Cardinal Strauss: Religion is flawed because man is flawed.
(Yet another) conspiracy movie. This time about the Catholic Church.
A technical triumph - it actually looks like the movie was shot in the Vatican - however the story falls prey to the pre-conceived ideas about religion in general and the Catholic Church in particular.
Both Science and Religion are caricatured. Without getting deep into the subject, just let me tell you this: Religion and Science are not opposites. They both serve a purpose in our search for Truth.
Please let me known if you are interested in the subject. I can suggest some very interesting readings. I also have some very good friends contributing to this debate.
Finally, I quote the beautiful poem of Patriarch Athenagoras about the true essence of the Church.
Without the Holy Spirit God is far away.
Christ stays in the past,
The Gospel is simply an organization,
Authority is a matter of propaganda,
The Liturgy is no more than an evolution,
Christian loving a slave mentality.
But in the Holy Spirit
The cosmos is resurrected and grows with the
birth pangs of the kingdom.
The Risen Christ is there,
The Gospel is the power of life,
The Church shows forth the life of the Trinity,
Authority is a liberating science,
Mission is a Pentecost,
The Liturgy is both renewal and anticipation,
Human action is deified.
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