A Magyar Lobbi akciólevele Beniamino Stella bíboroshoz a New York-i Szent István-templom bezárása ellen. Részlet a Magyar Lobbi 2014–2015-i akciói köréből.

Akció: A New Yorki Szent István Templom Védelmében

Tisztelettel kérem a Magyar Lobbi résztvevőit, hogy az alábbi levél elküldésével segítsék akciónkat. Mellékelem a magam angol nyelvű levelét, amit mintaként felhasználhatnak. Természetesen írhatnak magyarul is, Stella kardinális megérti. A levelüket feladhatják rendes postán vagy faxon is.

Lipták Béla

Levél Stella bíboroshoz

Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy

Your Eminence,

In November 2014, the New York Archdiocese announced that the Church of St. Stephen of Hungary will be closed in August 2015. This church was built by poor emigrants after the tragedy of Trianon, when millions of Hungarians became foreigners without moving from their hometowns, which their fathers built, because distant great powers had redrawn the borders.

A pall hangs over the parish, as this is not just a church — it is an integral part of the heritage of American-Hungarians. The dominant artwork in the church is a large stained-glass window of St. Stephen in the sanctuary — St. Stephen, who converted Hungary to Christianity some 1,100 years ago. In the window he places the crown of Hungary before God and at the foot of the Madonna. This window is surrounded by images of the saints of Hungary. These saints testify to an age when not just individuals but an entire nation could be consecrated publicly to Christ — a bond that survived the many vicissitudes of the Hungarian nation: the Mongols, the Turks, the First World War, the Soviets.

This building is more than just a church; it is also a school, one which even the New York Times described to its readers. Please protect this church, please do not close it.

[YOUR NAME AND TITLE OR ADDRESS]

CC: Csaba Ternyák, Archbishop of Eger

Forrás: Magyar Lobbi