What should be the reaction of Catholic community in such complex trying times and testing conditions?
Archbishop Vincent Concessao: I see this complex trying times and testing conditions as another opportunity and challenge for the Catholic community to be further renewed and become more committed to their mission to spread the Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ. Persecutions have never weakened the Church. In fact, from the start, the number of Christians kept increasing the more they were persecuted. We have seen this also among the Christians under the Communist regime. A good example is Poland. It is good to remember that Christianity was banned and Christians persecuted for three centuries in Roman Empire but they could not do away with it. In fact, the result was just the opposite – Rome became the centre of Christianity. Perhaps it is part of God’s plan to purify, unite and strengthen us through the opposition that we are facing. Stan: Would you like to express your views on the Paedophilia crisis, which is haunting the Catholic structure on the global front? Archbishop Vinc
