11-03-2006, 07:32 AM
Huskyji
There is Christianity and then there is the Church. Starting from renaissance you will see the grip of church being weakened however xtianity's hold is as strong as ever. Voltaire didnt want xtianity to weaken, he wanted the church to weaken. This is 'renaissance' in action. This struggle between church and xtianity still continues today. I see benedicts stmts that Ramana mentions just an attempt to reestablish the church.
In other words as much as we might see some disagreements we have to see the meta-issues and realise that this whole thing is within the biblical framework.
There is Christianity and then there is the Church. Starting from renaissance you will see the grip of church being weakened however xtianity's hold is as strong as ever. Voltaire didnt want xtianity to weaken, he wanted the church to weaken. This is 'renaissance' in action. This struggle between church and xtianity still continues today. I see benedicts stmts that Ramana mentions just an attempt to reestablish the church.
In other words as much as we might see some disagreements we have to see the meta-issues and realise that this whole thing is within the biblical framework.