Dignitatis Humanae Institute

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The Dignitatis Humanae Institute (DHI) is a think tank that claims to promote the preservation of human dignity "on the basis of the knowledge that man is created in the image of God " . The organization is based in Rome . The institute is considered authoritarian and right-wing conservative. He is accused of spreading anti- Semitic and anti-Islamic ideas.

Purpose and derivation of the name

The think tank sees itself as a response to a possible secularist intolerance towards Christians of all denominations , which has led to a large number of attacks on human dignity. Its name is derived from the declaration of the Second Vatican Council on religious freedom, Dignitatis humanae ("dignity of man"), which Pope Paul VI. promulgated on December 7, 1965 . The main content of the declaration is the general foundation of religious freedom and its consideration in the light of revelation.

history

The organization was founded on December 8th, 2008 in Brussels by Benjamin Harnwell together with Nirj Deva , a member of the EU Parliament . It later moved to Rome.

Harnwell is close to the right-wing US publicist and former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon . The impetus for founding the DHI is said to have been given by the failed application of the Italian politician Rocco Buttiglione for the EU Commission . Buttiglione was proposed in 2004 as European Minister in Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet by the Italian government as Vice-President of the Commission. In a hearing in the EU Parliament, he took the view that homosexuality was “a sign of moral disorder” and that the main purpose of the family was to enable women to have children in a protected space. This provoked so much protest that Buttiglione renounced his candidacy. Buttiglione's supporters objected that he had only represented the teaching of the Catholic Church and was now condemned by the secular public.

Trisulti Charterhouse

At the beginning of 2018, after the approval of the Italian Ministry of Culture, under the MoVimento 5 -stelle politician Alberto Bonisoli (in the Conte cabinet ), the historic medieval Trisulti Carthusian monastery (since 1873 " National Monument ") designated as "one of the most beautiful places in Italy" for Take over € 100,000.00 / year lease as a further education, training and event facility as well as study center; Stephen Bannon, mentioned above, wanted to establish a cadre forge for nationalist -minded and oriented politicians. The graduates should be in the media , in political campaigns or as executives in government work. ( -> " Conservative Revolution " ) Benjamin Harnwell, also mentioned above, explained that the new institute would represent "half medieval campus , half gladiator school " and the "spiritual home of Bannon's ideas".

In May 2019, the Italian Ministry of Culture initiated proceedings to withdraw the lease because of the "breach of contractual obligations". According to a report, Dignitatis Humanae is accused, among other things, of having submitted a falsified opinion on the financing plan. Minister of Education Bonisoli confirmed on June 19, 2019 that the license for the abbey would be withdrawn from the sponsoring association and given elsewhere.

structure

Presidency

The director and president is the Briton Benjamin Harnwell, a former member of the European Parliament . Honorary President was initially the former top Vatican diplomat Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino , who stepped down from the Honorary Chair in January 2019. His successor, US Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke , ended his collaboration with the institute in June 2019 and at the same time distanced himself from Bannon's political program.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board includes Cardinals Peter Turkson and Robert Sarah as well as Cardinal Walter Brandmüller .

Patrons (selection)

At the beginning of March 2017, after a critical report in Christ und Welt, the German CDU politician and former EU Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering resigned his patronage over the organization, which he assumed in 2013 on the recommendation of the Roman Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino . According to Poettering, the institute maintains connections to “people in America, but also here from the area of ​​the Church”, with whom he “does not have to be identified”.

financing

The organization is financed by donations.

Universal Declaration of Human Dignity

When it was founded, the DHI published a Universal Declaration of Human Dignity on December 8, 2008 , in which it referred to the following documents or events:

Partner organizations

As a partner organization called the European Humanist Federation , the Fondazione Novae Terrae (dt. " Foundation of a new earth") of the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM).

Events

The DHI has organized an annual international congress on a specific topic since 2012:

  • 2012 (In the Roman office of the European Parliament ): The Role of Christians in the Public Square ("The role of Christians in the public")
  • 2013 (in the Palazzo Casino di Pio IV., With an audience with the Pope): Squeezed between European and national legal orders: Is there room for Christianity? ("Squeezed between European and national legal systems: Is there room for Christianity?")
  • 2014: (in the Palazzo Casino di Pio IV.) Poverty and the Common Good: Putting the "preferential option for the poor" at the service of human dignity ("Poverty and the common good: The ' option for the poor ' 'in the service of human dignity ")
  • 2015: The persecuted church: discipleship in the 21st century ("The persecuted church: Discipleship in the 21st century")

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Headline in the banner. Retrieved on March 6, 2017 : "Promoting Human Dignity based on the recognition that Man is made in the Image and Likeness of God"
  2. ↑ Thomas Migge: Authoritarian think tank in Italy: With God and Steve Bannon . deutschlandfunk.de , October 25, 2018, accessed January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ About the Institute , dignitatishumanae.com
  4. ↑ a b c humanistfederation.eu (EHF): Dignitatis Humanae Institute is an anti-choice think-tank (March 6, 2017)
  5. ↑ a b dignitatishumanae.com: Benjamin Harnwell (March 7, 2017)
  6. ↑ a b c d Julius Müller-Meiningen, Raoul Löbbert: Hans-Gert Pöttering - patron saint of a good cause , Zeit Online , March 3, 2017
  7. ^ Matthias Rüb: A monastery for "Alt-Right": "Gladiator School for Culture Warriors" . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed January 14, 2019]).
  8. ^ Abbey of 6th Century Marian Apparition Now Under DHI Management. Retrieved May 30, 2019 (UK English).
  9. ↑ This Italian think tank is courting Steve Bannon . br.de , October 19, 2018, accessed January 30, 2019
  10. ↑ Steve Bannon rents a monastery in Italy - but his plans threaten to peter out. Watson, May 6, 2019; accessed May 19, 2019 .
  11. ↑ In an ancient monastery: Ex-Trump advisor Bannon wants to conquer Europe with the “Gladiator School for Culture Fighters” . focus.de , January 21, 2019.
  12. ^ Minister reaffirms Aus for Populist Academy. KNA via domradio.de, June 20, 2019, accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  13. ↑ https://www.katholisch.de/aktuelles/aktuelle-artikel/kardinal-burke-distanziert-sich-von-steve-bannon
  14. ^ CDU politician distances himself from Catholic institute , Vatican Radio , February 23, 2017
  15. ↑ dignitatishumanae.com: DECLARATION (March 9, 2017)
  16. ↑ novaeterrae.eu/en/ (March 7, 2017)
  17. ↑ dignitatishumanae.com: Conferences (March 7, 2017)