“The temptation to uproot, the destructive fury in Europe to raze churches, nativity scenes, statues is very strange.
"To place in each man an equal dignity whatever his origin was the foundation of Christianity, for believers and non-believers... The fear of death is the current lot of the West and alone can explain Covid madness.
“The sense of the sacred is fundamental in the life of each of us. And if he is lost, so is society. Death opposes birth, but not life. Knowing how to be born, knowing how to die. Christmas is the archetypal form of the mystery of life. Birth in wonder and incomprehension of this mystery. Evacuating Christmas is amazing whether you're a Christian or not.