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Tuesday, 05 July 2005

Thy Kingdom Come!

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The story linked below is welcome news indeed. The greatest disappointment of John Paul II's pontificate was that he did not live to see full communion restored between Eastern Orthodoxy and Rome, and indeed, the ongoing dialogue broke down in 2000 over the status of Eastern Catholics (sometimes called "Uniates"). Pope Benedict, who has a great love for the East and a clear commitment to ecumenism, seems to be wasting no time in wanting to move forward on this. I pray that his efforts will be blessed, because God knows this split has gone on far too long, and a reunion would be good for both of us. For one, just think what the impact of full communion with the Eastern Churches could be for renewing the Western liturgy in a spirit of reverence and respect for tradition! Of course, there are still huge obstacles from a human point of view, but after living through something like the fall of communism, I don't think we should doubt that God's grace can bring about unity when he wills it.

Catholic-Orthodox Theological Talk to Resume This Fall

posted by: mhouser at 14:10 | link | comments (2) |

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#1 06 July 2005 - 22:16

Michael,

i am not sure if you have read the Holy Father's "Truth and Tolerance," but it is a great insight into his own mind in terms of where he sees the Church in relation to schismatic groups, protestants, non-Christians, etc. (By the way, this highlights the need for a new term. In the old days, you had Jews and Gentiles. These were very simple. With Christianity today, we need a term that encompasses protestants and other non-Catholic Christians. I propose "Subjectivists." Now, this term is used in many other places, but since they all deny the objective truth of the Church in favor or their own subjective truth, I think it fits.) Anyhow, the book is quite fantastic. Here is a quote:

"Even sin has not quite extinguished in the heart of man the capacity to recognize the voice of God." (p. 99) This quote may seem obvious, but given that the Catechism calls man a "vocational being," such an insight as this by our Holy Father shows the possibility of hearing and knowing the truth God speaks, which is ultimately the entirety of the foundation of the Catholic faith. Also, since God speaks but one truth, it shows that relativism, if we can hear the one truth of God, is certainly not the proper way.

Anyhow, just thought I would post this. Read the book. It is great. It doesn't have a full treatment of Islam, but it is still quite good.

-Scott H.

Mo'nonymous

#2 07 July 2005 - 21:58

TKC

Dear Scott,
Thanks for the recommendation. That should be next on my list after I finish Milestones, I think.
MJH

mhouser

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