Eliminate inferiority complex - get closer together

(Baonghean) - All Vietnamese people need to know that before 1533, Catholicism had never appeared in Vietnam. The book "Kham Dinh Viet Su Thong Giam Cuong Muc" recorded that: "According to the book Da Luc, in the third month of the Nguyen Hoa year under the reign of King Le Trang Ton (1533 - AD), a merchant named I-ni-khu secretly went by sea to preach Catholicism in Ninh Cuong, Quan Anh in Nam Chan district and Tra Lu village in Giao Thuy district, secretly spreading the heretical Catholicism".

Perhaps, also because of being introduced into Vietnam in such historical circumstances and conditions, right from the first years when Christianity was spread in our country, between religious people, often called Catholics, and non-religious people, often called non-Christians, arose a feeling of inferiority towards each other.

The colonial and imperialist forces always carry out a policy of dividing the religious and non-religious compatriots to maintain their domination over our country and our people. They do not exclude any argument, theory or action to incite, even in some places and at some times oppress and force the religious-non-religious complex, initially pushing the social psychology to the extreme level of hatred.

Our Vietnamese people have always lived in harmony, so they cannot let any force carry out that plot. However, what they have done and are still doing has left today's generation with a historical phenomenon: Religious inferiority complex still exists - the forces that have been against the revolution, against the revolutionary achievements of our nation for the past 68 years, consider this inferiority complex a powerful weapon to destroy the great unity of the entire people, to divide between Catholics and Catholics, and more deeply, to oppose revolution with religion.

Therefore, eliminating the religious-non-religious complex is a historical task of today and many years to come to unite the entire nation, and also to disarm the weapon that hostile forces always use for their schemes.

Because it is a matter of several hundred years of turbulent history, eliminating the religious-conscience complex cannot be done overnight, and is certainly not an easy task. Although it will take many years, although many obstacles and difficulties must be overcome, it is necessary and necessary that our entire nation, both religious and non-religious, must be of one mind, one heart, and one effort to eliminate it for the highest benefit of the nation.

This inferiority complex, like any inferiority complex, comes from both sides, both parties, and must be worked on and acted upon by both parties.

We have a very basic starting point to gradually eliminate and move towards eliminating this inferiority complex. Right from the first day of Vietnam's independence, on September 3, 1945, our Government declared: "Freedom of belief and solidarity of religions". The Vietnamese Church has clearly stated the motto: "Living the gospel in the heart of the nation". The Vietnamese Government's declaration has been institutionalized into law. The Church's motto has been repeatedly mentioned in the General Letters of the Bishops' Council to the Vietnamese Catholic community.

Not only that, historical facts since the August Revolution have shown that our State truly respects freedom of belief, creating all possible conditions for religious dignitaries and people to conduct religious activities and practices according to the law and canon law. The State has paid attention to economic - cultural - social development in Catholic areas, bringing people an increasingly better life. Particularly in Nghe An, in Catholic areas, the rate of rich households is 41%, while the rate of poor households is only 11.7% (lower than the average level of the province).

Reality also shows that: With the motto of living a good life - a good religion, many parishes and parishioners have contributed blood and sweat to help the whole people win the two wars against French colonialism and American imperialism. And in the renovation process, there have been many advanced models in economic development, building cultural life, and preventing social evils.

The elimination of inferiority complex does not stop at the starting point but has been realized step by step. Thanks to that, the inferiority complex between religion and morality is gradually fading away, although it has not been completely eliminated, although in some places and in some cases, it is still heavy.

To eliminate inferiority complex, we must understand ourselves and our “partners” correctly. To understand correctly, we must get closer to each other. The closer we get, the more we understand each other correctly, thereby gradually eliminating inferiority complex. The more inferiority complex fades, the more conditions are created to get closer to each other. In other words, to eliminate inferiority complex, we need to have goodwill, good intentions, and most importantly, have a reasonable, appropriate, appropriate, and appropriate way of doing things.

For life, it is necessary to eliminate complexes. For religion, it is even more necessary to eliminate complexes. Eliminate complexes for the benefit of Vietnamese people, whether religious or not, for the benefit of the country, of the nation.

To conclude this discussion, I would like to quote the last part of President Ho Chi Minh's letter to his compatriots on Christmas Day 1946: "On this occasion, on behalf of the Government and the people, I respectfully wish all Catholic compatriots well. At the same time, I respectfully pray that God will bless the Vietnamese people and help Vietnam reach final victory. Long live God and the Fatherland."

Truong Cong Anh