S4E184 | Reverse Evangelisation | Fr. X.-F. Nssi Essono, PhD

the ykm: centre de la mission que nous avons. Et ce n'est pas facile parce que à l'intérieur même de l'église nous rencontrons beaucoup de résistance. Vous ne pouvez pas accepter que pour être prête en France, pour être accepté dans le diocèse de Paris. You must... There are things that, for the Christian I defend. What if you turn hardship into greatness? Anger into serenity? Everything changes. Make your life a masterpiece. Why are we about an evangelization in the West What is evangelization? Why is it important? ⁓ And why is reversed? That's really the question I'm going to ⁓ Fr. François Chavier Hello! for the pleasure of having you today and to talk about this important Hello Yannick, I very happy and to welcome you once again. The first question is really how do you the mission in the West today? And first of me just explain what is evangelization? Evangelization first all, and why is it important? Once again, hello Yannick. I François Xavier, and I a priest in France, ordained by God of Life, Corbeil and Son, as my name since 2010. I am in the Basilica of the Saint-Écure de Montmartre, in Paris, since 2015. As a missionary... In France, I Europe for more than ten years. I think that when Pope Leon XIV was in Cameroon, recently, on 15-18, he was in Africa, particularly in Algeria, Cameroon, in Equatorial Despite our culture, despite our cultural realities, we received because we thought they would light up many areas shadow of our different cultures. And we have, I can say, for over a century. At this time, the West is in the experiencing a crisis of evangelization because the number of Christians is decreasing, whereas when came to Africa, this number was growing. The West is in the of experiencing a crisis of vocation because young Occidentals and young French people in particular do want to priests because of many realities. History and maybe also the logic of evangelization, we would like it to be missionaries to those who come to West, in Europe, and particularly for my case here in Paris. So this is the return of the censor that we call evangelization in the sense that It us Africans today who bring the Gospel to the West, Europe and to France. And why are there less and less Occidentals who want to become priests? So, less and less Occidentals, European French want to become priests. I think for my part, with the reality that I been living for almost 10 years, I 10 years. Here in France, I think that the false odyssey of the Gospel is in full play with the realities we live in here in the Because the Gospel brings peace, it brings love. Is the Gospel bringing charity? Is the West living on what principles? I think that it is debatable in the sense that, in the life of the dead, you see everything that is happening in the world, where the West would be lighting up the fire little bit everywhere. in the world, the West and especially in Africa. For the principles of charity and love, think that Western is a little disappointed by the practice of these principles, because they do not have the Christian And I think personally for the African that I am, that I can give reason to this youth, to say that I live personally here in France since I was there. If you are attentive to social I just published a video that talked about harassment that I am on behalf of the Vicar General of Paris. and Mgr. Michel Gagan, a moral The General would like to bring me to do things that my faith in Africa, the faith I bring from Africa, my Christian does force me to do. I think that when a young person sees these realities in our church, with all the accusations that you know from the moral I think that youth has less and less desire to resemble these priests who are accused of everything, fairly responsible for the Roman in France and in Paris, who are accused of everything. and who pursue the new missionaries we are. I think there are many other reasons. For example, the new compositions of the world that the youth do not find in the Gospel. But I am not interested in because the Gospel does not have to go in the direction of the wind. We have a mission to bring men, women and men to the world. The Church is not obliged to submit to a new world order. The Church has the duty to propose, not to impose, the message. of the Gospel, which is to attentive to needs of our brothers and sisters. I that Western European and French in particular do recognize themselves this message today, and who is against the content of the message that the Church is bringing at this time in the world. Do you also face conflicts in your own church? Do you this has big impact on young people who see what's going on in church and suddenly they say that they believe anymore? It's very true. When you follow the eternity, what happens outside the church and the things that are proven, that's what I'm living right now, for example, where the general threatens to put me at the door of the diocese of Paris because I can't help but be harassed. And when it happens in families, with everything we know, it brings people to church It brings less and less to want to priests. Because what we propose goes against what we... We are new Occidental I think we need to an authentic a message that brings the Gospel to the centre of the mission that we have. And it's not easy because inside the church, We are facing a lot of resistance. would not be surprising if a priest came to tell you that Father François-Zarvier, you see, the world is and the Church must accept everything. The Church must be in conformity with the And we say no, is rather the world that must follow. It was the autist who wanted to this world. So that's very disturbing, what I'm because that's the main the reason being a priest, to really the values deeply rooted in the Gospel, and not to turn where the wind blows. So can you specify certain things, example, certain ways of harrassment that you are facing today? Yes, you cannot accept that to be ready in France, be accepted in the diocese of Paris, you must... There are things that, for the Christian that I defend, that I can't... ⁓ to pronounce, that is to you call against the moral that you have learned and that you have integrated as part of the body, the evangelical I came to France. I was ordained in France. After my ordination, I continued my studies. And I am currently studying three doctorate in a political a science thesis in education and a thesis in anthropology in French universities, particularly the Sorbonne Paris 12, but also in African and Cameroonian So... I think that with all this luggage, I am well positioned to be to participate in work of the new evangelization of the West, of Europe and France, especially where I am. I founded the association of Catholic and priests in France. Together, we can participate in this