Posted on 02/05/2020 6:18:00 PM PST by marshmallow
Condemn critic of Orbán as lacking 'moral standards'
BUDAPEST, Hungary (ChurchMilitant.com) - Hungarian bishops reacted swiftly to a Budapest district mayor who accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz Party of representing a "frightening formation" of "white, Christian, heterosexual" people.
Mayor Péter Niedermüller, head of the Hungarian capital's Erzsébetváros district, said on a Jan. 23 talk show that "If you strip away ... hated delineations ... non-Hungarians, others, migrants, Roma — I don't know what — then there is this frightening formation left in the middle: white, Christian, heterosexual men," adding, "and there are of course [some] women among them."
Niedermüller, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) Party, explained that this "frightening formation" represents "the family concept" for Orbán and his followers.
The Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference's permanent council responded to Niedermüller's tirade on Jan. 29: "Christians are being stigmatized because of their faith in Hungary in 2020."
"We are saddened and shocked to learn that ... it may happen that publicly generalized Christian people are labeled for their faith and religious affiliation, as may have been the case today with an elected official," they added.
Alluding to Hungary's recent communist history, they continued: "This attitude, which evokes tragic memories, is unacceptable and we strongly urge all those in political life, irrespective of their convictions and affiliations, to carry out their work for the common good, while upholding ethical and moral standards."
"Our faith, our culture, our history teaches us to respect each other and the human dignity of the other, even if our views are not the same," the bishops added.
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Damn good news.
Orban is a good man, a Patriot, a Nationalist, and loves his country, people, traditions, and unique culture.
He doesn’t want to see it turned into a Euroweenie muzzy sh*thole.
Godspeed, Mr. Orban... Americans are with you!
Good to see the Magyars in control of their country.
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