Echte Demokratie gibt es nur, wenn der Mensch und seine Würde im Mittelpunkt stehen.
Darauf hat jetzt ein Vatikanvertreter vor der OSZE aufmerksam gemacht. Auf einem Kongress
in Warschau warnte Anthony Frontiero vom Päpstlichen Friedensrat vor dem weitverbreiteten
Glauben, dass Agnostizismus und Relativismus sich am besten mit der Demokratie vertrügen.
Frontiero wörtlich: "Wenn es keine letzte Wahrheit gibt, die politisches Handeln leitet
und orientiert, dann können Ideen und Überzeugungen leicht aus Machtgründen manipuliert
werden." (rv 18.10.06 sk)
Hier lesen Sie den englischen Original-Wortlaut
des Statements.
The Holy See would like to also reiterate its belief that,
if there is no ultimate truth to guide and direct political activity, then ideas and
convictions can easily be manipulated for reasons of power.
Mr. Moderator,
The
Holy See appreciates the opportunity to participate in the OSCE Human Implementation
Meeting, and wishes to affirm the efforts of this body and its affiliated organizations
and institutions on behalf of the cause of democracy and human rights. In doing so,
the Holy See wishes to reiterate its conviction that authentic democracy is possible
only in a state ruled by law, and on the basis of a correct conception of the human
person and the inherent dignity with which each person is endowed. It requires that
the necessary conditions be present for the advancement both of the individual through
education and formation in true ideals, and of the “subjectivity” of society through
the creation of structures of participation and shared responsibility.
In
the noble pursuit of democracy, however, it is critical to resist the tendency to
claim that agnosticism and skeptical relativism are the philosophy and basic attitude
which correspond to the democratic forms of political life. Often times, those who
are convinced that they know the truth and firmly adhere to it are considered unreliable
from a democratic point of view, since they do not accept that truth is necessarily
determined by the majority, or that it is subject to variation according to different
political trends.
The Holy See would like to also reiterate its belief that,
if there is no ultimate truth to guide and direct political activity, then ideas and
convictions can easily be manipulated for reasons of power. As history demonstrates,
a democracy without values can easily turn into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.
Moreover,
authentic democracy and its structures include efforts to develop and support a revenue
base to support global public goods, including the environment, treaties to uphold
human rights, the enhancement of participation and representation in policies by means
of citizens’ organization and other local, regional, and multilateral networks—all
of which serve to implement the common good.