The importance of recognizing evil is
as critical as ever. Even more so if that’s possible given the modern global world
at its historical point year…. 2014.
There are varying degrees of evil. For
one example there are ‘venial’ like evils and there are ‘mortal’ like evils for
lack of a better word for the concept.
Catholic terms are purposely used
here in that one needs a true and tested barometer to identify and measure
evil. The historical Catholic Church for any short-comings is arguably the best
instrument to measure evil.. and is an
expansion on the Ten Commandments extrapolated and validated no less than by
the Son of the Author.
What the Catholic Church has done very well in the past is to not
stray from the teachings of Christ or ‘make it up’ depending on the times not
unlike North American nations do to the meaning and intent of ‘constitutions’.
It is this exact de facto frailty of
nations that does not allow for largely community ‘populist laws’ to be any logical measure of
evil, in fact an ally of evil in some
instances.
If there is no consensus of what
constitutes evil, fairness, or common good by largely politically populist ‘Supreme’
or ultimate judges of authority then how could they ‘rule’ or even have a
desire to rule on what is manifestly evil.
Logic is not the modern pillar balancing
the scales of justice.. else judges would have a much easier job of it. Judges
are politically appointed equally to not be logical and to be populist, when
they are tied to the political democracies that appoint them… more to the power
of anointment.
Logic is a co-partner within the
realm of Truth, that is actually ‘owned’ by a God that was not born but always ‘was’..
and not preceded by logic.
The theologian can find his way to
God through Truth while the academic can end up in the same place in a large
part through logic.
There is no other religion more
logical than Christianity which actually bares Islam to be evil… whereas
politicians and ‘political theologians’ will not imprisoned by their own
cultured political correctness.
So what did the Catholic Church
consider evil, when evil was evil?
Logic is more akin to a mathematical science
than any other concept void of sentiment and impervious to opinion. If two plus
two equals four then one plus three must also equal four.. and eternally it
will be the same answer.
Christ held a special anger for those
who would harm children and those who would desecrate Holy places of God (I
wouldn’t be surprised if that didn’t include desecrating the Sacraments, which
of course came after.)
He turned evil men into swine that jumped off
a cliff to their death. Sins that are
retained on earth are considered as much for heaven and therefore excluded.
Clearly then, there are some evils
that cannot and won’t be forgiven. All sins are not equal.
The logic here is of
course that were there no punishments, no purgatories, no Hell, and on the other end no rewards for defending
Christ and one’s belief and faith in Christ, for example, then there is no
right or wrong only a billion or so opinions and of absolutely no consequence
regardless.
I forgot to mention that without
logic there is only chaos and no meaning or value to life as one consequence…. (actually
the way things are accelerating to at this point in time, 2014)
Of course, if you can’t get passed
that there is a creator for all the magnificence of matter, space, time fauna
flora and life then you’ ll never understand the simple concept of logic either…
or appreciate God and the Holy Trinity.
There are Divine mysteries but
discerning evil certainly is not one of them.
If Christ said repeatedly that not
all men can be forgiven or enter to heaven, that should be fairly straight
forward. Too, the Church cannot hold
that all men can be forgiven when Christ clearly states that those who embrace
and won’t relinquish evil cannot. Beyond
even that evil and ‘evil’ men simply will not be forgiven.
An abortionist…. a pedophile… both
harm children irreparably and as it is the soul that is the ‘only eternal
beating heart’ that counts in vacation of the here and time of now the created
soul of a baby is as valued as the soul
of a child….
Both are meant to be protected In a
shield of innocence (a beauty unmatched in itself) until such time as they
fully develop their own conscience and track.
Could a Hitler be forgiven? Logically
how could he?
The prodigal son was no Hitler.
An evil that actually sets out intentionally to destroy so many ‘innocent’
persons of all ages, (if not a single soul), still changes the destiny and
altars the timing at least of God’s plan of many through his ‘own’ free will
but with only the aid of a multitude of evil supports culminating together to
give Hitler the support he required… (for a time).
Would Christ have sent a Hitler of
which there are now thousands in their own small and various ways deciding life
and death of others as a swine… over the cliff or would He have said just ask
for my forgiveness and you are good to
go… with no consequence.
I might stand down on this forgiveness concept, obviously, who am I to question God except for the very fact that Christ made obvious and repeated distinctions between evil and
just being bad.
Evil is the only logical enemy in
reality that a Christian could give the greatest love of all…’ in laying down
one’s life for another’.
There is absolutely no logic that
evil acts can be forgiven only chaos. Sins yes… but not evil. Sometimes I wonder if the modern church can
tell the difference and grasp the logic added to the Truth as told by Christ.
If it can’t, it will surely be the
downfall of the last institution and remaining
bastion of Christ.
We really need a Holy Year proclaimed
in honor of ‘Christ the Truth’.
Imagine the concept and revisit to
the supposed core belief to ‘Catholic’ academia alone.
Who really…(and is the only one)…who
really loves you? Make your list as big and as ‘inclusive’ as you want from
idols to heroes, and of course your dearest.
Then count them down to who will
still be with you when you and they are no more and there Is no life to will to
celebrate, whether they are preceded by you or proceeded after…. logically it is the same time of the two
experiences that unite and equalize all,
and on the first, it is begun at conception.
Of the soulless man who celebrates
himself without God… What of him but pity?
Finally what are all life's loves... cast and kept, but to know what love is to begin to appreciate God's love in His own loves image.
Paul Gordon
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