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[font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]Here it is:[/font][/font][font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]He said there is no doubt the church throughout the Western world faces a serious situation demographically and politically, but he remains optimistic and sees signs of renewal, especially in new church realities such as Opus Dei and the Neocatechumenal Way.[/font][/font][font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]Opus Dei, founded in post-Spanish cινιℓ ωαr Spain by St. Josemaria Escriva, focuses on helping young people and adults to discover and live sanctity via friendship with God. The Neocatechumenal Way, founded also in Spain in 1968, focuses on building small communities following a path of formation toward an adult faith, with a strong emphasis on coming to know the Word of God and its associated themes in Scripture.[/font][/font][font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]The path to irrelevance for the church is already obvious, he said.[/font][/font][font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]“The irony of it is — and it’s demonstrated in the liberal Protestant world, it’s demonstrated in the Catholic world, in Belgium, Holland, Quebec and to some extent in Switzerland and Austria — the more you adapt to the world, the faster the Catholic Church goes out of business.”[/font][/font][font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]However, if the church remains faithful to Christ, he said, there’s always the chance that new forces of renewal and leadership will arise.[/font][/font][font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]https://catholicreview.org/cardinal-pell-tells-u-s-catholics-we-rely-on-you/[/font][/font][font=.SF UI Display][font=.SFUIDisplay-Semibold]Quelle damage![/font][/font]
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Help of Christians, guard our land from assault or inward stain,
Let it be what God has planned, His new Eden where You reign.