Scotsman Is Named Consultor to Council for Culture

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, NOV. 9, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI has appointed John Haldane of Scotland as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture.

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Haldane, 51, is a philosophy professor at the University of St. Andrews. He is author of a number of publications, most recently «Faithful Reason: Essays Catholic and Philosophical» (2004).

«One of Pope Benedict’s priorities is the re-evangelization of Western civilization and bringing Europe back into Christendom,» said Haldane, in a statement released by the Archdiocese of Glasgow. «The way to re-evangelize Western civilization is through cultural dialogue; that is, through reinterpreting the arts and philosophy through a Christian perspective.

«There is a larger issue than declining numbers in churches and that is about convincing at a cultural and intellectual level. As a Catholic intellectual, I am very happy to be associated with this.»

There are now 27 consultors to the pontifical council. The appointment is for five years.

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