 jatfla says: Does this sound familiar to those who know their Bibles? Or to those who know the 19th/20th-century modern dispensationalist view of their Bibles, not shared by any ancient writer? I think John, Peter, Daniel, Matthew, etc....were pretty ancient writers. If ones view is Preterist then this won't appeal to them. http://catholic-caveman.blogspot.com/2009/07/prophetic-confiteor-it-took-less-that.html One comment on this I heartily agree with: "this particular encyclical should be read in it's entirety before comments are made" Is this some of what you were referring to?: "Pullella speculated that “the pope appeared to back government intervention ‘in correcting errors and malfunctions’ in the economy, saying ‘one could foresee an increase in the new forms of political participation, nationally and internationally.’” But this “government intervention” would not go so far to the level of a micromanaging/centrally-planning regime, if one goes by the pontiff’s own words in the encyclical." huh? he hi-lighted that paragraph to illustrate the author's ignorance in "speculating". This pope is a philosopher and a theologian, he can be expected to have penned something (i hope, lol) a little deeper than the average bear....I feel this blogger asking that people give the whole document a read before commenting on mere parts of it, is a fair request really. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html Ps: I haven't read it yet, but am starting it tonight. Hmm...it sure does! "this particular encyclical should be read in it's entirety before comments are made"Caritas in Veritate p. 42: "Despite some of its structural elements, which should neither be denied nor exaggerated, “globalization, a priori, is neither good nor bad. It will be what people make of it”. We should not be its victims, but rather its protagonists, acting in the light of reason, guided by charity and truth. Blind opposition would be a mistaken and prejudiced attitude, incapable of recognizing the positive aspects of the process, with the consequent risk of missing the chance to take advantage of its many opportunities for development. The processes of globalization, suitably u... |
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