The Wisdom of Venerable Pope John Paul II

The Wisdom of Venerable Pope John Paul II
Conformable to the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Sunday, February 27, 2011

“Democracy without Values”

“The risk of an alliance between democracy and ethical relativism, which would remove any sure moral reference point from political and social life and, on a deeper level, make acknowledgement of truth impossible … if there is no ultimate truth to guide and direct political activity, then ideas and convictions can easily be manipulated for reasons of power. As history demonstrates, a democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.” (Veritatis splendor, 101) … [That’s what is happening in America today!]

“Every attempt at building a social order from these fundamental values … in the words of the great Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “something so hideous, so blind and inhuman, that the entire structure will come crashing down under the sheer weight of man’s curses.”

“ The current situation in the world with its ‘lights and shadows’ should us all fully aware that we are facing an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life, the ‘culture of death and the ‘culture of life.” (Evangelium Vitae, 28) [This is the Gospel of Life.]

“Jesus Christ has revealed to us the infinite glory and value of each and every human person. Every person without exception, has an inalienable right to freedom of conscience and to life from the moment of conception to natural death … In the interests of all of humanity, unbelievers included, our society should be striving to do their utmost to base their legal order on the Christian syst. of values.

“If history has taught us a lesson, it is that the rejection of Christ leads invariably to the rise of criminal totalitarian regimes, genocide, the decline of culture and freedom, and the moral unraveling of whole societies … [That’s what’s happening in America today!]
“…all people of good will when making extraordinarily important decisions such as those we make during every democratic election. In this connection, the upcoming US presidential elections present a crucial challenge to all voters of good will.
“Jesus himself has shown us by his own example that prayer and fasting are the first and most effective weapons against the forces of evil (cf. Mt 4:1-11) As he taught his disciples, some demons cannot be driven out except in this way (cf. Mk 9:29). Let us therefore discover anew the humility and the courage to pray and fast so that the power from on high will break down the walls of lies and deceit… the evil practice and laws which are hostile to life…” (Evangelium vitae, 100) [Lent begins next Wednesday.]

George H. Kubeck, *Kazinierz Jackow, “Love one Another,” Catholic Magazine – 2/2004 p. 3

P.S. THE BEATIFICATION OF JOHN PAUL II – Join EWTN on Sunday, May 1st (3 Hours) EWTN news anchor Raymond Arroyo hosts special live coverage of this historic event. This the first time in more than 10 centuries that a Pope has presided over a beatification – the last step before sainthood – of his immediate predecessor.