Today's question:
The Second Vatican Council began its document on the Church in the Modern World with the succinct point: "The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ" (Gaudium et spes, 1).
What do you think are three of the most important ethical issues facing the followers of Christ today? I'll post mine, soon...
1) “The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”
ReplyDelete-Brennan Manning
2) Being with and in solidarity with those whom society, government, and even at times we, the church, cast aside.
3) A consistent ethic of life. It is baffling how many people work to counter abortion and euthanasia, and then insist on voting for politicians that throw our country into wars, support the death penalty, and make cuts to education and incredibly basic social services.