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- Title: Where is Quebec Going? on Faith and Secularism (Feature Article) (Essay)
- Author : Catholic Insight
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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From the outset, I state my conviction that the crisis of values and the search for meaning are so profound and urgent in Quebec as to have serious repercussions on public health as well, and this is generating enormous costs for the health system. For four hundred years, Quebec society has rested on two pillars, French culture and the Catholic religion, which form the basic armour that has allowed the integration of other components of its current pluralist identity. Nonetheless, this armour has been made fragile by the weakening of the religious identity of the Francophone majority. The current debate touches directly on religion and relations among the cultural communities, but the real problem does not concern the integration of immigrants, made more difficult by their requests of a religious nature. Statistics reveal that the requests for accommodation for religious reasons are minimal, which means that the reason for the current tensions are to be sought elsewhere. The responsibility for the profound crisis of Quebec society should therefore not be attributed to those who have arrived there searching for refuge, or to their religion, viewed as invasive. Refugees and immigrants often bring us the richness of their testimony and of their cultural values, which are added to the values proper to Quebec society. Openness and solidarity should therefore remain basic attitudes toward immigrants and their human and religious needs.