Article in mainstream media supporting papal statement on other faiths!

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Wowzers everybody! I found this article in the Saturday 14 July 2007 edition of the Toronto (Ontario Canada) Sun – a tabloid newspaper possibly more known for their ‘Sunshine Girls’ than anything of substance vis a vis matters of faith.


Pope States Obvious (by Michael Coren)

You gotta read this and then fire off kudos to Mr Coren for his column!

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In Christ’s Peace

Tony
 
agp2176 said:
Wowzers everybody! I found this article in the Saturday 14 July 2007 edition of the Toronto (Ontario Canada) Sun – a tabloid newspaper possibly more known for their ‘Sunshine Girls’ than anything of substance vis a vis matters of faith.


Pope States Obvious (by Michael Coren)

You gotta read this and then fire off kudos to Mr Coren for his column!

Comments?

In Christ’s Peace

Tony
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Having read his columns for the Toronto Sun and seen him on TV he is a very good conservative reporter.
 
He makes the obvious point. A writer the Star Tribune in Minneapolis observed that it would be poor marketing to say your product is just as good as the competition. All sincere followers of any religion believe they are right.

There was nothing new in the Pope’s statement. But he has a way of riling folks. Not so long ago he had Indians in Latin America unhappy over remarks he made there, then there were the Muslims some time before that.

I wish his statements would be less academic so theologians would not have to explain them to the public after the fat is in the fire.
 
The problem was that the Vatican didn’t use reasonable modern language like Coren did. Instead, someone decided to use tortured in-your-face terms like “defect” and “wounded” to decribe other Christians in the (English) statement. And they were surprised when the media focused on them and the others took offense?
 
OriginalJS said:
He makes the obvious point. A writer the Star Tribune in Minneapolis observed that it would be poor marketing to say your product is just as good as the competition. All sincere followers of any religion believe they are right.

There was nothing new in the Pope’s statement. But he has a way of riling folks. Not so long ago he had Indians in Latin America unhappy over remarks he made there, then there were the Muslims some time before that.

I wish his statements would be less academic so theologians would not have to explain them to the public after the fat is in the fire.
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I agree fully, and was excoriated in another thread when I made the same points. The problem was that the Vatican didn’t use reasonable modern language like Coren did. Instead, someone decided to use tortured in-your-face words like “defect” and “wounded” to decribe other Christians in the (English) statement. And they were surprised when the media focused on that phrasing and the others took offense?
 
agp2176 said:
Wowzers everybody! I found this article in the Saturday 14 July 2007 edition of the Toronto (Ontario Canada) Sun – a tabloid newspaper possibly more known for their ‘Sunshine Girls’ than anything of substance vis a vis matters of faith.


Pope States Obvious (by Michael Coren)

You gotta read this and then fire off kudos to Mr Coren for his column!

Comments?

In Christ’s Peace

Tony
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Talk about getting straight to the point. He’s the real straight talk express. This guy rocks!
 
I particularly enjoyed the following from his article:

"What, one wonders, did people expect the Pope to say? “Well, Catholicism is quite fun but then so is Islam. I also hear that Hindus have great parties and as for Zoroastrianism, it’s really cool, man.”
 
DWPC said:
I agree fully, and was excoriated in another thread when I made the same points. The problem was that the Vatican didn’t use reasonable modern language like Coren did. Instead, someone decided to use tortured in-your-face words like “defect” and “wounded” to decribe other Christians in the (English) statement. And they were surprised when the media focused on that phrasing and the others took offense?
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Laudatur Iesus Christus.

But are the statements true? If so what matter that those in error “take offense,” if they are hit; it is a chastisement. If they are not hit, then their acting as though they are is a mistake.

What would the “reasonable modern” translation be?

Pax Christi tecum.

John Hiner
 
DWPC said:
I agree fully, and was excoriated in another thread when I made the same points. The problem was that the Vatican didn’t use reasonable modern language like Coren did. Instead, someone decided to use tortured in-your-face words like “defect” and “wounded” to decribe other Christians in the (English) statement. And they were surprised when the media focused on that phrasing and the others took offense?
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The media believes its job is to “stir the pot”. Controversy sells, and if none exists, then many in the media will try to create it.

As for the language, did you have any problem understanding what the message was? I didn’t, and neither did the media.

If someone comes to you and politely, but firmly, tells you, “I believe your current understanding of our view is defective”, and then states why, would you take offense?

Effectively, the media has “translated” the message into “we won’t talk to you any more because you’re heretics”, which is not at all what was written.

The fact that the media chose to act as if this is some huge departure from the teachings of the Church and in particular differed from the message of Vatican II is their problem, not the Pope’s.
 
RobDH said:
The fact that the media chose to act as if this is some huge departure from the teachings of the Church and in particular differed from the message of Vatican II is their problem, not the Pope’s.
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The fact that the pope’s message is being distorted by some of those spreading it is not a problem for him?

I continue to be amazed by how little regard people have for the importance of the Vatican getting its message out to believers and non-believers alike. In other words, public relations.
 
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