The peace of Christ is not “the absence of conflict” but the “struggle against evil,” Benedict XVI says.
The Pope said this today to those gathered at the pontifical residence at Castel Gandolfo to pray the Angelus. He added that being instruments of Christ’s peace means “defeating evil with good.”
Speaking about the words of Jesus from today’s Gospel — “Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division” — the Holy Father clarified that this saying “means the peace that he came to bring is not synonymous with the simple absence of conflict.”
“On the contrary, the peace of Jesus is the fruit of a constant struggle against evil. The battle that Jesus has decided to fight is not against men or human powers but against the enemy of God and man, Satan,” the Pontiff emphasized.
Why is it that the leadership of ECUSA have no sense of the forces of evil and it’s impact upon the brokenness of humankind?
Can it be that human brokenness and the presence of evil are irrelevant to ECUSA’s leadership?
If so, can ECUSA’s leadership ‘properly’ be called Christians?
And, if they do not adhere to Christianity, what should they be called?
ECUSA (TEC) believes in evil, it is just that one’s sex life is entirely private and removed from judgment, even God’s judgment.
Anglicanfirst,
A good alternative name would be “unitarians with style”, as someone else suggested on the forum some time ago. Of course there is always “the Episcopalian Social Club”. 🙂