Don't abandon God because of 'attacks of evil' in church, pope says

[Abyssinia]

Pope Benedict XVI urged young people not to abandon their faith in God because of the “attacks of evil” within the church.

“Carry intact the fire of your love in this church every time that men have obscured her face,” he said in a foreword to a new catechism edited specifically for young people.

Today’s Christians really need to understand their faith more than ever before in order to resist modern day challenges and temptations, he wrote.

“You have need of divine help if you do not want your faith to dry up as a dewdrop in the sun, if you do not want to succumb to the temptations of consumerism, if you do not want your love to be drowned in pornography, if you do not want to betray the weak and the victims of abuse and violence,” he wrote.

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[debraran]

I just reminded my college age children about that, nice to see the Pope addressing it. It’s easy to get cynical and see the bad, when it isn’t hidden anymore.

I bought a book called “Priest” for our library at church, I think it was 10 “unknown” priests that have done wonderful things in the US…we need more of that.

 

[TempleofTheSoul]

I agree with the Pope…it is so easy for young people to become disillusioned with the Church especially when it comes to being bombarded by the internet with all of the news articles of the scandals within the Church.

That is why you have to spiritually feed and nourish yourself daily in order to keep your faith on solid ground because if you don´t do this on a daily basis any little storm that comes in terms of the Church will easily knock you over and leave you feeling jaded.

Daily spiritual nourishment is the remedy to the feelings of spiritual disillusionment when it comes to the scandals.

God bless

 

[ANNE_2]

The words from our Great Pope Benedict apply to all of us. And thank you for the link including the info on the new “Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church”.
Pray for our Pope daily.

Although there are good Bishops and good Priests and good Nuns, there are enough bad ones to sew confusion, and promote sinfulness and disobedience to the Magisterium.

Read your CCC completely, then use it as a reference to know and repeat the truth.
" The Catechism of the Catholic Church, which I have approved…and the publication of which I order by virtue of my Apostolic Authority, is a statement of the Church’s faith and of Catholic Doctrine, attested to or illumined by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium. I declare it to be a sure norm for teaching the Faith and thus a valid and legitimate instrument for ecclesial communion. " - Pope John Paul II, with Imprimi Potest by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Our Church is the Bride of Christ. It is His Church. Stay with it, and support good Bishops and Priests.

 

[catharina]

Pope Benedict XVI urged young people not to abandon their faith in God because of the “attacks of evil” within the church.

“Carry intact the fire of your love in this church every time that men have obscured her face,” he said in a foreword to a new catechism edited specifically for young people.

Today’s Christians really need to understand their faith more than ever before in order to resist modern day challenges and temptations, he wrote.

“You have need of divine help if you do not want your faith to dry up as a dewdrop in the sun, if you do not want to succumb to the temptations of consumerism, if you do not want your love to be drowned in pornography, if you do not want to betray the weak and the victims of abuse and violence,” he wrote.

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Beautiful.
Thank you.