Letters

Definitions by design

J. Loring

Contents - Aug 2010 - Buy a copy now Feast of the Assumption: Benedict XVI's homily Troubled future of the Church in Ireland - Archbishop Diarmuid Martin News: The Church Around the World The Mass: why we should focus on its essence - Fr John O'Neill PP Liberalism: Christian churches and the 'religious left' - Babette Francis Foundations of Faith: The Sacrament of Penance: whatever happened to confession? - Br Barry Coldrey Foundations of Faith: The angel who died on Christmas Day - Arthur N. Ballingall Justice: A Queensland Year 12 student: the injustice of abortion Vocations: Mother Dolores Hart OSB: from Hollywood to convent - Michael Gilchrist Letters: Liturgy Letters: Infallibility - Dr Frank Mobbs Letters: Safe abortion? - Maureen Federico Letters: Obama Health Bill - Sr Rose Mary Kinne OP Letters: Euthanasia - Dr Arnold Jago Letters: Definitions by design - J. Loring Letters: Future Church - John Barich Books: THE CATHOLIC PRIEST IMAGE OF CHRIST: Through Fifteen Centuries of Art - Terri Kelleher (reviewer) Books: THE GUILLOTINE AND THE CROSS, by Warren H. Carroll - Michael Daniel (reviewer) Books: BLESSED PIUS IX, by Roberto de Mattei - Michael Daniel (reviewer) Books: JESUS CHRIST, YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER, by Fr Anthony Percy - Micheal Daniel (reviewer) Books: DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CATHOLIC HISTORY: From the Catacombs to the Reformation - Terri Kelleher (reviewer) Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: Why the true meaning of marriage must be enshrined in law - Archbishop John C. Nienstedt

In society generally these days, inversions proliferate. Among the more pernicious surely of the targeted definitions routinely and so falsely inflicted must be the following:

1. The word "moderate" consistently applied to those who support abortion and the culture of death. Opponents are then of course systematically demonised as "right-wing, fundamentalists" and "extreme".

2. True Catholic views on serious moral matters are "religious" and hence not permitted, particularly where they contradict atheistic or paganistic propaganda.

3. Just criticism of immorality and flawed or incomplete reasoning is maliciously and just as consistently attacked as, "negativity".

Judging by how often it is repeated, in their attempts at self-justification, this limiting mental affliction has unfortunately become a very prevalent weapon among a powerful sector within the church as well.

I never thought I'd live to see the day when truth would be brushed off as something "negative".

J. LORING
Taigum, Qld

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 23 No 7 (August 2010), p. 15