VATICAN CITY
Vatican Insider
Interview with Fr. Enzo Fortunato, spokesman for the Sacred Convent of Assisi and Director of “Rivista di San Francesco”, the convent’s monthly magazine
Giacomo Galeazzi
Vatican City
“The Church is not behind the times, it actually represents strong beliefs that have an effect. It is modernity that is facing a crisis,” Fr. Enzo Fortunato, a Franciscan theologian, spokesman for the Sacred Convent of Assisi and Director of Rivista di San Francesco, the convent’s monthly magazine.
Are movements and the Church as an institution at loggerheads with each other?
“I have never heard the Pope or competent dicasteries say anything against religious movements. I have only ever heard comments about their beauty and richness. I like to think of them as “communicating vessels” that enrich each other.”
Does the Church have difficulty in relating to modernity?
“I believe it is modernity that has difficulties in the relationship it has with itself. Modernity is basically characterised by weak short-lived thinking that does not help humans face the reality of their problems. The Church’s thinking is strong and gives impetus.”
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