Pope Benedict XVI (the former Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany) appears to have just the sort of passion and sense of mission that will help carry members of the Catholic Church, and (do I dare say) others, towards a more moral view of the world. In his pre-election homily on Monday, (highlighted in a CNN.com article here) he warned against “relativism” and said having a strong faith, based on church teaching, is often labeled today as a “fundamentalism.”
“We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one’s own ego and one’s own desires,” he warned.
As you can see from some of my own posts (this is me speaking now), I have been outspoken on this very topic of moral relativism, so I couldn’t be more thrilled that there is someone in this position of influence to remain steadfastly determined and not be swayed by often errant public opinions. Sometimes “progressiveness” is not always progress. I would urge everyone to at least listen to this new Pope’s voice of traditionalism and reason. Much of what he says may very well make sense, even in today’s complex world.
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