Dr. J Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Catholics in the 20th c., meanwhile, have produced some pretty astonishing things (often in spite of their popes), like Liberation Theology in Latin America, which underscores the "preferential option for the poor" that the Second Vatican Council distilled from scripture in the 1960s, or peacemaking teams like the ones that put themselves in place in Iraq as human shields. And then you've got rich-bastard groups like Opus Dei to counteract all that. Great post....it's sad how over the year's the Catholic Church has overlooked what is essential in its teachings ( like Liberation Theology) and clung to the incidentals :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 at least he was trying - even though people try to pick it all apart and marginalize it all. i'm glad he's dead, having no more physical suffering. if anybody has gotten to know god, i'm sure this guy did. a life devoted to his relationship with god. he'll be moving on. i just hope the next pope is as revered as this one. that's a hard pair of shoes to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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