Hungarian government marks memorial day of Saint Thomas of Canterbury

For Hungarians Christianity means not only theological traditions but also a social setting which has determined the conditions for human dignity, the family, the nation, the state and the church for more than a thousand years, state secretary for security policy Peter Sztaray said in a lecture marking the 25th memorial day of Saint Thomas of Canterbury in Esztergom, in northern Hungary, on Saturday.

“We have a people’s party government which rules in the spirit of Christian democracy … we have built a Christian democracy for the 21st century which guarantees human dignity, freedom and security, protects equal rights between men and women and the traditional family model, holds anti-Semitism at bay, protects our Christian culture and gives a chance for our nation to survive and prosper,” he added.

Hungarians today expect Hungary and Europe to recognise the importance of Christianity and they see Europe as a Europe of nations which does not exclude others but insists on its values, Sztaray said.