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To: AskStPhilomena
"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?
5 posted on 09/09/2004 4:35:35 PM PDT by pascendi (Quicumque vult salvus esse, ante omnia opus est, ut teneat catholicam fidem)
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To: pascendi; AskStPhilomena; Land of the Irish; AAABEST
By all accounts, God is apparently now obsolete. If mere sinful humans can bring about "peace" what the heck could we possibly need God for? The whole freakin' message could have been written by John Lennon.

October 1986 in Assisi, when I asked people belonging to all religions to gather side by side to invoke God for peace.

Um, no. He asked people belonging to all religions to gather side by side to invoke their various gods for peace. And by doing so, the Pope represented himself as merely one leader of one path among many leaders of many paths, and infinitely worse than that, he held up the One, True God as merely one in a smorgasbord of others. It was a disgrace then, it's a disgrace now. There can be no peace without submission to Christ the King. How shameful that His very own Vicar apparently doesn't seem to believe this.

Lord have mercy on us!
6 posted on 09/09/2004 5:35:09 PM PDT by sempertrad
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To: pascendi
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?

I'll volunteer!

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

From reading some of the comments on this thread, I'd say he is by you and others. You're getting worked up about an ecumenical and inter-religious meeting for dialog.

I don't see any "new" theology or spirituality here.

Nope, I don't think he is talking about political socialism, or left-wing defined humanism, or syncretism of the Catholic Faith with other religions.

16 posted on 09/09/2004 8:27:59 PM PDT by TotusTuus
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To: pascendi
Who's going to be the first to say that he's just being misunderstoooooood?

The pope is coopting the language of progressives. Be not afraid.

59 posted on 09/10/2004 11:40:46 PM PDT by St.Chuck
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