mission. But we are discouraged by what is to many of us here. If you don't get along with the... of immoral that some of the British impose on You become a non-grateful They make you a centurion, they send you back to Africa. You will stay in France. Is it necessary stay in France, absolutely, outside of Christian who do not accept this tension, should we adhere to this, what I can call perversity, what I can call immoral what I can call against nature, should we adhere to this? Me, Fr. Fr. Zagier, of us. I say no and I ask Mgr. Michel Guigan. to stop this harassment and consider the priest I am, with all the luggage I have. France, we have the habit of listening to needs priests. We close the church and it inadmissible that are in the process of a priest who wants to his work as priest because he does want to things that are against the work I see that you are interested in the truth and that can continue to disseminate the truth. And that is the Evangelion. I feel that you are a man, integral He just wants the good for the church and really for the world. What happens if the West continues this decrease in levelization and one day we wake up and realize that is no more Christianity within the West? ⁓ Canada and the United What will be effects for the world, especially the West? Yannick, can't say that we will wake up one morning and find that there are no more Christians in the West, that there are no more Brits. The Christ himself speaks of... little core of small people of those who are convinced of the foundation of the message that he brought, of the gospel that he brought. This will continue, as I am doing today, to reach a good, to preach to Christ, to observe the principles of evangelization. and denounced those who want to everyone, while saying that they want to things that against Christian No, it's true. I can say that unless the autist himself intervenes to reverse the evaporation in such a way that the West Europe and particularly France are becoming what they were in the past when the French missionaries came to Africa and told us that France was the daughter and birth of the Church. And how the daughter and of the Church is persecuted by Christians, persecuted by priests, persecuted by those who want to do their work of priests. So no, we will up with a totally pagan that has absolutely let the gospel Of course, number of Christians will decrease exponentially in the years to come, but we also on the intervention of Christ himself to return to the West, Europe and to France the letter of nobility in the message of the Gospel by lying to those inside, first all, and also outside, against the Church. How do you their integration and their particular for African missionaries in France? I this call at the address of the leaders of the Catholic in France and in Paris. In general, Church is universal in the and in Europe. or that they themselves can take up the path of Damascus, that is, the path of conversion. The Church is not an association among so others. The Church is our people of God, of course, the assembly of sinners who, every day, seek God through conversion. And therefore, the leaders of the Catholic who is in France, particularly, and in Paris, and themselves, should be interpreting people like my teacher Michel Gege, because what is happening with me today is happening with many other African missionaries. So we are the ones who have been desensitized. So I will tell you that such a lack of balance already to justify his murder. You know, I have the case of a priest who found himself, I think he must be Congolese, he found himself at his in Congo, while he was sleeping. In France, what happened? We only came at night. ⁓ the We leave it to them to do their mission, whether in Paris or in any diocese in France, and why not in Europe, instead of closing the churches, but accepting that African priests can take the step, can bring you the dynamism of the African And we all know where we accepted that African can truly root out faith. I have an example. When I a kid, I was attacked in a wall where I found three Christians, is say the woman who came often to light candles, to make the altar, the catechist, someone else. And when I left, there were already more than fifty people. Despite this, we have the impression that it is not what the leaders of the Catholic in France want. They want to see priests who submit to all the perversities that we meet here. People, as I said earlier, are heretics. That is, you come here to open the church so that people come to put money in the fruited of the Sierges and so on. are not taking care of the best of the Christian's at the moment. And even the fact that most of the Christians are turning the wheel to the Church. But of they are right because you are the testimony that there many reasons but it's Of there is no reason to turn to the because it is the truth, as you say. It very disturbing. But I still have lot of hope because there are people, priests like you, who do extraordinary and it gives me lot of hope. What is future for the mission between Africa and the West? You asked about the future of the mission between Africa and the West, if I understood correctly. Exactly. What future? Yes, Africans will continue to respond to Christ's we celebrated the Sanction a few days and the Pentecost. who asked us to go around world to bring good news. Assisted by his Holy we will continue to go around the world. Even when the Occidentals came to Africa, was persecution already in the of their own church. And I think that it is by following this persecution that they were forced to come to Africa. As I said earlier, with the future of the Catholic in the West, the mission will continue, but I am on Pope Leon XIV, who, as you know, just published the encyclical on the human condition, on the need to be in accordance with the principles and values of the mission of the Gospel, namely charity. Among us, men, I intervene in the Pope to see because it he who calls on Christ who is the Bishop of the Roman He will come to France in September for this. He thinks about these conditions of evangelization because we will not to continue to come and make us shiver like some do here in Europe, especially in France, especially when we think that we have values We have the skills to do this mission. I told you, I gave you all my training earlier. I think we have the skills, we are willing to continue this mission, but only if the Church, not the path of the Pope, sees these conditions, the conditions of the future. of this mission of the Africans in the West. Dear François, Javien, Si and Sono, thank you very And I hope you will again on this platform to discuss much more than this topic. Thank you much. François, Javien, Si and Sono. That's why knowledge matters. ⁓ Make your life a masterpiece! Visit now programs.d-ykm.com ⁓