EUROPE - The European Union is on the verge of tearing itself apart because nations rejected Christianity and no longer have shared values, said former president of Poland. With Britain on the verge of voting to Leave, Lech Walesa said the bloc was in urgent need of reform. Polls have revealed a 10-point swing towards Brexit with just a week to go until the historic EU referendum.
And on the eve of that vote, Mr Walesa delivered a scathing criticism of the 28-country bloc saying Europe is in crisis because there are no shared values. He said: “Europe, this European construction, has no foundation. We rejected Christianity, we rejected ideologies like communism and now, there’s nothing left. What can we expect from societies when each of them has different foundations?”
Veteran Polish statesman Mr Walesa said he believes the EU must be reformed or a new organisation created. He said: “I’m rather more in favour of repairing what we already have. What's the use of starting all over again? But we need to do it, repair the EU, in a more efficient and transparent way. We have to explain things better to people; they need to understand what we're doing and why it exists. What we've got now is mistrust, suspicions, bureaucracy, dissatisfaction and trickery, because we don't have any solid foundations.”
Mr Walesa, warned Germany, France and Italy "should have a contingency scenario prepared to put in place 15 minutes after the EU falls apart”. The Nobel Peace Prize winner said he believes Germany should lead a reformed EU if Britain votes to leave or consider creating a new organisation. The 72-year-old said: “Germany in particular must calculate what would be better for development of the EU: do we create a completely new organisation or do we fix the old EU?”
“It’s up to the Germans to decide because they are the leaders and they must also decide with whom they want to build. After the current EU falls apart, a new union must be created, but it must be thought out much better in order to avoid the kind of problems we have now. Whoever wants to join it, can join, while those who don’t, can just say ‘no thanks’.”
His comments come as leading politicians from member states have said Brexit could be a great opportunity.
“Lech Walesa, who won the Nobel peace price in 1983, was a devout Catholic and his rise to prominence came about at the same time as Pope John Paul II began his term in office. The Pope served as an inspiration for many Catholics in Poland who wanted religious, political and economic freedoms. Elections were held in 1989 when Solidarity won a landslide victory and formed a coalition government. The following year Lech Walesa was elected as Poland's president, transforming the country into a market economy.” (bbc.co.uk)
Many attribute the fall of the old USSR to the intervention of Pope John Paul ll. It seems obvious that the Catholic Church united the Polish people against communism – and the rest is history.
What about the future?
Mr Walesa is again showing the problem:
“We rejected Christianity, we rejected ideologies like communism and now, there’s nothing left. What can we expect from societies when each of them has different foundations?”
The Catholic solution…
“John Paul II in 1982 pronounced these memorable words: 'I, bishop of Rome and pastor of the Universal Church, from Santiago, address to you, old Europe, a cry full of love: Return to yourself! Be yourself! Discover your origins. Revive your roots. Experience again those authentic values that made your history glorious and your presence in other continents beneficial.” (catholicnewsagency.com)
Mr Walesa:
“It’s up to the Germans to decide because they are the leaders and they must also decide with whom they want to build. After the current EU falls apart, a new union must be created…”
Back in 1978 the warning had already gone out!
“Undoubtedly GERMANY will head the new resurrected ‘Holy Roman Empire.’ Who conquered the German armed fist twice – in the two great world wars? It was Britain with the United States pouring in the real knockout power! Who will they go forth to DESTROY? Britain and the United States!” (Co-worker letter – August 14, 1978)
Watch out for a “New Europe”!
“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”
The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!
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