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November, Sunday 23rd

Conditions for renewed mutual relationships

Sunday morning

9.00am Message from the "Semaines Sociales"

By Jean-Pierre Rosa, General Delegate of the "Semaines Sociales de France"

The message from the “Semaines Sociales” will be illustrated with the accounts of the workshops of the previous day.

9.40am Interreligious declaration for peace and justice
This special moment will bring together all participating religions and
faiths.

10.00am Break

10.30am Questions to the public authorities

Round table discussion moderated by François Ernenwein, Editor-in-Chief of the daily paper "La Croix"

With Jacques Barrot, former minister, vice-chairman of the Tony Blair

European Commission

Tony Blair, former prime minister of the United-Kingdom (to be confirmed)

Elisabeth Guigou, former French minister,

member of parliament

and Jordi Pujol, founder chairman of CDC, former President of the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia

Nowhere in the European Union is the separation between Churches, Religions and State absolute. Everywhere it is accepted that the principles of secularism confirm the respective autonomy of the lay and religious responsibilities. However is it conceivable to live differently in the current framework barely subject variations of the institutional relations in each country? In particular, as the European Union suggests it, is it conceivable for the political authorities to expect a contribution of Churches and Religions on the key issues of the societies’ future?

12.00am Discussion

12.30pm Lunch

Sunday afternoon

2.00pm Conditions for a Christian presence in society

Round table discussion moderated by Jean-Claude Escaffit, journalist at the weekly magazine "La Vie"

With Antoine Arjakovsky, Orthodox layman, Director of the Institu Claude Baty

te of ecumenical studies of the the Catholic University of Ukraine,

Minister Claude Baty, President of the French Protestant Federation,

Cardinal Peter Erdö, Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest Bruno Frappat

and Bruno Frappat, journalist and chairman of the Bayard Group's board

How should the views of the churches evolve in a moving world, so that they can be heard? As much in the form as in the way of elaboration of a message which is directed to believers as well as to the society as a whole? Which elements of method, which principles for cooperation between the hierarchy and the lay people can be sought after in that respect?

3.30pm Discussion

4.00pm Conclusions