All believers who ask themselves about their ties with the Christian community, the Church and the memory of the Gospel can make a double observation. On the one hand, Christianity is no longer a cultural reference shared by all. On the other hand, one can note a growing gap between the practices of the ecclesial government and the aspirations of modern culture. Is it not the return to the Gospel and a radical reassessment of behaviour which could give back to Christianity its original vigour? In our countries, could not the minority status of Christianity be the opportunity for a new formulation of the Christian message and a renewal of practices?
Molitor, M. (2002). L’avenir du catholicisme en Europe. Revue théologique de Louvain, 33(2), 161-186. https://doi.org/10.2143/RTL.33.2.2017486 (Original work published 2002)