Posted on 03/10/2008 7:59:53 PM PDT by ctdonath2
When he finished his interview with L'Osservatore Romano, Archishop Gianfranco Girotti probably thought that his main message had been an appeal to Catholics to use the sacrament of Confession. Little did he know that the English-language news media would play the interview as a newly revised list of sins.
Archbishop Girotti, the regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, spoke to the Vatican newspaper about "new forms of social sin" in our era. He mentioned such transgressions as destructive research on human embryos, degradation of the environment, and drug trafficking. Within hours, dozens of media sources were suggesting that the Vatican had radically revised the Ten Commandments, issuing a list of "new sins."
As usual, a British newspaper leapt to the forefront with the most sensational and misleading coverage. The Daily Telegraph made the preposterous claim that Archbishop Girotti's list replaced the traditional Catholic understanding of the seven deadly sins:
It replaces the list originally drawn up by Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th Century, which included envy, gluttony, greed, lust, wrath and pride.Could we have a reality check, please?
When a second-tier Vatican official gives a newspaper interview, he is not proclaiming new Church doctrines. Archbishop Girotti was obviously trying to offer a new, provocative perspective on some enduring truths. The effort backfired-- but in a very revealing way.
(Excerpt) Read more at cwnews.com ...
(Fair disclosure: I'm a devout Protestant. I have my issues with Catholicism, but if someone's going to grossly mis-characterize another denomination, I'll stand against the unfair trashing of an honest, if debatable, faith.)
I knew something had to have been lost in translation. Thanks for the post.
Quinn and Rose jumped all over this today, in the wrong way. Very disappointing.
Thanks for posting this.
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The vast majority of the modern media is godless, both literally and explicitly. So, why is anyone surprised that what they produce consists of nothing but lies and deception?
Thank you for being intellectually honest. :-)
The Vatican really needs to take the enemedia to the woodshed for this one. It isn't just that what got emphasized was so off-base, they completely twisted and corrupted what was said.
Tradition leads to one place: Jesus Christ and the Apostles ___________________________________________________________________
My profile now shows a Traditional vs. New Mass comparison, from off the net.
Please no FReepmail about it from non-Catholics
Thanks for posting this clarification.
Here’s a clarification of what was said about the deadly sins.
The Seven (Heavenly) Virtues [as opposed to the Seven Deadly Sins]
The Seven Deadly or Capital Sins are the same today as they always have been. Thank you, Pope Gregory the Great!
A sin is not a sin because simply an archbishop proclaims it so. Sin, the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us, "is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience " The precepts of "reason, truth, and right conscience" do not shift in response to political trends, nor do they change at the whim of Vatican officials.The fundamental point of the L'Osservatore Romano interview was that Catholics need to recover a sense of sin, make use of the sacrament of Confession, and receive absolution for their offenses. Sin, the archbishop insisted, is a reality that man cannot escape.
Archbishop Girotti said that the modern world does not understand the nature of sin. With their coverage of the interview, the mass media unintentionally underlined the prelate's point.
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>>(Fair disclosure: I’m a devout Protestant. I have my issues with Catholicism, but if someone’s going to grossly mis-characterize another denomination, I’ll stand against the unfair trashing of an honest, if debatable, faith.)<<
God Bless you!
I’ve said it before, when the MSM reports anything from a republican, FReepers ask for references.
When the MSM reports the words of the Pope, it’s as if it fell from heaven.
The orginal thread was pulled??
Made a whole lot of people look foolish, huh?
Thank you!
Rose is an evangelical protestant.
>> “With their coverage of the interview, the mass media unintentionally underlined the prelate’s point.”
Not that anyone would be taking advantage of the community of useful idiots.
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