Vatican II’s enlightened ecumenism
From Raymond James, Umhlanga Rocks
All Catholics who grew to adulthood pre-Vatican II will have had the grounding in our faith described in Fr Ron Rolheiser’s article “Why faith is thicker than blood” (February 8) to “distrust all religious things not Roman Catholic”.
40 years ago, had a Catholic priest espoused “faith is thicker than denominational or religious affiliation”, he would have been severely reprimanded by the hierarchy and excommunicated if he refused to recant.
It would have been unthinkable that The Southern Cross would have published such “heresy”.
Bravo Fr Rolheiser for your splendid succinct presentation of the teaching of Jesus, “Who is mother and brother and sister to me?”, and the answer by Jesus to his question that “his true mother, true brother, true sister” are those who do the will of God.
Bravo The Southern Cross for publishing Fr Rolheiser’s words of wisdom, which are further testimony to the enlightenment brought to our faith by Vatican II.
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