Slovakia is the Highlands, the Highlands is Slovakia. He is right, because he puts it this way, this is his identity, and this is ours. Apart from that, the two are the same - Károly Somorján Eperjes claimed.
On Sunday, August 22, Károly Eperjes, Kossuth Prize-winning actor, spoke at Somorja at the invitation of the Somorja Foundation of Csemadok. At the event held in the framework of Saint Stephen's Day, the actor spoke primarily about the Eucharistic Congress and the subsequent visit of Pope Francis to Slovakia.
The Pope is coming here because in 2000 he did a survey at the Vatican to find out which is the most Christian state in Europe. Slovakia finished in first place," he said. He added that there were 17 minor priests for every 100,000 Catholics in Slovakia. The second place is Poland, where there are 13 Catholics per 100,000, and the third place – as unbelievable as it sounds – is Romania, where there are 12 lay priests for the same number of people, but 83 percent of the Catholic population in Romania is Hungarian. In 2000, 72 percent of Hungary declared themselves Christian, but in 2010, only 54 percent.
And the extent to which this 54 percent practices their faith is a separate topic.
"Hungary is like a slice of bread: the crust has been separated from the inside. But the vitamin is higher in the shell. If there were no good Christian Catholic families across the border, we would have to slowly close the theologies back home. Where sin takes over, grace overflows, which is why we have the Eucharistic meeting," says Károly Eperjes.
Slovakia is the Highlands, the Highlands is Slovakia.
He is right, because he puts it this way, this is his identity, and this is ours. The two are still the same. And first there was Hungary, then Slovakia. But that's okay.
They should be glad that they live here. You live in a Christian country," commented Károly Eperjes on the statement of Slovak politicians, according to which László Kövér insulted Slovakia when he also spoke about the Highlands at the inauguration of a statue in Somorján.
"Go, go with Hungarian flags, with two angels on them, with our old coat of arms. Let them go. As many as there are. Everything is Catholic. With a flag. Under the cross. Direction. Well, that's the way. Then the Pope asks the question: how come there are so many Hungarians? Yes, it should go where it goes, the Hungarians should be there. The Slovaks will be there, don't worry. And they are right," Károly Eperjes called on the Hungarians from the highlands.
Source: Mandarin
