April 21, 2005
oh well
It is not good news. The hierarchy of the Catholic Church has decided to continue to resist modernity with the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Benedict XVI.
Bill Leak
The stern doctrinal conservatism, the willingness to crush the hopes of liberal reformers, the determination to punish priests and theologians who stray from Rome's strict theological conservatism, and the trenchant opposition to modern secular values (materialism, liberalism, feminism etc) will continue.
The liberal Catholics have problems.
Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at April 21, 2005 07:43 AM | TrackBackGary, The "catholic" church doesnt resist modernity. It is the epitome of modernity---the "triumph" of masculine anti-psychic, anti "gnostic", left brained abstract thinking.
Also the enemy of genuine free spiritual enquiry and investigation.
And the whole freak show and circus of the past week or so have been a triumphal statement of western imperial power and a bold statement by the so called "conservatives" that they have won the "culture" wars.
Pity the poor planet and all the sentient beings that live here.
See The TABOO AGAINST THE SUPERIOR MAN at:
http://www.beezone.com/AdiDa/the_taboo_against_the_supe.html
John
Posted by: John on April 22, 2005 02:55 PM