November 18 2010
1) How has Pope John Paul II acted in furtherance od the progresssive vatican II message?
The message for Vatican II, in arguing for religious freedom, relied heavily on scripture to demonstrate its message. It also argued that the disciples continued Christ’s peaceful approach in spreading the word. John Paul convened interreligious summits in Assisi three times, in 1986, 1993 and 2002. Each time he did so over stern opposition from conservatives, including some in the Vatican.
He also expanded the boundaries of Catholic doctrine on religious pluralism. Vatican II had been the first council to speak positively of other world religions, praising them for elements of “truth and grace” they contain. But the council did not explain how those elements of truth and grace got there, whether they reflected divine inspiration or were simply the fruits of a human search for God. John Paul opted firmly for the first solution, speaking dozens of times about how the Holy Spirit works in and through all of humanity’s religious systems. The pope’s record on this point is an enormous, and little-appreciated, contribution to Catholic theology.
2) How is Pope Benedict XVI's message aligned with the more traditional manifestation of the church?
Over recent years, and despite being a Catholic country, Spain, has been at the forefront within Europe at bringing equality to lesbian and gay people, and challenging the ideologies of the Roman Catholic Church – by, for instance, legalising gay marriage, allowing abortion on demand in the first trimester of pregnancy and changing the law to make divorce easier.
These reforms have led Pope Benedict to warn that the country is at the epicentre of a battle between faith and modernity in Europe.
In July 2007, from Catholic World News that claimed that he does. The day after the report was published, however, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi clarified the situation: The Holy Father, at that time at least, celebrated the Novus Ordo, but he celebrated it ad orientem—that is, facing the altar, which is attached to the wall of his private chapel. (Pope John Paul II had the chapel renovated to move the altar away from the wall so that he could celebrate facing the congregation; Pope Benedict restored the altar to its traditional position.)
The latest claim that the Holy Father celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass comes from a man who knows a thing or two about the traditional liturgy.
The message for Vatican II, in arguing for religious freedom, relied heavily on scripture to demonstrate its message. It also argued that the disciples continued Christ’s peaceful approach in spreading the word. John Paul convened interreligious summits in Assisi three times, in 1986, 1993 and 2002. Each time he did so over stern opposition from conservatives, including some in the Vatican.
He also expanded the boundaries of Catholic doctrine on religious pluralism. Vatican II had been the first council to speak positively of other world religions, praising them for elements of “truth and grace” they contain. But the council did not explain how those elements of truth and grace got there, whether they reflected divine inspiration or were simply the fruits of a human search for God. John Paul opted firmly for the first solution, speaking dozens of times about how the Holy Spirit works in and through all of humanity’s religious systems. The pope’s record on this point is an enormous, and little-appreciated, contribution to Catholic theology.
2) How is Pope Benedict XVI's message aligned with the more traditional manifestation of the church?
Over recent years, and despite being a Catholic country, Spain, has been at the forefront within Europe at bringing equality to lesbian and gay people, and challenging the ideologies of the Roman Catholic Church – by, for instance, legalising gay marriage, allowing abortion on demand in the first trimester of pregnancy and changing the law to make divorce easier.
These reforms have led Pope Benedict to warn that the country is at the epicentre of a battle between faith and modernity in Europe.
In July 2007, from Catholic World News that claimed that he does. The day after the report was published, however, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi clarified the situation: The Holy Father, at that time at least, celebrated the Novus Ordo, but he celebrated it ad orientem—that is, facing the altar, which is attached to the wall of his private chapel. (Pope John Paul II had the chapel renovated to move the altar away from the wall so that he could celebrate facing the congregation; Pope Benedict restored the altar to its traditional position.)
The latest claim that the Holy Father celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass comes from a man who knows a thing or two about the traditional liturgy.
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