Articles on this issue "relativism"

Francis Follows Benedict in Decrying 'Tyranny of Relativism'

Speaks to Diplomatic Corps of Fighting Poverty, Environment, Peace-building

Vatican City, (Zenit.org) Kathleen Naab | 1972 hits

Francis addressed today the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, outlining some of his priorities as Pope, including a fight against the "tyranny of relativism" decried by his …

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Francis' Address to Diplomatic Corps

"Fighting poverty, both material and spiritual, building peace and constructing bridges"

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Here is a Vatican translation of the address Francis gave this morning to the diplomatic corps acredited to the Holy See. * * * Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Heartfelt thanks to …

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Bioethics and the Myth of Relativism

Interview with Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk

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A neuroscientist and ethicist is underlining the need to base bioethics in moral principles, and is affirming that even people who profess relativism count on certain absolutes in life. Father …

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Intolerable Secularists

Interview With Author of "The New Fundamentalists"

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Aggressive relativism is the newest form of fundamentalism, according to author Deacon Daniel Brandenburg, and Catholics are called to stand up and do something about it. In this interview …

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Benedict XVI: Human Heart Longs for Christ

Speaks Out Against Relativism

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In the midst of secularism and relativism, it is necessary to teach people that "Christ, the human face of God, is our true and only savior," says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this Thursday in …

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Reason Is Antidote to Relativism, Pope Says

Reflects on St. Justin, Philosopher and Apologist

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The use of reason is the antidote to false religious myths and relativism, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this at today's general audience, held in St. Peter's Square. The Holy Father …

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Jewish-Catholic Commission Meeting Report

"Moral Relativism Poses a Serious Threat to Humanity"

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Here is the text of the conclusions from the bilateral commission meeting of the Catholic and Jewish delegations dedicated to improving relations between the two religions. * * * The …

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On Relativism, Morality and Communication

Interview With Director of a Pontifical Academy

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A positive understanding of morality needs to be restored, says Father Sabatino Majorano. The Redemptorist priest, director of Rome's Pontifical Academy Alphonsianum, discusses morality, …

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Sydney '08 to Defy Moral Relativism, Says Pontiff

Receives Australia's New Ambassador in Audience

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In their search for the truth, young people who take part in World Youth Day 2008 in Australia will pose a genuine challenge to "moral relativism," says Benedict XVI. The Pope expressed his …

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Cardinal Warns of \"Anthropological Catastrophe\"

Sees Danger Behind Moral Relativism

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Cardinal Jozef Tomko warned about the dangers of ethical relativism, which he said might cause an \"anthropological catastrophe.\" The president of the Pontifical Committee for International …

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"I Don't Think Benedict XVI's 'Program' Is to Combat Relativism"

Interview With Journalist Andrea Tornielli of Il Giornale

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For Vaticanist Andrea Tornielli of the Italian newspaper Il Giornale, the new Pope will seek "to proclaim and witness the simplicity, purity and beauty of faith in Jesus Christ." In his book …

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The Risks of Relativism

Fallacies That Confront Benedict XVI

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Upholding the value of moral principles against the modern tendency to relativism could be among the priorities of Benedict XVI. In a homily April 18, during the Mass celebrated before the …

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The Risks of Relativism

Fallacies That Confront Benedict XVI

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Upholding the value of moral principles against the modern tendency to relativism could be among the priorities of Benedict XVI. In a homily April 18, during the Mass celebrated before the …

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Reason Separated From God Is Obstacle to Peace

Cardinal Ratzinger on Dangers of Fanaticism and Relativism

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There are pathologies of religion and of reason," and both are "mortal dangers for peace " and for "the whole of humanity," said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Vita e Pensiero, the journal of the …

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Relativism Threatening Democracy, Says John Paul II

Calls Truth the Antidote to Fanaticism

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Ethical relativism, according to which there are no objective moral truths, poses a threat for present-day democracies, warns John Paul II. In a message written for Italian Catholics' Social …

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