{"id":17221,"date":"2021-01-22T15:28:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/?p=17221"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:28:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:28:10","slug":"comece-expresses-concern-about-erosion-of-religious-freedom-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/comece-expresses-concern-about-erosion-of-religious-freedom-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"COMECE expresses concern about erosion of religious freedom in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/vatican-news-header-white.png\" alt=\"Vatican News\" \/>                                                                                                                                                  <\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/content\/dam\/vaticannews\/multimedia\/2020\/02\/17\/Erzbischof-Jean-Claude-Hollerich-5472x3648-by-Roger-Nilles---cathol.lu.jpg\/_jcr_content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg\" alt=\"Cardinale Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of COMECE\" \/>                          Cardinale Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of COMECE                                               (Archeveche de Luxembourg \/ SCP)                                                <\/figure>\n<p>                                 CHURCH<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.paesi-e-luoghi.Europa.Danimarca.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             Denmark                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.istituzioni-e-persone.Istituzioni-internazionali.Comece.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             Comece                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.cultura-e-societa.Diritti-umani.liberta-religiosa.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             religious freedom                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.paesi-e-luoghi.Europa.unione-europea.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             European Union                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                   COMECE expresses concern about erosion of religious freedom in Denmark         Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops&#039; Conferences of Europe, urges respect for the right to freedom of religion as Danish lawmakers prepare to discuss a draft law requiring sermons and homilies to be provided in the national language.                                <\/p>\n<p>By Vatican News staff writer<\/p>\n<p>President of the Commission of the Bishops&#039; Conferences of Europe (COMECE), Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, has expressed concern about a soon-to-be-debated legislative proposal in Denmark which could impede the fundamental right to freedom of religion by requiring all sermons, homilies and talks given in a religious setting, to be delivered in the Danish language.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinal, in a statement issued on Friday, noted that while COMECE respects national legislative processes, it sees a broader, increasing trend of neglect, among EU member states for the fundamental right to freedom of religion. A right protected by both the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.<\/p>\n<p>COMECE had previously expressed concerns about freedom of religion in connection with the strict national measures imposed on Churches and religious communities due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<h2>Counter-terrorism agenda<\/h2>\n<p>The Cardinal notes that while COMECE understands that the goal of the proposal is to prevent radicalization and to counter incitement to hatred and terrorism, negative and discriminatory impacts should be avoided with regard to Churches and religious communities that are \u201caverse and alien to such actions, acting in a spirit of peace and integration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the recent EU counter-terrorism agenda underlines that freedom of religion is among the foundations of the European Union and it \u201cshould be taken in consideration by member states when devising anti-radicalization and anti-terrorism policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Respect for rights of minorities<\/h2>\n<p>Pointing out that smaller religious denominations which do not only have the financial means to comply but are often formed of immigrant communities, would be \u201cparticularly affected,\u201d Cardinal Hollerich recalled that the EU indicates non-discrimination and respect for the rights of persons belonging to minorities among its values.<\/p>\n<p>Eroding specific rights in such a way, he said, \u201cendangers the entire architecture of fundamental rights, based on the idea of universality and interconnectedness.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Solidarity<\/h2>\n<p>Concluding the statement, Cardinal Hollerich reiterated COMECE\u2019s support for the Scandinavian Bishops\u2019 Conference and encouraged \u201can intense and fruitful dialogue of the relevant national public authorities with the impacted Churches and religious communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comunicazione.va\/en\/sostienici.html\" target=\"_blank\">                 <\/p>\n<figure>                                                                                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/etc\/designs\/vatican-news\/release\/library\/main\/images\/support-comunicazione-banner.png\" alt=\"Your contribution for a great mission:support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home\" \/>                                       <\/figure>\n<p>                 Your contribution for a great mission:<br \/>support us in bringing the Pope&#039;s words into every home             <\/a>                           Topics         <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.paesi-e-luoghi.Europa.Danimarca.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             Denmark                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.istituzioni-e-persone.Istituzioni-internazionali.Comece.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             Comece                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.cultura-e-societa.Diritti-umani.liberta-religiosa.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             religious freedom                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<li>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/taglist.paesi-e-luoghi.Europa.unione-europea.html\" target=\"_blank\">                             European Union                         <\/a>                     <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                                22 January 2021, 15:05             <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                              Send                      <\/li>\n<li>             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/church\/news\/2021-01\/comece-religious-freedom-denmark-church-hollerich.print.html\" target=\"_blank\">                 Print             <\/a>         <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardinale Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of COMECE (Archeveche de Luxembourg \/ SCP) CHURCH Denmark Comece religious freedom European Union COMECE expresses concern about erosion of religious freedom in Denmark Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops&#039; Conferences of Europe, urges respect for the right to freedom of religion as Danish lawmakers prepare to discuss a draft law requiring sermons and homilies to be provided in the national language. By Vatican News staff writer<br \/>\n President of the Commission of the Bishops&#039; Conferences of Europe (COMECE), Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, has expressed concern about a soon-to-be-debated legislative proposal in Denmark which could impede the fundamental right to freedom of religion by requiring all sermons, homilies and talks given in a religious setting, to be delivered in the Danish language.<br \/>\n The Cardinal, in a statement issued on Friday, noted that while COMECE respects national legislative proce..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>COMECE expresses concern about erosion of religious freedom in Denmark - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/comece-expresses-concern-about-erosion-of-religious-freedom-in-denmark\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"COMECE expresses concern about erosion of religious freedom in Denmark - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cardinale Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of COMECE (Archeveche de Luxembourg \/ SCP) CHURCH Denmark Comece religious freedom European Union COMECE expresses concern about erosion of religious freedom in Denmark Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops&#039; Conferences of Europe, urges respect for the right to freedom of religion as Danish lawmakers prepare to discuss a draft law requiring sermons and homilies to be provided in the national language. 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