>>> God doesn’t have a “side”. <<<
If you mean by that that God doesn’t have a “side” when it comes to conflicts between nations, I believe that the sons and daughters of Israel (and the modern inhabitants of Poland, from what I’ve read) would strongly disagree. However, we were talking about the Church, not God. I hope we can agree there is a difference between the two.
As for “taking sides,” _Caritas in Veritate_ is taking sides, don’t you think? Taking the side of the good global/authentic/integral “development” of humanity. As opposed to nasty ol’ uncontrolled international capitalis... oops, I meant to say “globalization.”
>>> Humanism, the ideology based on the self-sufficiency of man, has nothing to do with Christianity of the Church, which is centered upon God. <<<
If you mean by humanism “secular humanism,” I would of course agree. But there are many flavors of humanism.
For example, there is BXVI’s “new humanism”:
“How”, he adds, “can we respond to these challenges? How can we recognize the ‘signs of the times’? Certainly, joint action on a political, economic and juridical level is needed but, even before that, it is necessary to reflect together on a moral and spiritual level. What is ever more vital is to promote a ‘NEW HUMANISM’”. (emphasis mine)
http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=27579
(this is an article well worth reading, especially for its “integralism”)
Well and sharply put. Thx.