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Church leaders are urging Christians not to look for comfort in material possessions in the economic downturn.Church leaders are urging Christians not to look for comfort in material possessions in the economic downturn.
In his Easter sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say they should to show faith by living an "unselfish life".In his Easter sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury will say they should to show faith by living an "unselfish life".
In a service at Canterbury Cathedral, Dr Rowan Williams will use the biblical figure of St Paul as an example Christians could follow.In a service at Canterbury Cathedral, Dr Rowan Williams will use the biblical figure of St Paul as an example Christians could follow.
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, urges people to avoid negative feelings in the crisis.The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, urges people to avoid negative feelings in the crisis.
Dr Williams will say: "The present financial crisis has dealt a heavy blow to the idea that human fulfilment can bethought about just in terms of material growth and possession."Dr Williams will say: "The present financial crisis has dealt a heavy blow to the idea that human fulfilment can bethought about just in terms of material growth and possession."
He also is expected to suggest the crisis had also been an impetus for people to explore a monastic life.He also is expected to suggest the crisis had also been an impetus for people to explore a monastic life.
We're still fascinated by this life - we joke about it, yet have an uneasy respect for it Dr Rowan WilliamsArchbishop of CanterburyWe're still fascinated by this life - we joke about it, yet have an uneasy respect for it Dr Rowan WilliamsArchbishop of Canterbury
"It's worth remembering that Paul of Tarsus joined the Christian community not as a well-meaning religious enquirer but as someone who had been the equivalent of a terrorist gunman, someone who had supervised the activities of a private militia devoted to abducting and imprisoning members of the Christian sect," Dr Williams says."It's worth remembering that Paul of Tarsus joined the Christian community not as a well-meaning religious enquirer but as someone who had been the equivalent of a terrorist gunman, someone who had supervised the activities of a private militia devoted to abducting and imprisoning members of the Christian sect," Dr Williams says.
"He is a perfectly intelligible figure in the back streets of modern Beirut or Baghdad.""He is a perfectly intelligible figure in the back streets of modern Beirut or Baghdad."
Dr Williams says interest in monastic life showed people were trying to find a way to live a more faithful life like "the men and women who tried to live out the life of heaven in the daily discipline of life together".Dr Williams says interest in monastic life showed people were trying to find a way to live a more faithful life like "the men and women who tried to live out the life of heaven in the daily discipline of life together".
The Archbishop is making his last Easter sermonThe Archbishop is making his last Easter sermon
He says: "We're still fascinated by this life - we joke about it, yet have an uneasy respect for it, as a whole series of television presentations will confirm.He says: "We're still fascinated by this life - we joke about it, yet have an uneasy respect for it, as a whole series of television presentations will confirm.
He also will urge people to show greater respect to those who had chosen a monastic life and show more recognition for those who had chosen "the path of contemplation".He also will urge people to show greater respect to those who had chosen a monastic life and show more recognition for those who had chosen "the path of contemplation".
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, giving his last Easter sermon before retiring in August, says: "I now have to move on to a new stage of my life as I go into retirement.Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, giving his last Easter sermon before retiring in August, says: "I now have to move on to a new stage of my life as I go into retirement.
"I have, if you like, to die a little in order to follow the Will of the Lord and begin, perhaps, a new stage of living, a more abundant life."I have, if you like, to die a little in order to follow the Will of the Lord and begin, perhaps, a new stage of living, a more abundant life.
"Sometimes we carry resentments, grudges, prejudices, hurts and angers - like security blankets in our lives."Sometimes we carry resentments, grudges, prejudices, hurts and angers - like security blankets in our lives.
"This may be particularly pertinent at the present time, when many people are feeling stress and anxiety due to the difficulties resulting from the economic situation locally and globally.""This may be particularly pertinent at the present time, when many people are feeling stress and anxiety due to the difficulties resulting from the economic situation locally and globally."
Meanwhile, the Archbishop of York has attacked as "glory hunting" the decision to stage Premiership football matches between Aston Villa and Everton, and Manchester City and Fulham, on Easter Sunday.
The Archbishop's intervention came after two Birmingham church groups wrote to the league and to Aston Villa questioning why the law allowed the Easter Sunday matches to go ahead while supermarkets and other large traders remained shut.