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10 Jun 2006 07:18:37 PM |
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Young Must See In The Church A Friend, Pope Says |
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1644505/posts
Young must see in the Church a friend, not an obstacle, Pope says
Catholic News Agency ^ | June 6, 2006
Posted on 06/06/2006 1:41:28 PM PDT by NYer
Vatican City, Jun. 06, 2006 (CNA) - The Church and its teaching must be
presented to the youth as a friend and not as an obstacle to their
freedom, Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday evening at the Basilica of
St. John Lateran in Rome.
The Holy Father inaugurated the diocesan ecclesial congress on Tuesday,
which is being held from June 5 to 8 on the theme: "The joy of faith
and the education of new generations."
"Educating new generations in the faith is a great and fundamentally
important task that involves the entire Christian community," one
that has become "particularly difficult" today and, hence, is
"even more important and urgent," the Pope said.
According to the Pontiff, the new generations must experience that the
Church "is a company of friends, one that is truly trustworthy and
remains close in all the moments and circumstances of life and that
will never abandon us even in death, because it carries in itself the
promise of eternity."
Young people and adolescents, the Pope went on, "must be disabused of
the widespread prejudice that Christianity, with its commandments and
its prohibitions, places too many obstacles to the joy of love, and in
particular that it prevents the full enjoyment of the happiness that
man and woman find in their mutual love."
"The Ten Commandments are not a series of 'No', but a big 'Yes' to
love and to life," the Pontiff stated.
"Human love," he continued, "must be purified, it must mature
and go beyond its own limits in order to become truly human, to be the
origin of true and lasting joy, to respond to that demand for eternity
it carries within itself and which it cannot relinquish without
betraying itself."
Benedict XVI insisted that the issue of truth "must occupy a central
position." In the faith, he said, "we welcome and accept the Truth
that our minds cannot fully understand, that they cannot posses." This
"enables us to arrive at the Mystery in which we are immersed and to
rediscover in God the definitive meaning of our existence."
"In the extent to which we nourish ourselves from Christ and love
Him, we also feel within ourselves the stimulus to bring others to
Him".
"Indeed," he continued, "we cannot keep the joy of the faith to
ourselves, we must transmit it."
"This need becomes even stronger and more impelling in the presence
of that strange forgetfulness of God that exists today in vast areas of
the world," he said in conclusion.
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| User: "Malcolm" |
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10 Jun 2006 08:09:47 PM |
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"Sound of Trumpet" <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote
Young people and adolescents, the Pope went on, "must be disabused of
the widespread prejudice that Christianity, with its commandments and
its prohibitions, places too many obstacles to the joy of love, and in
particular that it prevents the full enjoyment of the happiness that
man and woman find in their mutual love."
The problem is that the church makes extraordinary demands of young people
in the area of sexuality, without acknowledging that it does so, and without
providing the least help or support.
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10 Jun 2006 08:18:33 PM |
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"Malcolm" <regniztar@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:QIudna28GenF8BbZnZ2dnUVZ8tKdnZ2d@bt.com...
"Sound of Trumpet" <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote
Young people and adolescents, the Pope went on, "must be disabused of
the widespread prejudice that Christianity, with its commandments and
its prohibitions, places too many obstacles to the joy of love, and in
particular that it prevents the full enjoyment of the happiness that
man and woman find in their mutual love."
The problem is that the church makes extraordinary demands of young people
in the area of sexuality, without acknowledging that it does so, and
without
providing the least help or support.
Isn't that why kids have parents?
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| User: "Malcolm" |
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11 Jun 2006 03:20:25 AM |
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<youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in message
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"Malcolm" <regniztar@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:QIudna28GenF8BbZnZ2dnUVZ8tKdnZ2d@bt.com...
"Sound of Trumpet" <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote
Young people and adolescents, the Pope went on, "must be disabused of
the widespread prejudice that Christianity, with its commandments and
its prohibitions, places too many obstacles to the joy of love, and in
particular that it prevents the full enjoyment of the happiness that
man and woman find in their mutual love."
The problem is that the church makes extraordinary demands of young
people
in the area of sexuality, without acknowledging that it does so, and
without
providing the least help or support.
Isn't that why kids have parents?
Sadly few parents have the confidence to say that "pre-marital sex isn't
acceptable".
For instance a Catholic man of my acquaintance told the girlfriend of his
son that he didn't wnat any ilegitmate babies on the scene, so they must use
contracpetion. He was a weekly massgoer and member of out prayer group, in
other words a committed Catholic.
The church really needs to step in and make sure that young Catholics are
given a realistic environment in which they can adhere to her teachings.
Soldiers will quite often try to knock out enemy tanks with petrol bombs,
but only if you tell them that what they are doing is something brave and
special.
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| User: "Adam H" |
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10 Jun 2006 08:32:26 PM |
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On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:18:33 -0400, <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
"Malcolm" <regniztar@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:QIudna28GenF8BbZnZ2dnUVZ8tKdnZ2d@bt.com...
