CE 18
CE 18: "Pope attacks ‘culture of death’ at first baptisms: Benedict also compares excesses of Roman Empire to today's society"
After reading that headline, the only thing my mind could come up with was, huh? "...On Sunday, using the occasion [of the first baptisms of his pontificate] to launch an impassioned denunciation of irresponsible sex and a “culture of death” that he said pervaded the modern world. Pope Benedict, abandoning his prepared sermon, compared the wild excesses of the ancient Roman empire to 21st century society and urged people to rediscover their faith." "“In our times we need to say ‘no’ to the largely dominant culture of death,” said Benedict.
He stated that there is an "anti-culture" pervading our world. He says that there is a flight from reality, which leads to a flight to drugs, which cause false happiness and illusions. The world indulges upon pleasures "devoid of responsibility".
"Benedict did not spell out what he meant by a “culture of death”, but the phrase was a rallying cry of his predecessor John Paul who regularly used the term to define abortion and artificial birth control."
This article was hard to summarize, but it was extrememly interesting.
Read it here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10760901/
After reading that headline, the only thing my mind could come up with was, huh? "...On Sunday, using the occasion [of the first baptisms of his pontificate] to launch an impassioned denunciation of irresponsible sex and a “culture of death” that he said pervaded the modern world. Pope Benedict, abandoning his prepared sermon, compared the wild excesses of the ancient Roman empire to 21st century society and urged people to rediscover their faith." "“In our times we need to say ‘no’ to the largely dominant culture of death,” said Benedict.
He stated that there is an "anti-culture" pervading our world. He says that there is a flight from reality, which leads to a flight to drugs, which cause false happiness and illusions. The world indulges upon pleasures "devoid of responsibility".
"Benedict did not spell out what he meant by a “culture of death”, but the phrase was a rallying cry of his predecessor John Paul who regularly used the term to define abortion and artificial birth control."
This article was hard to summarize, but it was extrememly interesting.
Read it here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10760901/
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