Comments on: Taking the Pope’s Thought Seriously http://catholicexchange.com/2009/09/30/122211/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: goral http://catholicexchange.com/2009/09/30/122211/comment-page-1/#comment-43003 goral Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:10:21 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/?p=122211#comment-43003 The Pope's point is universal because it's Catholic. Last week George Weigel made the point about JP2 being "too Polish". Because John Paul's paternity was so particular and culturally specific, it was paradoxically recognized and accepted universally. The Pope puts forth an objective truth that is recognized by the major religions. He presents the narrow gate of Catholicism accessing that truth because it's precisely Christianity in general and The Catholic Church in particular who has made that truth known throughout Western Civilization. The respect for human dignity and worth is built into these systems be they capitalist or socialist. The Pope simply gives us a reminder of how to love each other in any economic setting. The leaders of the other religions can very well make the same claim. The fact is that none have the same power, influence and universality as the Supreme Pontiff. We Catholics are powerful like the elephant and like the mammoth we allow ourselves to be tethered by a rope that we could easily snap. The Pope’s point is universal because it’s Catholic.
Last week George Weigel made the point about JP2 being “too Polish”.
Because John Paul’s paternity was so particular and culturally specific,
it was paradoxically recognized and accepted universally.

The Pope puts forth an objective truth that is recognized by the major religions.
He presents the narrow gate of Catholicism accessing that truth because it’s precisely Christianity in general and The Catholic Church in particular who has made that truth known throughout Western Civilization.
The respect for human dignity and worth is built into these systems be they capitalist or socialist.
The Pope simply gives us a reminder of how to love each other in any economic setting.

The leaders of the other religions can very well make the same claim. The fact is that none have the same power, influence and universality as the Supreme Pontiff.
We Catholics are powerful like the elephant and like the mammoth we allow ourselves to be tethered by a rope that we could easily snap.

]]> By: yblegen http://catholicexchange.com/2009/09/30/122211/comment-page-1/#comment-43001 yblegen Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:00:01 +0000 http://catholicexchange.com/?p=122211#comment-43001 I read David Nirenberg’s treatment of Pope Benedict XVI’s economic encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) in the September 23 New Republic and I also read the comments from readers. I agreed with Mr. Shaw's review of Nirenberg article. I was appalled at how cavalier readers were about Pope Benedict in general. Without reading the encyclical themselves, they are experts in their own mind. As I was reading the encyclical all that came to mind was that if the world would only apply this knowledge, what a better place we would all live in. Since everyone would rather criticize what they don't even know what they are talking about, I guess my dream of such a world will remain wishful thinking. I read David Nirenberg’s treatment of Pope Benedict XVI’s economic encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) in the September 23 New Republic and I also read the comments from readers. I agreed with Mr. Shaw’s review of Nirenberg article.

I was appalled at how cavalier readers were about Pope Benedict in general. Without reading the encyclical themselves, they are experts in their own mind. As I was reading the encyclical all that came to mind was that if the world would only apply this knowledge, what a better place we would all live in.

Since everyone would rather criticize what they don’t even know what they are talking about, I guess my dream of such a world will remain wishful thinking.

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