No More Pride in the Past Alone: We Need a New Spirit and Vision

His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, expressed on his Facebook page: “No more shall we pride ourselves only in the past. No more shall we present ourselves to our surroundings merely as an inheritance of values and symbols from the past, converted into capital. The world is rapidly progressing. In this era of globalization, people do not solely look at the past, but also at the present and the future: what are we today, and what do we plan to become tomorrow? This is essential and imperative.

Therefore, let us step out of our narrow confines and the defensive state of merely being the guardians of the past, and let us tear apart the deceptive guise of romanticism. Let us not waste our time with theoretical principles and unrealistic approaches. We need a new spirit and new vision to reaffirm our presence in the contemporary world and to secure our future.”