Why did Jesus become man?

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Wandile said:
So that men can become gods
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Hmm, what’s the context in which he said/wrote that ? Seems odd to me as I’ve learned of these words of a pope.

"A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to believe that man has become God. In our churches, Christians will search in vain for the red lamp where God awaits them. Like Mary Magdalene, weeping before the empty tomb, they will ask, “Where have they taken him?” -Pope Pius XII
 
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Hmm, what’s the context in which he said/wrote that ? Seems odd to me as I’ve learned of these words of a pope.

"A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to believe that man has become God. In our churches, Christians will search in vain for the red lamp where God awaits them. Like Mary Magdalene, weeping before the empty tomb, they will ask, “Where have they taken him?” -Pope Pius XII
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Not the same context. The prayers at Mass are pretty clear that human nature can be transfigured to share in Christ’s Divinity and become God’s adopted son.

Pius the 12th is talking about men like Pharoh, who disregard the true God and make themselves gods in the eyes of men.
 
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Not the same context. The prayers at Mass are pretty clear that human nature can be transfigured to share in Christ’s Divinity and become God’s adopted son.

Pius the 12th is talking about men like Pharoh, who disregard the true God and make themselves gods in the eyes of men.
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Ok, thanks. I figured it was nothing to be concerned about. It just sparked one of those “what ?” moments.

God Bless and Merry Christmas
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The Incarnation of Christ is a central Christian doctrine that God became flesh, assumed a human nature, and became a man in the form of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the second person of the Trinity. This foundational Christian position holds that the divine nature of the Son of God was perfectly united with human nature in one divine Person, Jesus, making him both truly God and truly man. The theological term for this is hypostatic union: the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, God the Son, became flesh when he was miraculously conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary. Biblical passages traditionally referenced in connection with the doctrine of the Incarnation include John 1:14, Colossians 2:9, and Philippians 2:7-8.

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