Freiburg / Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – The consequences of the corona pandemic have also determined the Easter sermons of the Catholic and Protestant bishops. Freiburg’s archbishop Stephan Burger said on Sunday in Freiburg’s Münster, according to a previously distributed text: “Especially given the countless coffins, Germany, Europe and worldwide, that are currently being brought to our attention in the media, especially given that there is always something behind it As Christian people, we can trust that a unique human fate, which could not be saved from the corona virus, can be trusted that none of the victims has been forgotten by God. “
The state bishop of Württemberg, Frank Otfried July, commemorated the victims of the corona pandemic in his recorded Easter sermon on Sunday. “The numbers of the newly infected and the numbers of those who died as a result of the coronavirus appeared and still appear, day after day, on my computer screen. And this counter is not yet at an end. Death and its reality have become intrusive” July said in a previously distributed speech.
In his sermon on Easter night, Burger paid tribute to those who are currently facing moments of hopelessness, fear, and despair. “What kind of life is it when I can’t see my own family, relatives and friends? What can I still look forward to if this condition continues for months?” Many people feared financial problems. Burger gave them courage and recalled the words of the Italian sociologist Franco Ferrarotti: “I believe that when the crisis is over, there will be an incredible explosion of joie de vivre across Europe.”
Because of the corona virus, audiences were not allowed in the churches. The night service and the Easter sermon on Sunday in Münster in Freiburg with Archbishop Stephan Burger were broadcast on the Internet. The Easter service in July was broadcast by Regio TV.
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