Thank you for this lecture. Very interesting to read it and differentiate between Vatican 2's claims on religious liberty, on the one hand, from distorting portrayals of Vatican 2 among "liberals" and "rad trads" alike, who, oddly, are in significant ways on the same page.
At the same time, it's daunting to consider the ideological dynami…
Thank you for this lecture. Very interesting to read it and differentiate between Vatican 2's claims on religious liberty, on the one hand, from distorting portrayals of Vatican 2 among "liberals" and "rad trads" alike, who, oddly, are in significant ways on the same page.
At the same time, it's daunting to consider the ideological dynamics of personal autonomy grounded in purported "freedoms" and "rights" (Americanism). It often seems like, in order to articulate the Church's teaching, Catholics have to speak a language different from Americans and contemporary Westerners who use the same and similar terms but with profoundly different meanings (Ger. "ein falscher Freund"). With many people, I've found that it's difficult to have a discussion because of the constant qualification and definition and differentiation that's needed.
Thank you for this lecture. Very interesting to read it and differentiate between Vatican 2's claims on religious liberty, on the one hand, from distorting portrayals of Vatican 2 among "liberals" and "rad trads" alike, who, oddly, are in significant ways on the same page.
At the same time, it's daunting to consider the ideological dynamics of personal autonomy grounded in purported "freedoms" and "rights" (Americanism). It often seems like, in order to articulate the Church's teaching, Catholics have to speak a language different from Americans and contemporary Westerners who use the same and similar terms but with profoundly different meanings (Ger. "ein falscher Freund"). With many people, I've found that it's difficult to have a discussion because of the constant qualification and definition and differentiation that's needed.