JF: Well, I have to say two things. First of all, we know what the first Europe looked like. I mean, that’s where we all, most of us come from in our culture, and even our religious background. But unlike John Paul II, who spoke of a new springtime, and a new evangelization, and seemed to talk sometimes as if there was going to be a tremendous transformation of the world, including Europe, Benedict XVI, even before he was Pope, has talked about the remnant, the fact that we as Christians, if we are truly faithful to Christ and His word, we’re going to be a minority, and a minority which is becoming more and more marginalized, and even oppressed. So I don’t think, I don’t think Benedict XVI is thinking that we’re going to have a new Christendom, in which Christian principles permeate all of society. I think he probably is more, his vision is that we must be faithful to Christ, and He will support us and strengthen us, and we can’t predict what our role will be in society. But it’s probably going to be as a minority.
