“The Archbishop of Westminster has urged Christians to treat atheists and agnostics with ‘deep esteem.’ Believers may be partly responsible for the decline in faith by losing sense of the mystery and treating God as a ‘fact in the world,’ he said in a lecture. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor called for more understanding and appreciation between believers and non-believers. The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales said that a ‘hidden God’ was active in everyone’s life. The Cardinal’s lecture at Westminster Cathedral comes after a spate of public clashes over issues such as stem-cell research, gay adoption and faith schools.” (05/08/08)