Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD hopes that the momentum of the 2022 Christmas Day will be able to raise awareness of the Indonesian people that religion is to create comfort for themselves and others.
"To all Indonesian people, this momentum should be used as a collective awareness that religion is for comfort to themselves and others," Mahfud said after reviewing worship at the Catholic Church of Santo Antonius Padua, Kotabaru, Yogyakarta City, quoted from Antara, Sunday, December 25.
Collectively, according to Mahfud, religion should also be able to create unity.
"There is not a single religion that teaches people to be hostile to other people because of different religions, different ethnicities, different races, and different countries," he said.
Therefore, according to Mahfud, if everyone can get a good religion, the community will also be good and can build working together.
"Merry Christmas to all Christians," said Mahfud MD.
The head of the Church, Santo Antonius Padua Kotabaru Maarsono, said that the 2022 Christmas message was to inspire Jesus to encourage the spirit of work at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The Catholic people are happy to get through the pandemic crisis. The enthusiasm for gathering is high," said Maarsono.
In addition to reviewing worship at the St. Antonius Catholic Church, Mahfud also visited a number of other churches in Yogyakarta, including the Jawa Mergangsan Christian Church, the Pringgolayan Catholic Church, and the Gondokusuman Twin Sawo Church.
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