tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post6135210569009382889..comments2024-01-17T03:08:25.317-06:00Comments on The Progressive Catholic Voice: Quote of the DayPCV Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519134580470262558noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-79863110843812610592012-02-13T11:57:48.336-06:002012-02-13T11:57:48.336-06:00The question of religious liberty, i.e., individua...The question of religious liberty, i.e., individual conscience versus obedience to the Church was one of the most contested issues fought during Vatican II between liberals and conservatives. In the end it resulted in the now familiar constitution which reads:<br /><br />“Deep within their consciences men and women discover a law that they have not laid upon themselves but which they must obey. Its voice, ever calling them to love and to do what is good and to avoid what is evil, tells them inwardly at the right moment: do this, shun that. For they have in their hearts a law inscribed by God. Their dignity lies in observing this law, and by it they will be judged . . . By conscience that law is made known in a wonderful that is fulfilled in love for God and for one's neighbour. Through loyalty to conscience Christians are joined to others in the search for truth and for the right solution to so many moral problems that arise both in the lives of individuals and in social relationships.” - Pastoral Constitution on the Modern World<br /><br />This claim is further supported by the declaration On Religious Liberty which reads:<br /><br />“The dignity of the human person is a concern of which people of our time are becoming increasingly more aware. In growing numbers people demand that they should enjoy the use of their own responsi¬ble judgment and freedom and decide on their actions on grounds of duty and conscience, without external pressure or coercion. They also urge that bounds be set to government by law, so that the limits of reasonable freedom should not be too tightly drawn for persons or for social groups. This demand in human society for freedom is chiefly concerned with the values of the human spirit, above all with the free and public practice of religion”.<br /><br />Catholics have begun to realize their individual role and responsibility to dialogue (not monologue) directly with our Creator. This applies to all of the challenges and trials we face each day. Including abortion, contraception, homosexuality, etc., etc., By listening to God with our hearts Catholics are not disobeying the Church but rather following the advice first offered by and truth recognized by the faithful fathers of Vatican II.<br /><br />This is of course is a thorn in the side of the most conservative and fearful element in our Church led by the present Pope. Imagine the loss of power & prestige is that is now at stake? The Holy Spirit’s desire to guide the People of God has been ignored for too long.treberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401478566652815902noreply@blogger.com