Cardinal Rode: Slovenia Atheist island

Slovenian Cardinal Franc Rode accused his country of being an "Atheist island" in Europe. According to Slovenian news agencies, Rode said that the Slovenian parliament is the only one that is afraid to condemn the dictatorship of communism, ”which says a lot about Slovenia.” Cardinal Rode: Slovenia Atheist island Rode was reacting to the appointment of “civilian” Ales Gulic as the head of the Office of Religious Communities, which the Roman Catholic cardinal sees as a provocation. Rode is also upset by the fact that soldiers of the Slovenian military are only visited by a padre that does not have real authority, and not a bishop, which compromises the Slovenian army’s image in the world. He also reacted strongly to the lack of religious teachings and bible study in Slovenian schools, and the fact that according to the constitution, introducing any kind of confessional religious teachings in Slovenian schools is prohibited. “All former Yugoslav republics have religious teachings in school, even Russia,” Rode said, asking whether Slovenia will really remain an Atheist island, which would be “a dangerous narrowing of intellectual horizons of the Slovenian youth.” Rode’s strong opposition of the appointment of Gulic will be one of the main topics of Prime Minister Borut Pahor’s official visit to the Vatican.

Cardinal Rode: Slovenia Atheist island

Rode was reacting to the appointment of “civilian” Aleš Gulič as the head of the Office of Religious Communities, which the Roman Catholic cardinal sees as a provocation.

Rode is also upset by the fact that soldiers of the Slovenian military are only visited by a padre that does not have real authority, and not a bishop, which compromises the Slovenian army’s image in the world.

He also reacted strongly to the lack of religious teachings and bible study in Slovenian schools, and the fact that according to the constitution, introducing any kind of confessional religious teachings in Slovenian schools is prohibited.

“All former Yugoslav republics have religious teachings in school, even Russia,” Rode said, asking whether Slovenia will really remain an Atheist island, which would be “a dangerous narrowing of intellectual horizons of the Slovenian youth.”

Rode’s strong opposition of the appointment of Gulič will be one of the main topics of Prime Minister Borut Pahor’s official visit to the Vatican.