Pope Tawadros II. Announces the Church's Support for President Sisi's Directives and Calls on Bishops and Priests to Educate People in the Churches about the Wars Aimed at Spreading Despair in People's Hearts
The church sermon must serve as an instrument of societal stabilization, warding off despair and external destabilization through encouragement and unity.
I direct, through today's gathering, the Fathers Bishops in their dioceses and the Fathers Priests in their churches, that what is offered in the way of teaching, explanation, and preaching is aimed at lifting despair from the hearts of people.
Pope Tawadros II. congratulates President El-Sisi, the armed forces, and all Egyptians on the anniversary of the October War of 1973. He commends the unity and strength of the Egyptian people, which had made the victory possible. The Pope refers to a speech by the President in which a war against the consciousness of the people was mentioned, one that aims to spread despair. He directs bishops and priests to lift despair from the hearts of people in teaching and preaching. The text emphasizes the necessity of preserving the country and unity together, even in times of crisis. The sermon is to take a positive and encouraging form and to convey hope. The Pope closes with the call 'Long live Egypt' and asks God to preserve the country, the people, and those in charge.
Worldview
what this means- What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
- Emptiness, a lack of direction, despair; Hostility, hatred, the breakdown of community
- Where does the evil reside?
- in the economy, politics, or social structures
- What helps against it?
- solidarity, mutual help, belonging; insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding
- What is human being according to this text?
- above all a part of a community or of creation
- Where is history heading?
- it is getting better, development towards the good
- What does the text base its claim on?
- on a present head, teacher, or office; on tradition, the fathers, an established practice
- To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
- to every human being, regardless of faith
- Where is the text's criticism directed?
- at others, at society, at other groups
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What the text calls for
- Verzweiflung aus den Herzen der Menschen heben (social)
- Einheit und Land gemeinsam bewahren (social)
- Positive und ermutigende Predigt halten (ritual)
Measured
- Basic stance
- 1 from -2 to 2
- Insistence
- 2 of 3
- Reach
- 4 of 5
- Concreteness
- 2 of 3
- Boundary
- 1 of 3
- Time
- past 2, present 3, future 1