Source: Zenit
ROME, MARCH 30, 2010 (Zenit.org).- There is a Western tendency to see religion as something antiquated and to ridicule it, and this leads to Christians being the group most discriminated against, says an official of the Holy See.
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer at the Geneva offices of the United Nations, spoke with Vatican Radio about what he considers a dangerous trend for the West.
"Religion is seen as something antiquated that impedes development and scientific progress," he said. "There are still many officials -- including in the European Union -- and groups and currents of thought that see in religion an obstacle for modernity."
Archbishop Tomasi observed that this attitude "incites discrimination against the majority of the believing population."
Article provided by ZENIT News Agency.