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Pope asks Czechs to allow religious roots to re-emerge
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Published: September 27, 2009
PRAGUE - Pope Benedict XVI sought to reach out to the heavily secular people of the Czech Republic on Saturday, decrying the "wounds" left by atheistic communism and urging them to rediscover their Christian roots.
As he began a three-day pilgrimage coinciding with the fall of communism in this central European country 20 years ago, Benedict said Christianity has an "irreplaceable role" to play in their lives.
"Now that religious freedom has been restored, I call upon all the citizens of this republic to rediscover the Christian traditions which have shaped their culture," he said.
He kept up that theme throughout the day. The Czech Republic is one of the most secular countries in Europe, with nearly half the country professing to be non-believers.
The German-born pope was making his first foreign trip since he broke his right wrist in a fall while on vacation in July.
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