Call for solidarity among Christians

By Our Staff Reporter

MADURAI, AUG. 26. Various social problems that confront the Christians in the country today can be tackled more effectively if the ambitious objective of realising solidarity amidst Christians, could be realised,'' said the Most. Rev. Dr. M. Arockiaswamy, the Archbishop of Madurai.

Presiding over the inauguration of the two-day Ecumenical Conference-2000 (Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry), here today, the Archbishop, who is also the president of the Ecumenical Assembly, said policy-makers would heed Christians only when unity is forged amidst its various sects. ``Without solidarity, no issue, that is facing the community, can be solved,'' he said.

Tracing the divisions among Christians to the 11th century, the Archbishop said the fragmentalisation of the community would affect its overall interest in a situation where Christians were targeted. ``The division among the Christians has led to the formation of nearly 900 units, though the basic principle of Christianity remain the same,'' he said.

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