Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
I had not heard that the concept of collegiality was brought forward by Canadians.
ReplyDeleteIf this is meant to infer the CCCB is in total agreement with that concept, then how could they possibly be hiding Truth, avoiding Truth, and through individual Bishops, be suppressing the Truth.
Why is it that Bishops do not want the Priests of their Diocese to preach on homosexuality, contraception, gay marriage, and other matters related to such manners of lifestyle which remain incongruous with the stated beliefs and teaching of the Magisterium?
The Deposit of Truth is supposed to rest with the teachings and Proclamations of the Magisterium, and, by Faith we learned it to be Jesus Christ Himself, who IS TRUTH.