Hot-Button Benedict
Pope Benedict addresses: evangelizing the workplace, not losing heart over the scandal, and keeping the faith when addressing political questions.
Praying fervently for the coming of the Kingdom also means being constantly alert for the signs of its presence, and working for its growth in every sector of society. It means facing the challenges of present and future with confidence in Christ's victory and a commitment to extending his reign. It means not losing heart in the face of resistance, adversity and scandal. It means overcoming every separation between faith and life, and countering false gospels of freedom and happiness. It also means rejecting a false dichotomy between faith and political life, since, as the Second Vatican Council put it, "there is no human activity - even in secular affairs - which can be withdrawn from God's dominion" (Lumen Gentium, 36).
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These are the truths that set us free! They are the truths which alone can guarantee respect for the inalienable dignity and rights of each man, woman and child in our world - including the most defenseless of all human beings, the unborn child in the mother's womb.
"False gospels of freedom and happiness"? Wow, sounds like a criticism of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Bugger off Joe Ratzigner, you and your poison are not welcome in the United States of America.
Posted by: | April 21, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Sounds like someone misheard, either intentionally or unintentionally, the Holy Father's message.
You couldn't be further from the truth, Anonymous.
Posted by: Didymus | April 22, 2008 at 07:08 AM