Rome, Italy, Oct 3, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The Legionaries of Chirst, a congregation of priests founded in Mexico in 1941, have given birth to the European University of Rome, a private, Catholic, civilly recognized institution which will maintain a particular focus on the philosophy, history, and legal thought of Europe’s past, present, and future.
During the press conference introducing the new university, Fr. Paolo Scarofoni, L.C., president of Rome's Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Atheneum – also a university founded by the Legionaries of Christ – said that "the name of The European University of Rome highlights the relationship between the past which remains as heritage and the future which is still to be built."
"In referring to 'Rome' we find the best of classical Greco-Roman humanism, elevated by Christianity, which itself incorporated the best of many different cultures, both eastern and western. Modern Europe, sometimes overshadowed by fears of a cultural decadence, can be enlightened and morally strengthened by these two rich sources," said Fr. Scarofoni.
Classes at the university will begin in mid-October 2005, with four graduate-level programs in Philosophy, History, Psychology and Law.