Jul 11, 2004 / 22:00 pm
As they wrapped up their General Assembly, the Bishops of Colombia issued a message calling attention to the moral and social crisis the country faces and which reveals a divorce between faith and daily life among believers.
The text, which was signed by Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Archbishop of Bogota, points out that “there are marks of holiness in our country’s history and a great number of Colombians are faithful to the Lord,” but there also “exists in many a divorce between faith and daily life, between what many say they believe and what they do in practice.”
“There are so many who call themselves Christians but are not interested in following the Lord Jesus! This is reflected in the disorder affecting the country, due to lies, injustice, the lack of solidarity, and violence,” the statement said.
The statement continues, “The reason for our work during these days is this: when we look at the beginnings of the life of the Church we understand that the normal thing would be that after the proclamation of Jesus Christ and the celebration of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist, there would follow a Christian way of living consistent with the life which the Lord Himself imparts to us.”