Has anyone read any books by Joseph Ratzinger (the current Pope)?
in Spirituality ·
Carl Chavez4 said:Seven participants responded by saying they have no intention of reading the books by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who many consider one of the most significant theologians of the twentieth century.
Doesn't that strike you as purely dogmatic? It’s exactly the kind of dogmatism that people following "free-form spirituality" use to attack any spiritual path that doesn't follow their specific style.
I suspect those who refuse to read a certain "dogmatic Pope" have likely spent their time reading, say, David Icke, Carlos Castaneda, or Lobsang Rampa. I certainly have. But I have also read Joseph Ratzinger.😉
In my view, both David Icke and Carlos Castaneda—along with all those other strange figures—are essentially worthless, phantasmagorical fluff compared to the surprisingly clear, open, and deeply human reflections of someone who ultimately achieved the final initiation within a 2,000-year-old tradition and published forty books.😲
It seems to me they don't hate the Pope because they've read him; they refuse to read him because they hate him..😉.
And yet, they still cling to the idea that they are incredibly spiritual and free-spirited, while labeling the Pope a dogmatist—a sentiment I have heard a hundred times from students of so-called "non-dogmatic" schools.😉.
We might be a small group here, but we're definitely making our presence felt! 😛
Anyway, why don't you head back to your little hobby of editing "Mary" ☕