Pope opens synod, warns of modern godless societies


Religion | 206847 hits | Oct 05 10:12 am | Posted by: Hyack
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ROME -- Pope Benedict opened a major Vatican meeting on Sunday by decrying a modern culture so devoid of faith that some people were declaring God 'dead' and entire nations were losing their identity

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  1. by roger-roger
    Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:03 pm
    "When men proclaim themselves to be absolute masters of themselves and sole masters of creation, can they truly build a society where freedom, justice and peace reign?,"
    Umm ya, isnt that what most democratic counties base their constitutions on?

  2. by avatar Arctic_Menace
    Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:50 pm
    It's also called: "People are waking up and realizing that they don't need religion to be good people, to be happy in their lives, or to explain thigns that they don't understand."

  3. by avatar Blue_Nose
    Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:58 pm
    I think a better question is, when men proclaim themselves to be bound only by the perceived will of their personal God, can they truly build a society where freedom, justice and peace reign?

  4. by stokes
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:11 am
    "Arctic_Menace" said
    It's also called: "People are waking up and realizing that they don't need religion to be good people, to be happy in their lives, or to explain thigns that they don't understand."



    Agreed

    It is all about Karma.

  5. by avatar Arctic_Menace
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:32 am
    How does karma enter into it? :S

  6. by avatar Wada
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:39 am
    My question: How many godless Popes have we had to endure?

  7. by roger-roger
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:40 am
    huh? :?

  8. by avatar Wada
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:46 am
    We as a society have had to endure the unpleasantness of many "Godless" Popes but that part of history is convienient to forget for some.

  9. by avatar Arctic_Menace
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:49 am
    "Wada" said
    We as a society have had to endure the unpleasantness of many "Godless" Popes but that part of history is convienient to forget for some.


    Care to give us some examples? :?

  10. by roger-roger
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:50 am
    I am still trying to understand the concept of a "Godless Pope". Isnt being a follower of Yahweh kind of prerequisite for being pope?

  11. by avatar xerxes
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:55 am
    "Eisensapper" said
    I am still trying to understand the concept of a "Godless Pope". Isnt being a follower of Yahweh kind of prerequisite for being pope?


    Lately, yes. But to the Medici's, the only quality that mattered was fealty to their family and a lack of aversion to depravities that would have made Caligula blush.

  12. by avatar commanderkai
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:17 am
    "Eisensapper" said
    I am still trying to understand the concept of a "Godless Pope". Isnt being a follower of Yahweh kind of prerequisite for being pope?


    Actually I think he's referring to anti-Popes, Popes who acted in their own self interests instead of the interests of the church. Wiki probably has a few listed

  13. by roger-roger
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:00 am
    Meh I find that all people act with some form of self interest.

  14. by avatar Public_Domain
    Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:05 am
    :|



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