The confusion of modern Catholicism can fall into is to treat whatever culture they are born into as if its tradition - although they have nothing to do with Christianity at all - were part of our religion. One CLEAR INSTANCE of this is the acceptance of some Catholics of the American [Worldwide White - MCash] social tradition of race prejudice, in complete and SINFUL [Mertons emphasis] contradiction of the doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ -- Thomas Merton, 5 August 1941, Journal. This 1941 Journal entry allows us to see that BEFORE Thomas Merton joined the monastery and before the last great white world war - called WWII, which means the WHITE WORLD WAR ON AFRICA FOR 3 CENTURIES CALLED THE SLAVE TRADE is not counted, etc - Merton UNDERSTOOD and CRITIQUED the link between religion and racism and the SOCIAL-POLITICAL-CULTURAL-INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS which buttress and support and develop and EXPAND White Supremacy, not with hoods at night, but clergy robes on Sunday, and suits Mon-Sat in Seminaries, schools, and halls of power of respectability. IF ONE DOES NOT KNOW THOMAS MERTON THE RACIAL CRITIC/SCHOLAR, IN GREAT PART, ONE DOES NOT THOMAS MERTON -- This is Malcolm
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:39:37 +0000
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