Fr. Barron on Caritas in Veritate

Another part of a video series from Wordonfire.org. Father Barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. For more visit http://www.wordonfire.org/

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[capone70]

2 things Father: a) you keep mistranslating "Caritas" as "love", when the best translation is still "charity" or possibly "compassion". b) you try to distance yourself from the parts you don't like by insinuating that they probably weren't even written the Pope anyway. Bad show.

I would counter your "black helicopter" conspiracy sentiment saying that the Catholic church was in effect a super-government for over a millenium. It seems he is arguing for further Catholic influence in the UN.

[wordonfirevideo]

No. My complaint concerning the style of the letter is restricted to matters of literary form.  There is only one substantive issue that I disagree with, and I was eminently clear on that point. And my critique there has to do with the practicality of the Pope's proposal, not its theoretical content.

[TibbieT]

The really impressive thing about this video is the way that Father Barron fearlessly grabs the bull by the horns in discussing the "Global Government", and expresses his personal disapproval in a very thoughtful way. "Conspiracy theorists" rightfully pointing out the dangers of the New World Order tend to tar everything with the same brush, but they must realize that it is not Christianity or bankers or governments which are evil---it is only that many things have been INFILTRATED by evil.

[fartonmeee]

@wordonfirevideo thoughts?

[fartonmeee]

I read this recently, and I was struck by the pope's response to one concern in particular. Faced with the question of how the poor could feed an unlimited amount of children without birth control, he simply says "God will provide." He may as well have said "let them eat cake!" Until we have universal health care and food security, there will be no practical alternative for birth control.

[FromAcrossTheDesert]

Thanks Father Barron. Keep on commenting. Don't let the turkey's get you down. Perfect Love casts out all Fear. Shalom! Peace be with you.  :D

[cjhite]

@lithopoonwit I strongly urge you to read Issaiah 11 in Scriptures regarding "a spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord". I pray you will know that the celebration of the Holy Mass - whether it's the Traditional Tridentine or the Roman Catholic Mass or the New Roman Missal; the Eastern Churches celebrate Mass also - the central point of the celebration is the Holy Eucharist. The Sacrafice of Christ shedding his Blood for you and for all that He may be our spiritual drink; our source.

[cjhite]

I recently read the encyclical Caritas Veritate and had to read Humanae Vitae and other encyclicals referenced therein to get my bearings...if you keep reading the references in the other Encyclials they always go back to scriptures. That's what I like about the Church. That we are built on the Rock of salvation, Christ Jesus. "Peter, on this Rock I build My Church"

[bayreuth79]

I see no substantial difference between artificial contraception and natural forms of contraception, such as NFP, which are permitted by the Catholic Church. The result is the same: the avoidance of conception. It seems to me that the Church has placed an intolerable burden on many devout Catholics, especially those like me who have no desire for children because my own family life was profoundly traumatic, as was my wife's.

[sterlingrose33]

@Hobbes314 a 'rendering' is also an artist's conception; for example, the CAD department where I work creates 'renderings' or computer generated images of structures that my company then fabricates. I believe this definition of 'rendering' applies to Fr. Barron's use in his comment.

[lithopoonwit]

New world order is NOT a part of authentic Catholic doctrine, but that seems to be of lesser importance these days in the Vatican. Mgr.Lefebvre was right to step out of the second vatican council and don't be a part anymore of the breakdown of real Christian values. He died a saint in 1991 after securing the catholic priesthood,and real catholic doctrine in his Fraternity ssPX.The more the Vatican is betraying real Christianity, the more they will call upon themselves the wrath of Almighty God.

[lithopoonwit]

Pope John XXIII was a Freemason, and called for a powerful UN. Pope Paul VI sympathised with Communism. The second vatican Council did not condemn Communism, though many, many Bishops had written a petition for precisely that, and had demanded Communism to be condemned firmly. It did not happen (Holy Spirit, or Freemasonry?). Same here. It looks like the Pope is steered by the unseen NWO agenda, and there is nothing Christian about it, and indeed very dangerous.