Intergenerational Forum Knocks on the Church's Door to Build a Community of Hope

Jakarta, VIVA – Sudirman Said, together with an intergenerational, sectoral, and professional delegation, met with the leadership of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI). The meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, was intended as an effort to organise hope in order to convert public anxiety into a change movement founded on divinity or morality.

Received directly by Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, KWI Chairman Mgr. Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, along with his team, Sudirman Said emphasised that their presence was to foster brotherhood while sharpening consciences among moral anchors.

Besides morality, said Sudirman, what is currently missing from the national atmosphere is spirituality and national ideology. All three must be supported by virtue and the enforcement of law.

“We come to meet moral figures with the intention of continuously sharpening consciences. We also want to hear views and advice not only based on broad knowledge, but also on the breath of spirituality, namely wisdom and the depth of divine voice,” Sudirman stated in his remarks on Wednesday, 15 April 2026.

According to Sudirman, the solution that must be sought for current national issues is a “beyond politics” solution, namely politics as a path to humanity and nationality, not politics as usual, let alone a brutal path to seize power.

The common thread of this meeting was woven by Yanuar Nugroho. Yanuar emphasised the role of moral authorities as guides for consciences when the boundary between right and profitable becomes increasingly blurred in the public sphere.

“Social crisis is inseparable from moral crisis. Structural injustice occurs due to failure in ethical choices,” he said.

Meanwhile, legal expert Feri Amsari highlighted the tendency of rulers to trample the constitution for group interests.

“The constitution says A, what the president does is Z. As a result, rules are adjusted to interests, change laws. If we continue like this constitutionally, this nation is facing many threats ahead,” Feri asserted.

In the field of social health, Diah Satyani Saminarsih explained that marginalised communities are increasingly squeezed by policies considered over-simplistic. Meanwhile, Shofwan Al-Banna highlighted impulsive and selfish foreign policies.

“The root lies in our very high involvement without good institutionalisation; not only personalisation, but also egoisation,” Shofwan explained.