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Together for Europe TOGETHER FOR EUROPE MUNICH 2016 TOGETHER FOR EUROPE 2016 under the patronage of Thorbjørn Jagland, General Secretary of the European Council of Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission of Martin Schulz, President of the European-Parliament of UNESCO, Paris Impress Edited by Thomas Römer, Gerhard Proß, TOGETHER FOR EUROPE 2016 Encounter. Reconciliation. Future. Munich 29 June to 2 July 2016 Documentation of the Congress and Rally 1st Edition 2017 Selection of the texts: Thomas Römer, Gerhard Proß Translation from the German Version, French and Italian texts by Marianne Clauß, Kerstin Birke, Celia Blackden, Beatrice Bleher, Koni Brand, Sebastian Eisele, Carla Gom- mel , Sr. Nicole Grochowina, Simone Grötz, Werner Hübner, Bro. Franziskus Joest, Christian Krause, Maria Leicht-Rombouts, Christiane Lewerentz, Dagmar Ludwig, Sr. Marion McClay, Andrew Pettman, Dorothea Römer, Ruben Sill, Daniel Spokoinyi, Sr. M. Thomasine Treese, Dan Waggoner Arrangement: Werner Hübner, Br. Franziskus Joest Layout: Heinrich Brehm, PressOffice Schoenstatt; Sebastian Barthel and Marvin Pönisch, YMCA Munich Photos: Volker Graf, Christina Grill, Ursel Haaf, Pal Toth, Heinrich Brehm, Maria Fischer Title photo: Ursel Haaf 2 INHALT New Perspectives – a New Shape of Church Emerges FATHER LOTHAR PENNERS 32 FOREWORD 6 Sketch of a Future Shape of the Church Encounter – Reconciliation – Future BRO. FRANZISKUS JOEST 34 Introduction to the Documentation of the Congress Friendship, an Old Recipe BRO. FRANZISKUS JOEST 8 HILDE KIEBOOM 36 Wednesday Night • 29 June 10 Places of Hope MARTIN WAGNER TALKS WITH DOROTHEA RÖMER 38 Prophets of Hope A biblical impulse on Amos 7:15 Networking GABRIELE DEUTSCHMANN TALKS WITH MARTIN STEINBEREITHNER 39 SR. M. ANNA FRANZISKA KINDERMANN 10 Impressions from the first night 12 The Covenant of the Bishops MILOSLAV KARDINAL VLK 40 WORSHIP WITH ANDREA ADAMS-FREY AND ALBERT FREY 14 The Future Outlines of the People of God Congress TOGETHER FOR EUROPE – 1st DAY 16 A CONVERSATION WITH REINHARD CARDINAL MARX AND BISHOP HEINRICH BEDFORD-STROHM 41 THURSDAY MORNING • 30 JUNE 18 FINAL WORDS BY THOMAS RÖMER 46 1 – The Holy Spirit is acting in our days 18 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 30 JUNE 47 Opening speech Congress 2016 THOMAS RÖMER 18 Forums SUBJECTS AND MOVEMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORUM 47 The Movement of the Holy Spirit among us GERHARD PROSS 20 “The Congress in Conversation” 49 Amazed about a Movement of God’s Spirit in our THURSDAY NIGHT, 30 JUNE 2016 50 Time; The Spirit of God is Mighty in our Time Clear the Ring – a Splendid Night WALTER CARDINAL KASPER 22 in the Circus Krone in Munich 50 Amazed about a Movement of God’s Spirit in our Time – An Ecumenical Milestone: Impressions from the Circus Night 52 The Joint Declaration CONGRESS TOGETHER FOR EUROPE – 2nd DAY 56 BISHOP CHRISTIAN KRAUSE 24 FRIDAY MORNING, 1 JULY 58 The Principle of the Open Door SR. M. LIOBA RUPRECHT 25 3 – Europe Today 59 “Living the Gift of Unity” Challenges in Europe – Signs of Time ARCO MPAGLIAZZO MARTIN WAGNER TALKS WITH HARTMUT STEEB 27 M I 59 Faith in Public Space 2 – How God’s People is Shaped in Future 28 GÉRARD TESTARD 61 The Gate is Open Becoming Reconciled with our Future SR. ANNA-MARIA AUS DER WIESCHE 28 MICHAEL HOCHSCHILD 63 Outlines of a Future Design of God’s People Europe in an “Era of Fear” GERHARD PROSS 30 HERBERT LAUENROTH 66 © Haaf 3 Our Mission of Together for Europe Today 70 Prayers CHRISTOPHE D‘ALOISIO, DAVID DAMIAN 90 Europe Today: The New Commandment Creates a Culture of Fellowships BERND OETTINGHAUS 91 MARIA VOCE 70 Outdoor Rally of Together for Europe 92 Europe Today – Living by Hoping STEFFEN KERN 72 the 2 July 2016 Europe Today – a Call to Faith at the Munich Karlsplatz (Stachus) 94 The Highlight of “Munich 2016” – An Introduction THOMAS RÖMER 74 with Comments to the Outdoor Rally at Stachus FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 30 JUNE 77 FATHER LOTHAR PENNERS 95 Round table events SATURDAY MORNING, 2 JULY 2016 99 CHRISTIANS IN DIALOGUE WITH POLITICIANS AND BISHOPS 77 SUBJECTS AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONS AND MOVEMENTS 80 Ecumenical prayers in the morning 99 FRIDAY NIGHT, 1 JULY 82 SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 2 JULY 2016 101 Looking back – Decisions – Looking ahead 82 Programme of the Outdoor Rally 101 Something New Springs Up I Unity is possible 102 HENNING DOBERS 82 Résumé of the Congress Days Introduction 102 GERHARD PROSS 84 Unity is Possible What Should we Do? MARIA VOCE 103 FATHER HEINRICH WALTER 85 Video Message BY HIS ALL-HOLINESS ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I 105 Conclusion and Prayer Video Message THOMAS RÖMER 87 POPE FRANCIS 106 Encounter – Reconciliation – Future Testimony by Priests and Pastors from Hungary KURT CARDINAL KOCH 88 TIBOR GYÖRÖK 108 4 Spiritual Realm Influences our Society, Repentance At the Morning of the Third