"God only knows" N ° 9: Has the Church become a "Catholic union"?

I do not always share the analyzes of Olivier Roy, political scientist and very recognized specialist in religions, but this professor at the European University Institute in Florence is often very relevant. So from his point of view - even if it contains amalgams and shortcuts - on the attitude of the Catholic Church during the coronavirus crisis.

It was published on May 8 on the Obs website. I let you discover this text which is worth reading and debating. I quote here only his conclusion. It is very significant, especially since it was formulated by an observer from outside the Catholic world.

" It is interesting to note that the Church never (or very little) speaks in a" religious "way about the epidemic (even if several ecclesiastics or Catholic philosophers do so in their personal capacity). She talks about reconciling medical rationality and the rights of believers, as if she sensed that a religious approach to the epidemic, in terms of meaning (that

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