{"id":2899,"date":"2008-09-04T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/09\/heralding-love-in-truth.html"},"modified":"2008-09-04T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T11:32:00","slug":"heralding-love-in-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/09\/heralding-love-in-truth.html","title":{"rendered":"Heralding “Love in Truth”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope Benedict is about to release his third encyclical — and it might be time to consider these as comprising a Blessed Trinity, dealing as they do with Love, Hope and Truth. <\/p>\n

Amazon has a listing<\/a> for the new letter — and Ignatius Press<\/a> has a glimpse at the cover and a brief description of what they say will be available for purchase around September 30th: <\/p>\n

<\/a> Pope Benedict\u2019s third encyclical, “Love in Truth” (Caritas in Veritate<\/i>), applies the themes of his first two encyclicals \u2014love and hope (God Is Love, Saved in Hope) \u2014 to the world\u2019s major social issues. Drawing on moral truths open, in principle, to everyone (the natural law) as well as on the teachings of the gospel (revelation), Pope Benedict addresses Catholics and non-Catholics alike, challenging us all to recognize and then to confront the social evils of our day. <\/p>\n

The first part of the encyclical examines the dynamic teaching of Benedict\u2019s predecessors, Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. Both men contributed greatly to the body of doctrine known as \u201cCatholic social teaching\u201d. Both men challenged the simplistic division of political perspectives into \u201cconservative\u201d and \u201cliberal\u201d, and \u201cright\u201d and \u201cleft\u201d. Both men were convinced that the natural moral law and the teaching of the Gospel were indispensable for a world in desperate search of hope and meaning. <\/p>\n

In the second part Benedict surveys the social issues that confront the human race today\u2014assaults on the dignity of the human person such as the attack on human life, poverty, issues of war and peace, terrorism, globalization, and environmental concerns. Benedict provides sound moral principles to address these social and economic problems, and to promote a culture of life and genuine peace. <\/p>\n

In this outstanding work, Pope Benedict shows us why so many observers regard him as the world\u2019s leading moral voice, as well as one of the most insightful and profound social\/political thinkers of our day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s not too early to start Christmas shopping!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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