Millenium Changes Things WAJD ASMAR 128 Pavol Strežo 109 AD FONTES -- Back to our Roots! Reconciliation in Wolgograd JEFF FOUNTAIN 129 SERGEJ ALTUCHOV and HANS SCHOLZ 110 Not Walls but Bridges ANDREA RIccARDI, PRESENTED IN GERMAN II Reconciliation Opens Future – BY MARCO IMPAGLIAZZO 130 500 Years of Separation are Enough 112 Fear Divides, Love Unites IV Mission and Future: “The Open Gate” 133 MIROSLAV VOLF 112 Mission and Future Reconciliation between Reformed Church FATHER HEINRICH WALTER 133 and Mennonites „Misiones” – Living in Faith PETER DETTWILER and LARRY MILLER in Dialogue 114 JOHANNES BECHTOLD 134 Reconciliation Opens the Way to the Future What is happening in and around Munich? GERHARD PROSS 116 LUKAS LORENZ 135 A Conversation between Conversation among REINHARD CARDINAL MARX, BISHOP KURT CARDINAL KOCH , METROPOLIT SERAFIM JOANTA, BISHOP HEINRICH BEDFORD-STROHM and FATHER HEINRICH WALTER 136 FRANK OTFRIED JULY, AND SISTER ANNA-MARIA AUS DER WIESCHE 118 Conclusion with Message Prayer 121 FATHER HEINRICH WALTER 142 A Sign of Hope TOGETHER FOR EUROPE – Message of 2 July in Munich OLAV FYKSE TVEIT 124 ENCOUNTER. RECONCILIATION. FUTURE 144 III A Culture of Concernment Sharing the Experiences of the Day 145 and Compassion 125 Impressions from the Outdoor Rally 146 Changed Attitudes by Together for Europe Publishers‘ Epilogue 148 GÉRARD TESTARD 125 The message of Munich in the original layout 151 Young people speak about their visions and hopes for Europe 126 © Grill 5 FOREWORD On the way towards the great reformation jubilee in 2017 the members of Together for Europe have jointly set a sign of hope. After 500 years of separation they want to move forward in bold steps of reconciliation and continue witnessing their experience of a real and true reconciled diversity of denominations and cultures. Therefore the network Together for Europe for the third time invited responsible persons and members of Christian movements, communities, associations and initiatives for a Congress. 1700 men and women came to Munich on 30 June and 1 July 2016. The Congress ended up with a rally on 2 July at the Stachus in Munich. “We cannot separate these Christians any more, they belong together”, said Reinhard Cardinal Marx who was obviously moved by the atmosphere among the 5000 people present at the closing Rally of Together for Europe in Munich. There, after two days of intense programme in Circus Krone, Christians of 200 communities and movements from 32 countries wanted to set a public sign of Christian unity. This documentation contains the speeches and presentations which were held during the Con- gress and Rally. We hope that they will be reflected and will be understood as an invitation for en- counter and reconciliation. We are concerned about the future. As Pope Francis expressed it in his video message: Together for Europe is a unifying power with the clear aim of translating the basic values of Christianity into concrete responses to the challenges of a continent in crisis. We wish you joy while journeying with this documentation. For the Steering Committee Gerhard Proß * Thomas Römer ** © Haaf © Brehm * YMCA Esslingen, Steering Committee TfE ** YMCA Munich, Steering Committee TfE 6 © Haaf 7 Encounter – Reconciliation – Future Introduction to the Documentation of the Congress BRO. FRANZISKUS JOEST * In recognizing our failure as Christians – individually as well as in total – there was felt spontaneously contrition, sor- row, and repentance. Each one shedding tears asked the others for forgiveness in the name of his or her own church or move- ment regarding the wrong that we have done to each other in the course of history. This was not forced upon by men, or © Haaf artificially produced, it came spontaneously out of the hearts. The participants experienced it “500 years of separation are and institutions. Bishop Ul- as a work of the Holy Spirit. enough” – definitely so, most rich Wilckens had talked about They realized: God has given of us would say this. “Unity the loss of faith in the Western us such a deep reconciliation, is possible” – indeed? How world which was rooted in the that nothing is to separate us should that be accomplished? wars and quarrels of the dif- anew. In the future, we will no In the first moment, this may ferent Christian confessions more talk about each other but sound as though unity could be in the 16th century. Jesus had rather with each other. What produced, as though we might prayed: “Let them be one, so we think is strange in the life of just make it of our own accord. that the world may believe that other Christians we will not use This makes one suspicious, and you (heavenly father) have sent as pretext to separate us from rightly so. But it is not meant me” (John 17:21). But then the them but rather as a challenge in this way. Unity is possible reverse is also true: Because to ask them and to try to under- because it is given by God, and Christians are separated and stand them.
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