Μήνυμα
για το Ινδουιστικό Deepavali 2014 έστειλε
ο πρόεδρος του Ποντιφικού Συμβουλίου για το Διαθρησκευτικό Διάλογο, Καρδινάλιος
Jean-Louis Tauran (Δείτε ΕΔΩ & ΕΔΩ &ΕΔΩ.)
Παρά
τις πολλές ευλογίες της παγκοσμιοποίησης,
τονίζει στο μήνυμά του ο Καρδινάλιος Tauran
οι φτωχοί και οι περιθωριοποιημένοι έχουν αποκλειστεί από τα οφέλη της παγκοσμιοποίησης και αυτό
δημιουργεί δυσαρέσκεια,αβεβαιότητα και ανασφάλεια.
Οι
Ινδουιστές γιορτάζουν το Diwali ή Deepavali
"Εορτή των Φώτων", που είναι πενθήμερη,
σηματοδοτεί τη νέα χρονιά και συμβολίζει
τη νίκη του φωτός επί του σκότους, του καλού εναντίον του κακού προσφέροντας
τις προσευχές στους Sita και Ράμα, Ράντα και Κρίσνα, Lakshmi, τη θεά του
πλούτου, Ganesh, τον θεό της σοφίας.
MESSAGE FOR THE FEAST OF DEEPAVALI ,
2014
Vatican
City
Dear
Hindu Friends,
1.
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue joyfully greets all of you
on the festive occasion of Deepavali, celebrated on 23 October this year. May the Transcendent Light illumine your
hearts, homes and communities, and may all your celebrations deepen the sense
of belonging to one another in your families and neighbourhoods, and so
further harmony and happiness, peace and prosperity.
2.
We wish to reflect with you this year on the theme "Fostering together a
culture of 'inclusion'". In the face of increasing discrimination,
violence and exclusion throughout the world, 'nurturing a culture of
inclusion' can be rightly seen as one of the most genuine aspirations of
people everywhere.
3.
It is true that globalization has opened many new frontiers and provided fresh
opportunities to develop, among other things, better educational and
healthcare facilities. It has ushered in a greater awareness of democracy and
social justice in the world, and our planet has truly become a 'global
village' due in large part to modern means of communication and
transportation. It can also be said, however, that globalization has not
achieved its primary objective of integrating local peoples into the global
community. Rather, globalization has contributed significantly to many peoples
losing their sociocultural, economic and political identities.
4.
The negative effects of globalization have also had an impact on religious
communities throughout the world since they are intimately related to
surrounding cultures. In fact, globalization has contributed to the
fragmentation of society and to an increase in relativism and syncretism in
religious matters, as well as bringing about a privatization of religion. Religious
fundamentalism and ethnic, tribal and sectarian violence in different parts of
the world today are largely manifestations of the discontent, uncertainty and
insecurity among peoples, particularly the poor and marginalized who have been
excluded from the benefits of globalization.
5.
The negative consequences of globalization, such as widespread materialism and
consumerism, moreover, have made people more self-absorbed, power-hungry and
indifferent to the rights, needs and sufferings of others. This, in the words
of Pope Francis, has led to a "'globalization of indifference' which
makes us slowly inured to the suffering of others and closed in on
ourselves" (Message for the World Day of Peace, 2014). Such indifference
gives rise to a 'culture of exclusion' (cf. Pope Francis, Address to the
Apostolic Movement of the Blind and the Little Mission for the Deaf and Mute,
29 March 2014) in which the poor, marginalized and vulnerable are denied their
rights, as well as the opportunities and resources that are available to other
members of society. They are treated as insignificant, dispensable,
burdensome, unnecessary, to be used and even discarded like objects. In
various ways, the exploitation of children and women, the neglect of the
elderly, sick, differently-abled, migrants and refugees, and the persecution
of minorities are sure indicators of this culture of exclusion.
6.
Nurturing a culture of inclusion thus becomes a common call and a shared
responsibility, which must be urgently undertaken. It is a project involving
those who care for the health and survival of the human family here on earth
and which needs to be carried out amidst, and in spite of, the forces that
perpetuate the culture of exclusion.
7.
As people grounded in our own respective religious traditions and with shared
convictions, may we, Hindus and Christians, join together with followers of
other religions and with people of good will to foster a culture of inclusion for
a just and peaceful society.
We wish you all a Happy Deepavali!
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran
President
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