Pope talks up "family values" in Spain
The first few lines of this piece say it all: Pope
Benedict XVI stressed family values during a visit Saturday to Spain,
where church influence has waned and the government has angered the
Vatican with its liberal take on issues including gay marriage.
Church influenced has waned in the face of more liberal values — sounds like the desperate gasps of the old order trying to cling on in the face of the new.
And in spite of conservatism's hold on political office and power of late, I think that's exactly what we are seeing. The old order is clinging on for dear life because it realizes, but will never admit, that its time is limited and short.
Change is inevitable, as is the evolution of humanity. Family will always be important to us, but forcing it to stay in an old mold rather than letting it evolve is a mistake.
The link: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20060708/D8INPHE05.html
Church influenced has waned in the face of more liberal values — sounds like the desperate gasps of the old order trying to cling on in the face of the new.
And in spite of conservatism's hold on political office and power of late, I think that's exactly what we are seeing. The old order is clinging on for dear life because it realizes, but will never admit, that its time is limited and short.
Change is inevitable, as is the evolution of humanity. Family will always be important to us, but forcing it to stay in an old mold rather than letting it evolve is a mistake.
The link: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20060708/D8INPHE05.html
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