tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post5444984306038671298..comments2024-03-28T16:16:51.062-04:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Catholic social teaching as "Gospel"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-20236021398460132042014-07-07T15:57:57.230-04:002014-07-07T15:57:57.230-04:00The Emergent Church in Evangelicalism is now enthr...The Emergent Church in Evangelicalism is now enthralled with the social Gospel, and the fallout is pretty easy to see. Love of neighbor is the second greatest commandment, but the fixation with it now obscures the first. There is quite little talk of how to love God, by comparison, and while love of God is expressed through love of neighbor, the two are not the same thing, at least not in traditional Catholic theology. Frank Sheed theorized that people develop the imbalance out of sheer boredom with the invisible. I'd agree. Sure you can find the connections spelled out in proper verbage if you look hard, but doctrine fuels do-gooding and can't be second-placed. It has been, and you can see the effect in parishes that can't do enough good because they are closing. Social teaching is an *implication* of the Gospel. It is not the Gospel. But right now you'd never know.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684142528414196410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-60753505347137441872014-07-06T19:32:35.563-04:002014-07-06T19:32:35.563-04:00John,
Yes, I know. I've read the whole thin...John, <br /><br />Yes, I know. I've read the whole thing. There's nothing wrong with the statements as such; and when interpreted in light of the supporting references, it's quite good -- though not as good as the <a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html" rel="nofollow">Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.</a><br /><br />The main problem is how "sound bite"-sized summaries of the teaching, especially in the summary wording of the USCCB statements, lend themselves readily to being mis-interpreted in a way that would be accepted widely as fashionably trendy, and in fact it HAS been thus (mis-)interpreted. Thanks.<br />Pertinacious Papisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213911570586726075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-73164605514664778392014-07-06T18:08:29.886-04:002014-07-06T18:08:29.886-04:00I think you did a very poor search of the USCCB si...I think you did a very poor search of the USCCB site. If you click on the links to each principle on this page: http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching.cfm - you will find citations from scripture and from the tradition of the church behind each principle. <br />John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-56548737946104508682014-07-06T07:43:19.050-04:002014-07-06T07:43:19.050-04:00Excellent! Thanks, Ed. PhilExcellent! Thanks, Ed. PhilPertinacious Papisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213911570586726075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-46954572426277671302014-07-06T07:16:06.347-04:002014-07-06T07:16:06.347-04:00Hi Phil, Chapters 1 and 2 of The Compendium of the...Hi Phil, Chapters 1 and 2 of The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html) does a fabulous job of grounding the Church's social doctrine in the biblical and theological foundations of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In my judgment, it is superior to the summary of the USCCB. Take a look. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com