For Hungarians, the cross is a symbol of the two thousand-year-old European and Hungarian culture, thanks to which Hungarians found a home in the Carpathian Basin - said Csaba Latorcai, the executive secretary of the KDNP, on Tuesday in Héhalom, Nógrád County, at the Adopt a Cross! at the handing over of a renovated roadside crucifix within the framework of the action named.
The Christian Democrat politician and parliamentary secretary of the Prime Minister's Office responsible for territorial development said that 163 crosses have already been adopted across the country at the request of the KDNP, and since the initiative announced last November, the number of undertakings has been steadily increasing.
Csaba Latorcai announced that
the KDNP "today announces the Stand up a cross for peace!" initiative and everyone is invited to join it "amidst the raging Russian-Ukrainian war".
The state secretary put it this way: May the prince of peace, who died on the cross and rose again, grant peace to Ukraine, peace to Europe, and peace to all of us!
Csaba Latorcai announced that those who wish to join can apply for the initiative at the [email protected]
The crucifix on the border of Héhalom was renewed by the local foundation organization of the KDNP, and it was blessed by the Franciscan monk Áron Hermann at the ceremony. The first cross was handed over in Baja last year, the one in Héhalmi is the second "officially adopted" crucifix.
Csaba Latorcai emphasized that the initiative was started in the most difficult economic situation, but at the same time, or perhaps in spite of it, a large number of private individuals, foundations, and civil organizations undertook renovations.
The executive secretary of the KDNP called it symbolic that the handover takes place during Holy Week, also because "while in Western Europe crosses are being removed, churches are being desecrated, people are being dragged for their Christian faith, in Hungary we are renewing these holy symbols, we do this so that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world".
Csaba Latorcai emphasized: their goal is to save, renovate and pass down the crosses standing in public spaces and along roads to future generations.
It is also a confession of faith, a stand for our faith and our convictions, he said, adding: the renovation of each cross is a "yes" to life, a testimony for Christ. According to the politician, the location of the adopted crosses will be indicated on a map on the KDNP website.
Source: MTI
Photo: MTI/Péter Komka
