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"Religions and Cultures: the Courage to Forge a New Spiritual Humanism"

"For me it is a joy and a consolation to see that the pilgrimage of peace I started in Assisi in October 1986 did not stop. On the contrary, it continues to grow in terms of participants and fruits."

"And religions have a specific task in reminding every man and every woman of this awareness, a gift of God and, at the same time, the fruit of centuries of historical experience. This is what I called "the spirit of Assisi." Our world needs this spirit. It needs convictions and behaviors that secure a solid peace to flow from this spirit, to reinforce international institutions and promote reconciliation. The "spirit of Assisi" urges religions to give their contribution to the new humanism today's world needs so badly."

"I am particularly glad ... my greetings and my sincere appreciation ... Meeting entitled "Religions and Cultures: the Courage to Forge a New Spiritual Humanism." For me it is a joy and a consolation to see that the pilgrimage of peace I started in Assisi in October 1986 did not stop..."

"...I also thank St. Egidio Community for having grasped the importance of what I called "the spirit of Assisi,"

"This is what I called "the spirit of Assisi." Our world needs this spirit ... a solid peace to flow from this spirit, to reinforce international institutions..."

"The "spirit of Assisi" urges religions to give their contribution to the new humanism today's world needs so badly."

"We need the courage to globalize solidarity and peace."

"...when I asked people belonging to all religions to gather side by side to invoke God for peace."

"...Meeting generates in itself a new humanism, a new way of looking at one another, of understanding each another, of envisioning the world and of working for peace."

"...Dialogue releases the courage for a new spiritual humanism..."

"Cherishing these convictions in my heart, I assure you of my participation in spirit in the meeting and invoke upon each of you the heavenly blessings of Almighty God."

This is complete BS.

Alright, now who wants to be the first to say that there's no new theology, and no new spirituality, and the pope really isn't talking about just plain old socialism, humanism, and syncretism?

Who's going to be the first to say that he's just being misunderstoooooood?

"Is the world truly abandoning all hope of attaining peace?"

Did "the world" ever hope to attain peace? If "the world" really wanted peace, the true answer to this is in the very same paragraph:

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27).

The world needs faith in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit of peace. Instead they are offered the "spirit of Assisi" and faith in international institutions:

"This is what I called "the spirit of Assisi." Our world needs this spirit. It needs convictions and behaviors that secure a solid peace to flow from this spirit, to reinforce international institutions and promote reconciliation. The "spirit of Assisi" urges religions to give their contribution to the new humanism today's world needs so badly."

But the real Spirit is not sent to the world to contribute to this "new humanism":

John 14,17 "The Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it."

..neither is the world in the least bit interested in the source of true peace:

John 15,18 "If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you."

Not that we should be anxious:

John 16,33 "I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world."

...we know that Jesus prays for us:

John 17,9 "I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours."

... not for the world because:

John 17;14 "I gave them your word and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world."

Are we then not to love the world?:

1 John 2,15 "DO NOT love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him."

The world is not capable of peace, because it is of antichrist:

1 John 2,22 "Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. No one who denies the Son has the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well."

So if the world wants true peace, it needs to confess the Son, but it is offered a "spirit" instead:

1 John 4,1 "Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world."

The "spirit of Assisi"!!! Hmmm.............!