On this blog so far the moral evils of abortion, contraception, divorce and the decline of Mass attendance on Sundays and holy days of obligation have been highlighted. The question of why this is has been implied if not asked directly. I believe the answer is in the absorbing into our life styles and our thinking secularism; the atheism of the age.
We have left behind the teaching of the Church about the pain and suffering of the cross, the reality of the resurrection and the particular and general judgement. The fallacy of, "The spirit of vatican II", suggests that The one, Holy, Catholic and apostolic Church is just another way to heaven, is just another branch of Christianity. That all people are saved and will go to heaven has made the tradition of the Church anachronstic, has made missionary work and evangelization unnecessary. The Holy Mass is looked at as a meal and not as the sacrifice of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The spiritual works of mercy have been set aside and preempted by the corporal works of mercy. The Social doctrine has replaced the third, fifth and sixth commandments as well as the sermon on the mount found in the fifth, sixth and seventh chapters of Matthews Gospel. The late Pope Pius XII said in 1950, "The greatest sin of the twentieth century is the loss of the sense of sin". A CCD teacher was overheard saying to another teacher, " I'm so glad Vatican II did away with mortal sin".
I would be glad to have any thoughts on these ideas. God bless you and keep you.
Friday, January 22, 2010
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