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To: pseudo-justin
It seemed to me that the emphasis was to not place the New Age ideals and practices above God and the Church. It took forever to get that point, but that seemed to be it.

I'll have to print it out and read it again. But, it seemed to be a re-emphasis of what's been taught all along.
13 posted on 02/04/2003 8:06:44 AM PST by Desdemona
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To: Desdemona; Polycarp
ABC News reports:

It is not considered to be the Vatican's final word on the New Age issue. A definitive document will be issued once the Vatican receives feedback from diocese to the provisional one issued Monday, papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said.

This is a provisional draft of a more definitive document yet to come. I think the document talks about several things in New Age that are flatly incompatible with the Catholic faith. See especially the questions to be used for discernment that are provided in section 4. This is mostly repetitive for those who are well formed Catholics, but not for those who are steeped in New Age thought and confused by it. Also, section 4 brings into focus those specific points that might otherwise be difficult for faithful Catholics to articulate. Section 7 reduces this polymorphous spirituality to a definite intellectual position, even if variations on the theme are numerous.

The new age nuns should be concerned about this document.

14 posted on 02/04/2003 8:37:23 AM PST by pseudo-justin
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