Christianity should not be reduced to a set of values shared by all , said Cardinal Giacomo Biffi of his preaching at retirement to the Vatican dedicated to a reflection on the general Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovyov . Cardinal Biffi has cited "the prophetic warning" Soloviev:
Christianity can not be reduced to a set of values.
What is indeed the Christian is the personal encounter with Christ.
In all three interviews , Solovyov had the antichrist as pacifist, ecologist and ecumenical. This story contains a warning for us:
In all three interviews , Solovyov had the antichrist as pacifist, ecologist and ecumenical. This story contains a warning for us:
today because we run the risk of having a Christianity that puts Jesus, his Cross and Resurrection, in parentheses.
exist as absolute good, truth, beauty. Who sees and loves, loves to Christ, even if he does not know, because He is Truth, Beauty, Justice. And then there are the relative values such as solidarity, love of peace, and respect for nature. If they absolutizes, by uprooting or even opposing them because the announcement of salvation, then these values become instigation to idolatry and obstacles on the path of salvation. Admittedly, it was noted, if we limit ourselves to talk about shared values, we would be more acceptable in television broadcasts and exhibitions. But it would give to Jesus, the overwhelming reality of the resurrection. If therefore the wider world and to interact with all the Christian salvation mitigates the fact, it prevents the connection with Christ, and he finds himself on the side of the Antichrist.
exist as absolute good, truth, beauty. Who sees and loves, loves to Christ, even if he does not know, because He is Truth, Beauty, Justice. And then there are the relative values such as solidarity, love of peace, and respect for nature. If they absolutizes, by uprooting or even opposing them because the announcement of salvation, then these values become instigation to idolatry and obstacles on the path of salvation. Admittedly, it was noted, if we limit ourselves to talk about shared values, we would be more acceptable in television broadcasts and exhibitions. But it would give to Jesus, the overwhelming reality of the resurrection. If therefore the wider world and to interact with all the Christian salvation mitigates the fact, it prevents the connection with Christ, and he finds himself on the side of the Antichrist.
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