Great discussion, the best since the Gavin Ashenden podcast. I think if Taylor Marshall, the rad trads, and all the extremists sat down and read a few of Ratzinger/ Pope Benedict's writings, they would calm down and agree with Ratzinger. They won't, because they have had it drilled into their heads that Ratzinger was a "modernist" and they would fear being converted if they read him. But they should. They would realize he actually promotes a lot of what they promote, without all the constant bitterness, sense of anger and heightened sense of moral purity that they wear as a garment. But I fear a lot of them like to rebel simply for the joy of rebelling, and this gets them into a lot of trouble and leads them astray. Also I totally agree regarding Bishop Barron. He is one of the few bishops in the US that actually has his priorities straight - evangelizing an increasingly pagan world should be our first priority. Evangelizing to people who feel they have no need for the church should be our first priority. This is far more important than endless debates about the form of the mass and freemasons taking over the world. And now I hear he is a top ranked theologian as well. I had no idea. They really should consider him for pope at the next conclave.
Outstanding. As the gentleman from Ave Maria U said,Larry exposes us to the best catholic conversations on youtube. I agree that a strict yes/no pre-V2 approach under-served on many fronts, but the order that was lost and the frivolous and unpredictable ambivalence that has followed is a huge misstep. For intellectuals, you and Dom capture V2 perfectly. But for those who do elementary PSR teaching, could we do Mass ad orientum, could we work in a few latin responses, could we kneel to receive the Blessed Sacrament? In short, could we conduct ourselves at Mass consistent with it being the most supremely sacred moment of our week?
It is always a delight to hear Mr Dalmasso. Thank you both for this interesting yomp into the complexity that was Joseph Ratzinger .. and his philosophy or theology. Papa Ratzinger chose his pontifical name with great precision, and for very good reason. One wonders if it is possible to 'explain' to US Americans (or other Anglo-sphere commentators) what Europe faced in the aftermath of the Great War (to end all wars), its failure, and the utter, wholesale, and irreparable catastrophe of the Second World War - with its Cold War realities; it was not pleasant .. even for the children and grandchildren of those who 'lived' it. Romano Guardini called it 'The End of the Modern World' - but it was more than that, it promised the explosive termination of Rome's Catholicism .. and all it had stood for, through faux reformations, mind-darkening enlightenments, and the very cultural air we still breathe today: the party ideology of a material individuality aka the various forms of Communism, geared to have the Church implode via her own annointed pastors. The triumph of Irrational Reason, the spirit of '68, the fissure wrent in the human fabric of the Sanctuary of God .. whether in making a mess or or making an idol of one's own little tradition; all of this leaps out at one from the calmly measured thought of Pope Benedict XVI - even while he worked on that dread triumph = as truly a diabolic disorientation as one can imagine, yet withall, the Faith still shined through. Keep the Faith; tell the truth, shame the devil, and let the demons shriek. God bless, ;o)
Great show guys! Is it reasonable to propose that VII plus the changes to the liturgy were simply too much, too quick and overwhelmed the vast majority of the faithful? In hoc signo vinces +.
This was the quintessential GS22 episode! Excellent content! Please have him back as a regular! So much to unpack and digest! Thanks guys!
Thank you gentlemen. Brilliant and more importantly helpful!
Great discussion, the best since the Gavin Ashenden podcast.
I think if Taylor Marshall, the rad trads, and all the extremists sat down and read a few of Ratzinger/ Pope Benedict's writings, they would calm down and agree with Ratzinger. They won't, because they have had it drilled into their heads that Ratzinger was a "modernist" and they would fear being converted if they read him. But they should. They would realize he actually promotes a lot of what they promote, without all the constant bitterness, sense of anger and heightened sense of moral purity that they wear as a garment. But I fear a lot of them like to rebel simply for the joy of rebelling, and this gets them into a lot of trouble and leads them astray. Also I totally agree regarding Bishop Barron. He is one of the few bishops in the US that actually has his priorities straight - evangelizing an increasingly pagan world should be our first priority. Evangelizing to people who feel they have no need for the church should be our first priority. This is far more important than endless debates about the form of the mass and freemasons taking over the world. And now I hear he is a top ranked theologian as well. I had no idea. They really should consider him for pope at the next conclave.
Outstanding. As the gentleman from Ave Maria U said,Larry exposes us to the best catholic conversations on youtube. I agree that a strict yes/no pre-V2 approach under-served on many fronts, but the order that was lost and the frivolous and unpredictable ambivalence that has followed is a huge misstep. For intellectuals, you and Dom capture V2 perfectly. But for those who do elementary PSR teaching, could we do Mass ad orientum, could we work in a few latin responses, could we kneel to receive the Blessed Sacrament? In short, could we conduct ourselves at Mass consistent with it being the most supremely sacred moment of our week?
It is always a delight to hear Mr Dalmasso. Thank you both for this interesting yomp into the complexity that was Joseph Ratzinger .. and his philosophy or theology. Papa Ratzinger chose his pontifical name with great precision, and for very good reason.
One wonders if it is possible to 'explain' to US Americans (or other Anglo-sphere commentators) what Europe faced in the aftermath of the Great War (to end all wars), its failure, and the utter, wholesale, and irreparable catastrophe of the Second World War - with its Cold War realities; it was not pleasant .. even for the children and grandchildren of those who 'lived' it. Romano Guardini called it 'The End of the Modern World' - but it was more than that, it promised the explosive termination of Rome's Catholicism .. and all it had stood for, through faux reformations, mind-darkening enlightenments, and the very cultural air we still breathe today: the party ideology of a material individuality aka the various forms of Communism, geared to have the Church implode via her own annointed pastors.
The triumph of Irrational Reason, the spirit of '68, the fissure wrent in the human fabric of the Sanctuary of God .. whether in making a mess or or making an idol of one's own little tradition; all of this leaps out at one from the calmly measured thought of Pope Benedict XVI - even while he worked on that dread triumph = as truly a diabolic disorientation as one can imagine, yet withall, the Faith still shined through.
Keep the Faith; tell the truth, shame the devil, and let the demons shriek.
God bless, ;o)
De Lubac AGREED with Aquinas regarding "nature & grace" - his disagreement was with Aquinas' later interpreters. (24:01)
Great show guys! Is it reasonable to propose that VII plus the changes to the liturgy were simply too much, too quick and overwhelmed the vast majority of the faithful? In hoc signo vinces +.
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Paul being knocked off a horse is based on a work of art and not the scripture.