Salt that has lost its savor. Any question as to why Europe has grown irreligious?
by Eric Utter
What is the Catholic Church coming to?
According to a LifeSite News report:
In an August 12 interview with Slovak television personality Adela Vinczeová, Father Adam Štefanec said he avoids the word “God” because it “no longer says anything to anyone,” rejects the traditional greeting “Jesus Christ be praised,” questions the divine nature of Jesus, and seeks language that can be used equally by believers and non-believers.
God “no longer says anything to anyone?”
Does he have laryngitis or are we just not listening anymore? And what does he mean by “language that can be used equally by believers and non-believers?”
That seems silly.
“I’d like a Big Mac, large fries, and a Diet Coke?”
Štefanec, a big proponent of the LGBTQ community, also flatly stated, “I don’t like the word ‘God.’
If he doesn’t like the word “God,” is it likely he likes the Word of God? Probably not.
He added that, “If God exists,” there must be some “universal word” that connects all human beings, “not just active churchgoers or believers,” and trotted out “humanity” as one such possibility.
Wow. “Humanity.” That’s a new one. Deep thinker.
Furthermore, when asked what it means to live according to what Christ wants, Štefanec answered that “the answer is different for each person and different in every period of history. It is constantly changing.” Continuing, he argued that God’s will is about “being faithful to yourself and living in harmony with yourself,” which he defined as “being authentic, and being human.”
What Jesus wants is “different for each person” and “constantly changing?”
God’s will is about “being faithful to yourself and living in harmony with yourself?!”
There is no immutable reality? There are no absolute truths? I just have to live according to “my” truths” and be faithful to myself and do whatever I want to do in order to make myself feel good? In other words, I am my own God and can worship myself? This is fantastic news!
But is this the faith early Christians went to the lions for?
Or is it the priesthood of what St. Thérèse of Lisieux called “salt that has lost its savor”?
It helps explain the domestic collapse of Christianity and the concurrent rise of socialism, which where the state becomes the god, especially among the young.
It probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that only 10 percent of the Czech Republic, a traditionally Catholic country, actually practices Catholicism. The rest of the country is 70 percent non-religious, and 40 percent of those are fully atheist.
God help us. Hope I didn’t offend you. Oh wait, I forgot, Father Štefanec says “God” no longer “says anything to anyone.” So, we’re good … right?