Fortsatt kamp mot relativismen – også innenfor Den katolske kirke
Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger tok i 1996 opp det han mente var den største læremessige trusselen i vår tid: a confluence of what he described as «the a-religious and practical relativism of Europe and America» with «Asia’s negative theology,» producing a profound mutation in core Christian teachings — with Christ seen as simply another spiritual sage comparable to Buddha or Muhammad, and Christianity as one valid religious path among many others.
John Allen skriver nå om en sak mot en vietnamesisk-amerikansk katolsk prest og teolog, F. Peter Phan, som av Troskongregasjonen er blitt bedt om å klargjøre en del punkter i ei bok han har skrevet, som altså kan oppfattes svært relativistisk. The observations make 19 points, grouped under these six broad headings:
* On the salvific value of non-Christian religions
* On the uniqueness and the universality of Jesus Christ
* On the relationship between Jesus, the Logos and the Holy Spirit
* On the uniqueness and the salvific universality of the Church
* On the relationship between Christianity and Judaism
* Other erroneous or confused statements
In general, the observations assert that Phan’s book «is in open contrast with almost all the teachings of the declaration Dominus Iesus,» a 2000 Vatican document …
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Benedict argued that this obedience does not restrict human liberty, but allows people “to discover their deepest identity and interior freedom.” It’s an especially important bit of testimony, he said, in a world that craves “self-realization” and “self-determination.”
