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Church leaders and delegates from 20 Asian countries pose for a group photo during the FABC 50 general conference in Bangkok. Fifty years of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences and its sterling contribution deserved to be celebrated. The event held in Bangkok over a span of 18 days last October was graced by a large number of Church leaders, representatives of the people of God, and a host of experts.
Yet, ironically, the document fails to delve into the path the FABC has traveled over the past five decades. Without such a link, the present document appears to lack roots and becomes isolated from its own history. In contrast, other continental episcopal conferences like the Latin American Episcopal Council, Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano , have shown progression from Medellin to Puebla and Aparecida, reaffirming insights gained in previous assemblies and attempting to move forward.
What is most disconcerting is the absence of self-examination and diagnosis of the Church's own situation, let alone confession of its failures. There is hardly any mention or acknowledgment of Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Islam and their unique contributions, which one would expect, especially when speaking on nature and ecological issues. Here is a fertile area of inter-religious cooperation. One needs to go also into the intricate relationship with neighboring religious traditions considering the growing complexity of religious fundamentalism and its political implications.
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