A greeting today from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the participants of a conference in Venice titled "Identity of Values for Europe" states, "Christianity has formed Europe's values basis and idea. Outside the Christian tradition, it is impossible to become aware of the inner contents and driving mechanism of the development of this region and the cultural code of the ethnoses inhabiting it."
Patriarch Kirill added, "Europe's Christian identity is an immutable given which cannot be destroyed without destroying the European world itself."
He also urged the participants of the conference to increase Christian principles, "putting them in the foundation of all the socially significant projects."
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