Which Europe at the beginning of the Millennium?

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Press Release Rome-Berlin- London 25th March 2007

Which Europe at the beginning of the Millennium?

Declarations of Catholic Grass Root Movements about the Future of Europe
on the fiftieth Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, after a
positive opinion about the history and the life of the European Union, which
now faces new challenges and difficulties, many grass roots Catholic
movements have signed a common document.
This text affirms that the EU can and must adopt a different role to the
past respect to the relationships between the North and the South of the
world, affirm the indipendence from the USA for a policy of peace and
mediation in the world, reduce military expenditure, interrupt all exports
of arms and support nonviolent actions for prevention, mediation and control of conflicts.
The text affirms that the EU must pursue, with greater
determination, basic social rights, a better policy for the immigrants and
promote a radical interventions against criminal organisations of all kind.
In the document the Catholic grass root movements do not support the
pronouncements of Bishops to obtain in the institutional texts of Europe
references to the "christian roots". The Word of God to be heard does not
require to be recognised or legislated for by the civil authorities and
should be proposed by a poor Church and a ministry of service without
charge.
The catholic movements signatory consider also that the
relationships between the State and the Catholic Church must be inspired by the Gaudium et Spes, constitution of Vatican II, which in charter 76
indicates that the church "does not place her hopes in privileges offered by
the civil authorities but, on the contrary, renounces certain rights
legitimately acquired, where it could be considered that their use could
place in doubt the sincerity of her testimony".

European Network Church on the Move
Fédération des Réseaux de Parvis (47 associations)
Redes Cristianas ( 80 associations)

Catholics for Free Choice (CFFC)
Pavés
Wir sind Kirche, Germany
Iniziative Christenrechte in den Kirke
Iglesia de Base de Madrid
Dones creientes, Valencia
Catòlicos por el derecho a decidir
Somos Iglesia
David et Jonathan
Observatoire chrétien de la laicité
Nous sommes aussi l'Eglise
Partenia 2000
Demain l'Eglise
Femme et hommes en Eglise
Esperance 54, Nancy
Chrétiens pour une Eglise dégagée de l'Ecole confessionelle
Fraternité Agapé
Amis du 68 rue de Babylone, Paris
SEL 85
Droits et libertés dans les Eglises
Humanistes et Croyants 35
Chrétiens sans frontières, Gironde
Recherche et Partage, Valence
Equipe National et d'Animation des Communautés de Base
Jonas-Vosges
Nos Somos Igreja
We Are Church, Finland
Initiativgruppe "Fur eine lebendigere kirche"
Comunità cristiane di base italiane
Noi Siamo Chiesa