Posted on 01/24/2018 11:03:03 AM PST by ebb tide
Pope Francis claims in his message for the World Day of Social Communications (January 24) that the truth - allegedly - depends on subjective feelings.
He makes the following wrong statement: “An impeccable argument can rest on undeniable facts, but if it is used to hurt another and to discredit that person in the eyes of others, however correct it may appear, it is not truthful”, adding, “We can recognize the truth of statements from their fruits.”
According to a sane philosophy, truth is the correspondence of the intellect with reality. Subjective intentions can have all kinds of negative effects but they don’t change the veracity of an argument.
In other words, if the Truth hurts, lie; you'll be more popular. And he's been doing it for five years.
The College of Cardinals needs to reconvene and fix their mistake................
Postmodernists claim that reality is just a flux, and that we are aware of only appearances that are constructed by us. So there is no absolute truth, and what may be true to one may not be true to another, and may even be hurtful. This is what libtardism has sunk to.
Typical Marxist answer. The ends justify the means.
OK. He’s disqualified to be pope.
A statement is either true, or untrue. There is no middle ground between true and untrue.
Best to ignore any Papal announcements until this imposter goes back to private life.
Catholics stay strong. Just wish more of them were republicans.
IMO This guy is saying that he doesn’t believe in God (aka the truth).
We are to follow the truth not engage in situational ethics. Not make it up as we go.
BTW - Our class was told by our exegesis professor that there were a high percentage of atheists who worked as theologians. I’ll bet the same is true of clergy.
A nasty zit on the forehead is still a nasty zit on the forehead....no matter what the intentions are in the one holding up the mirror!
It is time this current Pope be given a Mental Health test..as soon as possible..
His age and actions, demand it...
JMO, but I’m very ashamed of this man...
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