A further attempt to discipline
"... the strength and tenacity with which he defended and proclaimed the indissoluble link between the Church and Christ integrity of Catholic doctrine "[1]
Here's the problem. John Paul II does not distinguish between church and Christ. That means "an indissoluble bond." And this "link" defended his "strength" and "tenacity." So no wonder, with this identification, including "the integrity of Catholic doctrine." Nothing to discuss, nothing to ponder, nothing to see, nothing to say, nothing to criticize, nothing to refute, nothing to think ... just obey, preserve and defend Catholic doctrine. So the warnings, prosecutions, prohibitions, censure and condemnation to all and all those who dare only to "think different" from the "integrity of the doctrine." This position is a way to understand the Church, a church model.
The "canonization" of Pope John Paul II only aim to strengthen this church model is a strong attempt to keep discipline and order inside. It is about strengthening the Roman model, centered, dogmatic, closed. And, as cracks appear everywhere in this model, because "the Spirit blows where and how you want" and not kidnapped by the Vatican, you need a strong sign, a figure which in itself legitimizes this conception of the Church.
John Paul II is not exactly a "saint" of Vatican II. Much less a "saint" of the impoverished. In Latin America know all too well. John Paul II, in line with, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, insisted to detract, warn, correct, criticize and stigmatize the "liberation theology." Movement which, after Vatican II, was the "second great historical event of the twentieth century, opened the dialogue with the world of social and political, in the encounter with the poor and the historical praxis of social transformation. This theology also sparked an explosion of vitality and mystic, the greater the crowd manifestation of grassroots communities scattered around the world geography and a host of martyrs Jesuanic literally, on the model of Jesus "[2]. John Paul II is a saint of the order and discipline restoration.
Benedict XVI wants to have the pleasure to present to the whole world and all peoples of the world a way of living, thinking and feeling that must be followed. In short this is an "official saint" and that claims to be John Paul II canonized. And this "model" is no stranger to the vicissitudes of history. The "model" connotes not only "spiritual", but also ideological, political, social. Juan Pablo II "holy" is a hobble to bless, to consecrate a conception of "imperial" a closed conception of the Church and society. So said Mary Vigil: "The maximum error of the Catholic Church in the century has been the fear of the dynamics of life and historical recovery that Vatican II and liberation theology awake, afraid that crystallized in the election of John Paul II and his program brake and reverse. As they say González Faus, his pontificate has been in many respects the reign of fear, an attitude that still remains captive to Catholicism was not allowed to truly enter the "new millennium" [3].
Here, fear is a compact, monolithic Roman identity and the whole conservative ideology, restorative dominant. That fear is even greater under Benedict XVI's pontificate. And there is fear that is so conservative against a threat. It is fear of the arrogance of imperial power holders. The religious power is functional to the U.S. arrogant power, so nobody was surprised when George Bush and Benedict XVI, at the conclusion of his visit, gave a joint statement saying: "... spoke on various topics of common interest to the Holy See and the United States of America, including moral and religious issues in which both sides are committed "[4]. Both parties involved. So either we were amazed at the warm statements when he began the invasion of Libya, only after a couple of weeks, Benedict called for an end to military aggression.
Yet this spiritual battle for dominance is lost. For modern societies a saint but a saint in the calendar unless it is absolutely negligible. For the great majority of the poor as well. Only remnants of Vatican pomp. Have their echoes in local churches for a short time, bolstered by a media staging and not much else. The canonization will be a wasted effort by the Vatican power. We are in a time where we have come to believe otherwise. To believe disconnected from the institutional care and more detached when these guardianships are expressed in an authoritative manner, autocrat. We live in a new spirituality. "After centuries of living the experience of Christianity as" the only true religion "today, biodiversity, including the religious, is perceived as a sacred value that does not allow such exclusion. This new consciousness is already affecting the way we live and understand our spirituality and Christianity "[5].
Hundreds of thousands of followers of Jesus and many others of different religions and creeds, and living will continue to pursue this new spirituality. Expresses a spirituality that welcomes and is committed to freedom, plurality, diversity and a deep and profound humanism service the forgotten history. Nicolas
Alessio theologian on the eve of Labor Day. ----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------- [1] Opening session of the diocesan investigation into the life the virtues and reputation of sanctity of the Servant of God John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) Pope, concluding reflections of Cardinal Vicar Camillo Ruini Rome, Basilica of St. John Lateran, June 28, 2005
[2] 40 years of Vatican II, Vatican II Goodbye "No update, but mutation" José María Vigil
3] Ibid
[4] Washington (USA), 17 Abr. 08 AICA
[5] Cf SUMMARY OF PAPER 'OTHER SPIRITUALITY IS POSSIBLE in Nairobi World Social Forum, January 15, 2007
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