All people feel the interior impulse to love authentically: love and truth never abandon them completely, because these are the vocation planted by God in the heart and mind of every human person. - Benedict XVI
This comes from the Pope's last encyclical letter "Caritas in Veritae" -Charity in Truth. You should read at least the first few sections in the introduction, I can't really comment after that because I haven't got further than that. If I ever finish reading it I might post something here, apparently it talks some about the need for concerted global effort to pursue justice in the world, stemming from a desire for love in truth with its source in Christ. I am convinced that it's stuff like this while Protestants are caught up in silly culture war stuff like prayer before high school football games that drives many people to "cross the Tiber". We Baptists are more concerned with boycotting Disney World for having a gay day than pursuing God's justice in the world and addressing epidemic AIDS and easily preventable diseases like malaria and water-borne illness in Africa. Makes me want to curse, but I'm trying to keep this a family blog, so I will limit myself to a dad-gummitt.
And that was my soapbox moment for the night, thank you very much.
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