Mar 23, 2010 / 01:12 am
Speaking in a recent homily, Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti discussed the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland and the place of the Church in modern society. He warned against a looming “fundamental rupture” in efforts to eliminate faith from public discourse.
His remarks came in his homily at a Mass marking the anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s election to the papacy.
The Mass was celebrated in the presence of the Apostolic Nuncio to Scotland and the Scottish hierarchy at St Mary’s Church, the second oldest archdiocesan chruch, because the Cathedral of St. Andrew is under restoration efforts.
According to Archbishop Conti, the year 2010 marks the 450th anniversary of the Reformation Parliament, which in 1560 banned the Mass, prohibited recourse to Rome and published a new profession of faith based on the Protestant reformers.