tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951481887669777591.post3490779849935916268..comments2023-06-08T09:34:39.076-04:00Comments on The Magdalene Sisters: Re-Thinking TOBAgatha Magdalenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224221846886335490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951481887669777591.post-78965506893285930782010-01-16T11:47:42.673-05:002010-01-16T11:47:42.673-05:00Hi Paul. I think you are right to a degree. Your...Hi Paul. I think you are right to a degree. Your sentiments express why I was probably getting so sick of hearing about it. It's not a fad, and it is theology - and, well, philosophy too, as a careful reading of the text shows JP II's reliance upon philosophy. I think Julian's original post (linked above) expresses just what you say - there is nothing new under the sun! <br /><br />However, what makes is so accessible to a democratic culture is that holy marriages, sexuality, etc. speaks to us, to our culture, in our language, during our time of need. And I think that was deliberate. The risk is that the same democratic culture treats it like a fad. It's not. But it is something that should be absorbed, lived, and imbued within our culture.Edith Magdalenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000057975723736463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951481887669777591.post-605788681748318252010-01-15T12:08:28.338-05:002010-01-15T12:08:28.338-05:00The ToB is just Theology. It seems like a lot of ...The ToB is just Theology. It seems like a lot of people want to elevate it over more fundamental Theology. We need a renewed interest in the Church Fathers, and also Scripture studies, and principles of Systematic Theology, and so on. JPII was using his addresses to give an urgently needed catechesis on the human person and sexuality, etc., not to launch a cult fad.<br /><br />The other problem I see is that, as much as JPII's ToB is groundbreaking, it's also a lot of stuff that's nothing new. He's not the only authority on marriage, sexuality, etc. I get tired of the ToB mostly when people act like it's the be-all, end-all on the topic. Marriage has been with us since the beginning of creation and there have been countless holy marriage without the ToB.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568473711813544808noreply@blogger.com