Catholic forum inaugurated

Catholic forum inaugurated

ENDE, East Nusa Tenggara: Ende Archbishop Mgr. Abdon Longinus
da Cunha officially inaugurated the Indonesian Catholic Community
Forum (Forumki) at Ende diocese.

The ceremony took place at Santo Josef Hall and those in
attendance included Ende Regent Dominikus Domi and the regency
legislators.

In his address, Da Cunha called on the Catholic community to
respect human dignity, democracy and law in the country's
pluralistic society.

"Justice and peace based on Pancasila is the vision of the
forum, while developing spiritualism and Christian social ethics
toward better political, economic, social and cultural lives is
the mission of the forum," he said.

According to the archbishop, the decision to establish the
forum reflected the awareness of Catholics of their involvement
in the country's sociopolitical life.

"People have been undergoing various types of injustices and
poverty. As members of the Kingdom of God, the forum must be able
to play a significant role in helping people deal with these
problems," he said. (yac/sur)