{"id":1311,"date":"2007-06-27T09:43:45","date_gmt":"2007-06-27T09:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/06\/the-temptation-to-arianism.html"},"modified":"2007-06-27T09:43:45","modified_gmt":"2007-06-27T09:43:45","slug":"the-temptation-to-arianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/06\/the-temptation-to-arianism.html","title":{"rendered":"The temptation to Arianism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, in his General Audience, Pope Benedict took on the figure of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, and focused on his fight against Arianism, and the application to today:<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cDenying Christ\u2019s divinity\u201d, which was at the centre of Aryan heresy, \u201cis still today a temptation for Christians\u201d. In order to counter this \u201cintegral catechesis\u201d is needed, through which the faithful can teach Christianity \u201cwhich truly involves our entire existence and which makes us credible witnesses of Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man\u201d. That was the objective which Saint Cyril of Jerusalem<\/a> aimed to achieve in the IV century but which is still valid today, and which was also at the heart of the Pope\u2019s reflection during his general audience today, centred on the figures of the early Church and the relevant aspects of their teachings in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n

Cyril of Jerusalem, a fundamental figure above all for his catechesis, was the early father of the Church to whom Benedict XVI dedicated his one hundredth general audience of his pontificate. Encounters which have given him the opportunity to speak directly to 2, 280,100 people.<\/p>\n

The over 10 thousand people, who took part in the audience, where spared the June heat and divided between St. Peter\u2019s basilica and the Paul VI audience hall. <\/p>\n

\"Ga\"<\/a> The Pope recalled that Cyril bishop of Jerusalem in the IV century, \u201cagainst his will\u201d, was involved in the \u201ccontroversies\u201d of the Eastern Church, but the Pope particularly underlined his work as a teacher of the faith, author of 24 catechesis, a true \u201cintroduction to Christianity\u201d and \u201cstill today model of the journey to being Christian\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cyril, unjustly accused of Aryanism, while he was instead \u201ca man full of faith\u201d, met with exile three times before he was allowed to return for good to Jerusalem in 378 \u201cbringing peace and unity once again among the faithful\u201d.<\/p>\n

His catechesis was not only intellectual but \u201ca journey of learning how to live in the Christian community\u201d and his teaching is \u201can integral catechesis which involves the body, soul and spirit, an emblem even for the Christians of today\u201d. In short in his teaching \u201cdoctrine and life are not two distinct entities but one existential journey\u201d. The objective which we must attempt to reach even today remains: \u201clearning a Christianity that really involves our entire existence\u201d. <\/p>\n

At the end of his audience, greeting the diverse groups present the Pope reaffirmed his stance on the subject of stem cell research: \u201cthe position of the church is clear and supported from science and reason \u2013 that scientific research is promoted and encouraged, as long as it does not cause the destruction of human beings, whose dignity is inviolable from the first moment of existence\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

St. Cyril of Jerusalem, not to be confused with Cyril of Alexandria, whose feast is today<\/a> and on whom Mike Aquilina posts briefly here.<\/a><\/p>\n

In other Rome\/Vatican\/Curia news – a little bit of shuffling. Archbishop Foley will no longer head Social Communications – he will now be  Pro Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sephulcre
of Jerusalem <\/a>The position of President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications will now be held by <\/a>Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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