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Pope laments ''clash of civilizations''...
Pope John Paul II lamented on Friday the terrorism and violence across the world, referring to a "clash of civilizations that at times seems inevitable."So let's get it over with... The pope, speaking at a pontifical university, urged students there to have "an open sensitivity to the values of various cultures in relation to the evangelical message... Without renouncing the affirmation of the force of the evangelical message, it is an important work in the torn world of today that Christians be men of dialogue and work against that clash of civilizations that at times seems inevitable." It sounds so... so... Anglican. The pontiff told the audience that these are not easy times. "Violence, terrorism and war only build new walls between people," he said. Except for the ones who get buried... The Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano emphasized this remark in a front-page banner headline, followed by an editorial that promoted efforts to find ways out of the world's conflicts. "This is perhaps the most concrete challenge that humanity must confront in the century that has just begun," it said. It's hard for me to control my gag reflex on this article. I'm starting to consider ecumenism not just an irritant, but a genuine evil. If the Church can't bring itself to point the finger at Evil â naked and drooling, showing its fangs and snarling â why does the Church still exist? I don't think God is dead; I think God is bored with a religious establishment that can't recognize Evil when it's staring it in the face. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-12-01 |
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