Archbishop of Albania: Awarded an honorary doctorate of the Christian Academy of Warsaw

With the message “The mission and responsibility of the Church is to connect humanity with the true God of Love”, he ended his speech entitled “Living in Christ in the multi-religious world community” Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, professor emeritus of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and honorary member of the Academy of Athens, during his declaration as an Honorary Doctor of the Christian Theological Academy of Warsaw.

In the packed ceremony hall of the Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw, in the presence of religious, political and diplomatic authorities, the Senate, professors and students of the Academy, at noon, the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and all Albania Anastasios was awarded an Honorary Doctor of the Supreme Educational Inter-Christian Foundation, following a proposal by the Archbishop of Warsaw Savva and the unanimous decision of the Senate. The Christian Theological Academy was founded by the state in 1954 and came from the amalgamation of the individual Lutheran, Orthodox and Old Catholic theological Departments.

During the official ceremony, after the speeches of the rector of the Wrocław and Szczecin Archbishop’s Academy, Professor Jerzy Pankowski, the reading of the praise of the honoree written by the Academy’s partner Metropolitan Kitros Professor George and the awarding of the insignia, Archbishop Anastasios, already Honorary Doctor of multiple Departments of Humanities, Social and Positive directions from 27 universities in Europe, the Middle East and the USA, developed the theme “Living in Christ in the multi-religious world community”.

In his speech, he said, among other things, that the views of Christians on the various religious beliefs show serious discrepancies and the theories formulated over the centuries show a very wide spectrum, from completely negative to completely affirmative. Noting that during the most recent systematic religious research in many religions certain moral principles of universal validity have been highlighted, he underlined that “the religious experience is not limited to moral values. It rests primarily on a personal inclination towards the Transcendent. Religion is a complex and versatile set of beliefs, beliefs, experiences and principles of behavior, which are related to the Sacred, the Holy and affect human existence and society.

Besides, regarding the attitude of Christians in modern society, he concluded: “To abide in God”, “to live in Christ” determines the fullness of the Christian experience. It is a relationship with the real Being, a personal love relationship with the One who is Love. Those of us who live in the multi-religious global community, along with respecting the freedom of every human person and striving for peaceful coexistence, let us not forget that His disciples must be “the light of the world” (Mat. 5:14)…

“The Church’s mission and responsibility”, Archbishop Anastasios concluded, “is to connect humanity with the true God of Love”.

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