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I g\u00e5r \u00e5pna pave benedikt \u00e5rets bispesynode om Bibelens plass i Kirken – i Pauluskirken utenfor muren i Roma, og 52 kardinaler, 45 erkebiskoper og 108 biskoper var til stede. Paven var ganske dristig og direkte i sin tale, og sa bl.a.:<\/p>\n
\u201cNations which once were rich in faith and vocations are now losing their identity,\u201d the pope said, \u201cunder the deleterious and destructive influence of a certain modern culture.\u201d In that context, Benedict returned to a familiar theme: the false promises of a world without God.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen humanity eliminates God from its horizon, declaring God \u2018dead,\u2019 does that really make people happier?\u201d Benedict asked. \u201cDoes humanity become truly freer? When people proclaim themselves the absolute proprietors of themselves and the lone owners of creation, can they truly construct a society in which justice, freedom and peace reign?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDoesn\u2019t the opposite actually happen, as the daily news amply demonstrates?\u201d Benedict said, answering his own rhetorical question. \u201cDoesn\u2019t the rule of power, of egotistical interests, of injustice and exploitation, of violence in all of its expressions, simply spread even more?\u201d A world without God, Benedict warned, ends with people \u201cmore alone, and a divided and confused society.\u201d<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n John Allen er til stede under den tre uker lange bispesynoden, og vil skrive regelmessig om det som skjer <\/a>– se her. Han skrev grundig om konferansen i sin fredagsspalte<\/a>, og skrev ogs\u00e5 videre om hva pave Benedikt sa i sin preken<\/a> i g\u00e5r: <\/p>\n Despite the dire tone of those alarms, Benedict also offered a note of hope, saying that \u201cif in some regions the faith is weakening to the point of extinction, there will always be other peoples ready to welcome it.\u201d<\/p>\n As pope, Benedict has repeatedly insisted that tension between proclaiming the gospel and working for social justice, which is often experienced at the Catholic grassroots, is a false choice. Ultimately, he has argued, Christ is the only basis for lasting justice and peace, so that preaching the gospel is a form of building a better world.<\/p>\n \u201cOnly the Word of God can change human hearts at the deepest level,\u201d the pope said this morning.<\/p>\n In that connection, Benedict focused on the link between the Bible and the missionary impulse in Christianity. He distinguished three groups that should be the object of missionary efforts:<\/p>\n \u2022 Those who have never heard the gospel; Emphasizing the importance of the Bible, Benedict quoted a famous adage of St. Jerome: \u201cIgnorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n More broadly, Benedict urged that the synod develop new strategies to draw on the Bible to evangelize broad sectors of culture.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I g\u00e5r \u00e5pna pave benedikt \u00e5rets bispesynode om Bibelens plass i Kirken – i Pauluskirken utenfor muren i Roma, og 52 kardinaler, 45 erkebiskoper og 108 biskoper var til stede. 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\n\u2022 Those who have weakened in the faith, and preserve only a superficial contact with the Word of God;
\n\u2022 Those who have become distant from the faith and therefore require a \u201cnew evangelization.\u201d<\/p>\n