The United Nations’ 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 18 ushered in freedom of religion or freedom of belief and was widely accepted by all people worldwide. A principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance was considered by many people and nations to be a fundamental human right. Dignitatis Humanae (Latin: Of the Dignity of the Human Person), the Second Vatican Councils Declaration on Religious Freedom spells out the Churchs support for the protection of religious liberty. This declaration was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on December 7, 1965. But the question we should ask ourselves especially for us Catholics is, do we really have this right? Can we worship God in whatever way we want? Can we choose from among the thousands of religion proliferating in the modern culture around us where we could feel comfortable and hope for salvation. If we believe in an afterlife and expect our eternal soul to go to heaven, should we not at least make sure? Fortunately for us, the answer is simple and clear. In Exodus 20, we find “2 I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.” In Matthew 28 we find, “18 And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. 19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 4:17) Jesus established an organizational church through His apostles which He already called the kingdom of Heaven while still on earth. He charged it to teach all people and lead them through this only way of salvation. When we can see our church leaders in the Vatican and those in our parishes are straying away from this mission entrusted to them by Christ, we can only think of the diabolical disorientation spoken about by Sister Lucia of Fatima during her interviews before 1960. We have to pray a lot for the Holy Father, our bishops and priests. And we have to pray foremost for ourselves that we can be saved from the errors penetrating even into the church. OUR LADY OF FATIMA, pray for us. youtube/watch?v=GVILMzAuflU
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:30:30 +0000
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