Acta Universitatis Danubius. Relationes Internationales, Vol 1, No 1 (2008)

Abstract

Current economic and financial crisis appears to be unprecedented in the last half century. A massive loss of confidence, both in the business sector and the consumers, both responding by restricting spending, is in full progress. The world's financial and economic crisis is largely the result of greed, of unjust gain, of financial speculation, of tax evasion worldwide. We live in a world where people are seeking more temporary material wealth than spiritual wealth of the Faith and eternal life, and in addition to more severe material poverty, we see spiritual poverty and weakening of faith, a cooling brotherly love and a decrease in good deeds and philanthropy. In this situation of economic policy without ethics, when everything is uncertain and unpredictable, changeable, and deceitful, we need to close to God, the steadfast and insurmountable, just and merciful, but also an increase in alertness, attention and financial prudence. Romanian Orthodox Church is in a enough favorable
position into the Romanian society to take a proactive process of anticipating social problems that trouble present Romanian society (poverty, social exclusion, unemployment, migration, domestic violence, school dropout, alcoholism, drug abuse, aging, social system and poor health, lack of motivation and educational perspectives, youth work and family, etc.), which will ultimately lead to developing a comprehensive plan for promotion and social involvement that will play a decisive role
in solving social and spiritual needs of Romanians, present and future.