Commentary on Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father Francis on Fraternity and Social Friendship Point 12
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Relativism leaves us with no criteria for moral decision-making. It destroys faith, the right to life & robs us of all sense of meaning.
"Only in truth does Charity shine forth, only in truth can charity be authentically lived, without truth, charity degenerates into sentimentality. Love becomes an empty shell, to be filled in an arbitrary way. In a culture without truth, this is the fatal risk facing love." Pope Benedict XVI
We would not say to our children as they learn to drive that it is okay not to follow the yellow lines on the road just because you think they have no truth for you. We would not say to the homeless that it is okay that you stay homeless because that is your truth. We would not say to The Unborn it is okay to be dead because your truth is that your parents do not want you.
Relativism separates us from one another by changing Epluribus Unum to Epluribus pluribus, meaning it changes out of many one into, out of many, many. Human rights are no longer treated as absolutes but rather are made subject to the values of those in positions of authority. Government manipultion is much easier to achieve when society is relativistic.
Because of this you see vaccine and mask mandates. You see food banks reducing hours and the number of real people needing assistance rising. The list of unjust outcomes arising from a relative ideology goes on & on. Our only hope is to grow the next generation stronger in faith than us. Stay tuned for the next blog where we will speak on specific actions that we can all take to reduce the impact of relativism in our lives.
Michael has a Masters in the science of management, organizational leadership & change. A BSBA in Human Resource Management. Served eight years in the military. He is currently Vice President for human resource, strategic planning, donor experience, engagement, and training for Gospel Advocacy and Leadership Foundation (GALF). Michael is leading donor relations, engagement & training initiatives via social media platforms. He also provides and designs training for advocacy, public speaking & public narrative through story telling. Executing outreach to the community at large on the mission, vision, and values of GALF which is pronounced like a golf ball just with an A instead of an O to match our name. Michael is a blogger on social media who hails from central PA and now lives in northern Virginia who has been married for thirty years with seven kids and five grandchildren.
