“A Europe that qualifies its own values is not attractive in the eyes of Muslims. Europe must conduct itself as a strong partner, both intellectually and spiritually, and it must be convinced of its own advantages. This is the only way we will gain respect.” WayEyeValuesStrongGainsEuropeAdvantageConvincedPartnersAttractive Author:Walter Kasper
“Christianity brought something new and revolutionary: freedom and unconditional dignity for each individual, regardless of his religion, culture or nationality. But the East and the West have parted ways since the Crusades.” WayCultureIndividualChristianityDignityWestEastRevolutionarySomething NewUnconditionalNationalityCrusades Author:Walter Kasper
“The end of World War I also marked the end of bourgeois culture. An inner emptiness developed that, in the 19th and 20th centuries, paved the way for two ideologies that dragged Europe and the world into an abyss and plunged it into a catastrophe.” WorldWayTwoWarEndsCultureCenturyEuropeIdeologyWar Of The WorldsEmptinessWorld War ICatastrophe20th CenturyAbyssBourgeois Author:Walter Kasper
