Bishop Schneider: Christians Are Spiritual Soldiers Who Belong to an Army of Victors

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Bishop Schneider: Christians Are Spiritual Soldiers Who Belong to an Army of Victors

COMMENTARY: Every Christian has a duty to fight against sin, error and temptation, including errors within the Church such as heresy and ambiguity in doctrine.
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The Baltimore Catechism teaches us: “We are called soldiers of Jesus Christ to indicate how we must resist the attacks of our spiritual enemies and secure our victory over them by following and obeying Our Lord. We have good reason never to be ashamed of the Catholic Faith because it is the Old Faith established by Christ and taught by His Apostles; it is the Faith for which countless Holy Martyrs suffered and died; it is the Faith that has brought true civilization, with all its benefits, into the world, and it is the only Faith that can truly reform and preserve public and private morals.
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Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the necessity of the battle with the evil in our days: “Today the phrase ecclesia militans is somewhat out of fashion but in fact we can understand ever more so that it is true, that it contains within it the truth. We see how evil wishes to dominate in the world and that it is necessary to fight against evil. We see that it does so in so many ways: cruelty, through the different forms of violence, but even disguised as good and thereby undermining the moral foundations of society. St Augustine said that all history is a struggle between two loves: love of self to the point of despising God; and love of God to the point of despising oneself, in martyrdom. We are caught up in this struggle.” (Speech to the Cardinals, 21 May 2012).
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Sorry, but I have a major problem with the Bishop’s words and terms he’s using, in addition to quoting the outdated Baltimore Catechism, rather than using the current Catechism.

Religion without spirituality is what I see in the article.

Jim
 
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JimR-OCDS said:
Religion without spirituality is what I see in the article.
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I see the same thing, too. Statements like this only fan the flames of persecution complex, and can be taken as license to perform hateful acts in the name of God.

I don’t think Pope Francis would approve of the Bishop’s statement. At all.
 
I think the Bishop’s address has plenty of spiritual insight (most of what he says regards spiritual struggle) and is fully in accord with what Pope Francis would say (and has said, for example in Gaudete et exsultate, nos. 159ff).

Dan
 
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How would you know? Were you martyred or did you see someone martyred?
 
…@adgloriam would be dead of he were martyred…
Strange question to ask someone.
 
OsculeturMeOsculo said:
How would you know? Were you martyred or did you see someone martyred?
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You couldn’t think of a better way to ask a question?
How about…“What is your point of view?” “Where do you get your information from?” “Can you explain to me what made you draw such a conclusion?”
Sarcasm is not always needed my friend.
 
I wasn’t necessarily trying to be mean. I didn’t think that they sounded that bad.
 
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I did not think you were. But clearly it came across as such. Be at Peace.
 
Btw, I have had the same problem of being sarcastic. I just don’t want to see you get flagged or anything. @osculeturmeosculo
 
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Think of Stephen and Paul. Think of Ignatius of Antioch. Then get back to me.
 
It doesn’t contradict the current Catechism, but uses words that can do more harm than good in the realm of evangelization.

Christian Soldiers, Church Militant, War, etc.

Without detailed explanation, the words the Bishop uses here, sends a message which is the opposite of the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ.

Jim
 
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