Jakarta archbishop evokes Indonesia's Pancasila ?
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The Pancasila “is the nation's iconic platform that encourages the unity of Indonesians - despite the various differences of ethnicity, language, culture, religion - and the value of Indonesia as a country. Thanks to the Pancasila, everyone can live in peace.” With these words Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo welcomed the government's decision to make June 1, the anniversary of the drafting of the “five principles” of the secular Constitution, a national holiday. Already in the weeks before President Joko Widodo’s announcement, the Church had launched a special prayer campaign among all Indonesian faithful, to strengthen national unity. The program, called "How to apply the Pancasila", will last for five years. A "white and red rosary" was distributed and prayed in all parishes, in homage to the colors of the flag.On June 1st thousands of faithful attended the Mass in the Jakarta Cathedral, during which Arch. Su...
The Pancasila “is the nation's iconic platform that encourages the unity of Indonesians - despite the various differences of ethnicity, language, culture, religion - and the value of Indonesia as a country. Thanks to the Pancasila, everyone can live in peace.” With these words Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo welcomed the government's decision to make June 1, the anniversary of the drafting of the “five principles” of the secular Constitution, a national holiday.
Already in the weeks before President Joko Widodo’s announcement, the Church had launched a special prayer campaign among all Indonesian faithful, to strengthen national unity. The program, called "How to apply the Pancasila", will last for five years. A "white and red rosary" was distributed and prayed in all parishes, in homage to the colors of the flag.
On June 1st thousands of faithful attended the Mass in the Jakarta Cathedral, during which Arch. Suharyo urged the community to return to the historical and philosophical-political reasoning that led to the birth of the nation on August 17, 1945 according to the principles of Pancasila. The five principles or pillars of Indonesia are: belief in one God, just and civilized humanity, unity of Indonesia, democracy and social justice They are included as a preamble to the Constitution, forcefully desired by the first president Sukarno. Fr. Harry Sulistyo, head of the Archdiocese communications office said that 65 parishes of the archdiocese the district held Masses to pray for national unity. (Source: AsiaNews)
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