Catholic religious men and women gathered in Southern India on February 25 to discuss the current situation of India. The meeting ‘ Sanyasa Sangamam’ was organized by The Bengaluru unit of Conference of Religious India (CRI) with the theme “Response of the consecrated to the changing scenario of India.” The CRI is a conference of major superiors Catholic religious congregations. It is also a body of 1, 15,000 religious men and women spread all over the country.
As reported by mattersindia.com, Fr. Edward Thomas, a Salesian priest, remarked that “Christianity is not a cult or a religion, but a spiritual movement. We need new ideologies and new theologies to counter. We need new wine in new wineskins. The Christians must be in the forefront to take care of the last, least and lost.” Further, he added, “Christians should not indulge in religious conversion, but become converters of the heart, he told the gathering.”
Among the goals of CRI is to “promote fellowship at all levels of the Christian community in a spirit of humble service and in collaboration with all sections of the people of God and all people of good will.”
Source: www.mattersindia.com
