"Liberal Christianity will not survive long..."

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"Liberal Christianity will not survive long and political correctness
within the Christian environment is destined to die"

GENEVA (CNA) - Russian Orthodox bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, the Moscow
Patriarchate' s delegate for international relationships, said on
February 15 that liberal Christianity is on its way to extinction.

"Liberal Christianity will not survive long and political correctness
within the Christian environment is destined to die," said during a
conference addressing the Ecumenical Council of Churches at Geneva,
Switzerland.

The Orthodox bishop also criticized the words of the Anglican
primate, Rowan Williams, regarding the "inevitability" of introducing
the "sharia" (Muslim Law) in England.

"I would like to warn you about the perils of liberal Christianity, "
a trend, he said, that has sharply divided the Christian community in
the last decades.

"Today we can't talk about Christian morality because the standards
of 'traditional' and 'liberal' Christians are dramatically different
and the abyss between these two branches of Christianity is growing," he added.

"We are hearing from some Christian leaders that marriage between a
woman and a man is not the only possible option for the creation of a
Christian family, that there can be other type of couples and that
the Church should be 'inclusive' by recognizing such lifestyles and
grant them a solemn blessing," Hilarion also said.

The Orthodox bishop also said that "we have heard that the human life
is a negotiable value, to the point that it can be aborted in the
mother's womb." "What has happened with Christianity? In a confused
and disoriented world, "Where is the prophetic voice of Christians?" he asked.

Finally in a veiled criticism to the Anglican primate, Hilarion said
that "it is not our duty to defend sharia, promote alternative
lifestyles or secularized values. Our mission is to announce what
Christ himself announced".
 
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