Secularism Ends in Scandinavia: Nothing Left to Be Secularised — Monsignor Varden

Norwegian bishop Erik Varden spoke to 'Communio' magazine on November 19 about personal experiences. Key quotes from this wonderful interview – including wishful thinking.
- I am not convinced by the sociological data on religion, which suggests that religious indifference is on the rise.
- I have the utmost respect for the Pew Research Centre, but I must say that, purely empirically, the statement does not correspond with my own observations.
- The trend is clear and growing steadily: young people long for substance. I see them faithfully attending well-prepared and carefully designed Eucharists.
- What I am witnessing is a new search for meaning, for criteria, for community, for truth.
- In Scandinavia, secularisation has now come to an end. Quite simply because there is actually nothing left to secularise.
- The fact that human beings somehow carry a desire for the limitless within themselves is also evident in a very secular discourse, most recently in transhumanism.
- When confronted …More