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When it comes to integration , Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx criticizes the way in which our own traditions are handled. “As a society with Christian roots, we are facing an integration challenge. We have all underestimated this,” Marx told the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Wednesday). “For example, the fact that people do not celebrate St. Martin or St. Nicholas in kindergarten because it is Christian is fodder for the radicals.” The Archbishop of Munich and Freising added: “You could also say that this is part of our tradition, this rigid omission is not integration.”
Marx warned: “You have to stand by your own and then be curious about what’s new. You can celebrate both: St. Nicholas and Eid al-Fitr. The churches should also take the lead in these meetings. But unfortunately, interreligious dialogue has become very difficult after the Hamas attack