are 5.5 million. How to accomplish this, if our nation was not maintained high moral standards? No serious historian can not deny this.
Healthy Family an irreplaceable role in the existence of any nation. The family has a tight definition. No other community people can not be compared to it or expected of him what the family brings the nation. It's physically impossible, because legal attempts will always remain just experiments. Never identity.
brothers and sisters! I think all we care about, that our national community has received from difficult situations, whether in the field of economics, politics, culture, security of citizens, social security, health care and not every area of \u200b\u200bpublic life. Everywhere calls for responsible behavior, in other words, the morality. Get rid of modern-day finally antiklerikalizmu and aggressiveness towards the Church, when he wants to help solve the problems that beset us all. Church wants to educate the young generation in accordance with the wishes of parents as guaranteed by international agreements. They can not impose unacceptable sexual education, which leads to a healthy and solid family, nor strength of character and personality. Church points to the true value and meaning of human life. It finally understand that what is authentically Christian, is also deeply human. This is a Catholic heritage, to which you apply. Without the assistance of Christian civilization, we would not perceive the universal human values. Blaise Pascal said their unbelieving friends to live so "as if God existed." Realistic recognition of the Christian values \u200b\u200bleads many philosophers and policy-makers, a positive understanding of Christianity, while remaining at a distance themselves from him. It belongs to an essential element of democracy. Even Christians in a democratic state should have their freedom, protection from insults their religious feelings and freedom in matters affecting their conscience. Religious freedom, and that includes the freedom of conscience is always a measure of maturity of democracy. Not a team, company, forcing people to act against his self, that is conscience. It is gross damage to the dignity of man. If liberalism is to replace combat atheism, so we are where we were more than twenty years ago. Why should a liberal society to impose its views on values? "
Sources: the permision TKKBS, 5/07/2010.
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