Everything that we could think as an alternative to what God has revealed has already been tried at some time or other. What we call multiculturalism today means that all these alternatives to Catholicism are equally good. We cannot judge between them because we have no criterion once we reject revelation and the grounds for its truth. It is interesting to reflect on why the men of our time have such an aversion to truth. Often, what is behind demands for changes in the Church is precisely this relativism that wants the Church to tone down or transform its deposit of truth into what men have proposed. And it is this latter change, to a world of our own making, that many want to take place in the Church. As is often pointed out, the Church is the last major institution in the civilization to maintain that truth exists in things, including human things. We want a changed Church that does not think its teachings or practices are of divine origin. We want a philosophy that is not rooted in reason. We want a Church that does not claim that it is true. When this happens — and many think they see it happening — we can welcome these stubborn Catholics into the modern world. There they will be loyal citizens who do not think that what is revealed is really true, but only a kind of practical way of life equal in dignity and purpose to any other (Fr. James V. Schall).
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:17:50 +0000
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