When the current Pope calls on the faithful to invoke the Spirit to “open borders” and “break down walls” during Pentecost, rather than blessing legitimate diversity—and therefore legitimate borders—he risks the same spiritual error against which Acts 2 is directed.
Perhaps the Pope is also issuing proclamations in favor of tradition and law and order and against bureaucracy and cultural insanity. I'm not Catholic.
I suspect that he's focusing on these issues because they flatter the liberal/progressive worldview, which is oriented against strengthening the natural bonds of family and community and trading partners.
The Vatican is a wealthy, fairly autonomous territory in a country besieged by migrants. Perhaps he could lead by example, and open his borders.
Brilliant essay - this brought to mind the events of the Protestant Reformation, which was at its core a linguistic revolution - the church had a unitary control over Scripture and its interpretation via language, which was threatened by the translating of Scripture into many common languages. I know a popular Catholic critique of Protestantism is its (inherently) ever fragmenting nature, but I wonder if that is a feature not a bug, an inherent risk the Spirit was willing to take.
Perhaps the Pope is also issuing proclamations in favor of tradition and law and order and against bureaucracy and cultural insanity. I'm not Catholic.
I suspect that he's focusing on these issues because they flatter the liberal/progressive worldview, which is oriented against strengthening the natural bonds of family and community and trading partners.
The Vatican is a wealthy, fairly autonomous territory in a country besieged by migrants. Perhaps he could lead by example, and open his borders.
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Brilliant essay - this brought to mind the events of the Protestant Reformation, which was at its core a linguistic revolution - the church had a unitary control over Scripture and its interpretation via language, which was threatened by the translating of Scripture into many common languages. I know a popular Catholic critique of Protestantism is its (inherently) ever fragmenting nature, but I wonder if that is a feature not a bug, an inherent risk the Spirit was willing to take.
Thank you - I think the Reformation got a lot badly wrong, but I agree Pentecost has serious implications for trad Caths as well