"Sound of Trumpet" <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote
Young people and adolescents, the Pope went on, "must be disabused of
the widespread prejudice that Christianity, with its commandments and
its prohibitions, places too many obstacles to the joy of love, and in
particular that it prevents the full enjoyment of the happiness that
man and woman find in their mutual love."
The problem is that the church makes extraordinary demands of young people
in the area of sexuality, without acknowledging that it does so, and
without
providing the least help or support.
Isn't that why kids have parents?
If you want to hold TV networks responsible for what parents let their
kids see why are you giving churches a free pass for what they tell
kids?
---
I contend we are both atheists - I just believe in
one fewer god than you do.
When you understand why you reject all other gods,
you will understand why I reject yours as well.
- Stephen F. Roberts
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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10 Jun 2006 10:27:09 PM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet (youngopinions@aol.com)
made the light shine upon us with this:
"Malcolm" <regniztar@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:QIudna28GenF8BbZnZ2dnUVZ8tKdnZ2d@bt.com...
"Sound of Trumpet" <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote
Young people and adolescents, the Pope went on, "must be disabused
of the widespread prejudice that Christianity, with its
commandments and its prohibitions, places too many obstacles to the
joy of love, and in particular that it prevents the full enjoyment
of the happiness that man and woman find in their mutual love."
The problem is that the church makes extraordinary demands of young
people in the area of sexuality, without acknowledging that it does
so, and
without
providing the least help or support.
Isn't that why kids have parents?
I thought it was the other way around...
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Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
The laws that require me to NOT kill people I don't like REALLY bug
me, or there would be many less of YOUR kind.
-John Weatherly
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| User: "johac" |
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11 Jun 2006 02:40:11 AM |
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In article <1149985117.366970.236950@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"Sound of Trumpet" <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1644505/posts
Young must see in the Church a friend, not an obstacle, Pope says
Perhaps it would help if the church finally entered the 21st Century.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Attila2" |
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11 Jun 2006 05:38:40 AM |
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On 10 Jun 2006 17:18:37 -0700, "Sound of Trumpet"
<soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> in alt.abortion with message-id
<1149985117.366970.236950@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> wrote:
More off topic religious propagandizing.
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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10 Jun 2006 10:26:05 PM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Sound of Trumpet
(soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm) made the light shine upon us with this:
Young must see in the Church a friend, not an obstacle, Pope says
Yup, otherwise the church has no future.
--
Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
The laws that require me to NOT kill people I don't like REALLY bug
me, or there would be many less of YOUR kind.
-John Weatherly
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Young Must See In The Church A Friend, Pope Says |
10 Jun 2006 08:18:11 PM |
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Previously, on alt.atheism, Sound of Trumpet in episode
<1149985117.366970.236950@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>...
Young must see bend over for the Church, Pope says
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Mark K. Bilbo
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| User: "Ray Fischer" |
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10 Jun 2006 11:55:41 PM |
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Sound of Trumpet <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1644505/posts
Young must see in the Church a friend, not an obstacle, Pope says
The church must BE a friend and not the corrupt enemy of freedom that it is.
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Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net
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| User: "•R L Measures" |
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11 Jun 2006 06:28:59 AM |
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In article <448ba24d$0$65429$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, wrote:
Sound of Trumpet <soundoftrumpet@fastmail.fm> wrote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1644505/posts
Young must see in the Church a friend, not an obstacle, Pope says
The church must BE a friend and not the corrupt enemy of freedom that it is.
• Organizations that claim to have an infallible leader are somewhat
unlikely to admit mistakes.
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| User: "Colin Day" |
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10 Jun 2006 11:06:03 PM |
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Sound of Trumpet wrote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1644505/posts
Young must see in the Church a friend, not an obstacle, Pope says
Catholic News Agency ^ | June 6, 2006
Posted on 06/06/2006 1:41:28 PM PDT by NYer
Vatican City, Jun. 06, 2006 (CNA) - The Church and its teaching must be
presented to the youth as a friend and not as an obstacle to their
freedom, Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday evening at the Basilica of
St. John Lateran in Rome.
But what if, in fact, the Church is an obstacle to young people?
Colin Day aa #1500
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| User: "•R L Measures" |
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11 Jun 2006 06:26:10 AM |
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In article <LEMig.26666$JW5.24903@southeast.rr.com>, Colin Day
<cday3@sc.rr.com> wrote:
Sound of Trumpet wrote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1644505/posts
Young must see in the Church a friend, not an obstacle, Pope says
Catholic News Agency ^ | June 6, 2006
Posted on 06/06/2006 1:41:28 PM PDT by NYer
Vatican City, Jun. 06, 2006 (CNA) - The Church and its teaching must be
presented to the youth as a friend and not as an obstacle to their
freedom, Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday evening at the Basilica of
St. John Lateran in Rome.
But what if, in fact, the Church is an obstacle to young people?
• Indeed, Colin. It seems a bit curious that pedophiles try to present
themselves as a friend of the youth they are trying to have sex with.
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