(CathNews) - The New Atheist campaign to have Pope Benedict XVI arrested when he visits Britain later this year exposes the deeply disturbing, authoritarian and even Inquisitorial side to today's campaigning secularism, writes Brendan O'Neill in Sp!ked.THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: What has modern Secularism given to the world that is new other than excessive authoritarianism in the name of "enlightenment"?
There is nothing remotely positive in the demand that British cops lock up the Pope and then drag him to some international court on charges of "crimes against humanity".
Instead it springs from an increasingly desperate and discombobulated secularism, one that, unable to assert itself positively through enlightening society and celebrating the achievements of mankind, asserts itself negatively, even repressively, through ridiculing the religious.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
New Secularism Has Nothing Positive To Offer
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Secularism, being of this world, can give no hope beyond this life. I suspect Hitchens & Co. really want to arrest the Pope because they envy him. These fools thought the world was going to follow their 'enlightened' way of life, and now to their chagrin, the people they profess to 'love' wish to go to what has always worked. No wonder the 'enlightened ones' must use excessive authoritarianism. No one in their right mind wants to follow them!
Christopher Butler April 21 at 2:44pm Reply
Dear attendee of the historic traditional Latin Mass at the National Shrine,
Given the various reports in the media, I wanted to make sure you saw the press release below from The Paulus Institute, the sponsor of the Mass on this coming Saturday.
The Mass WILL proceed as planned, with its impressive selections of chant and polyphony, and full solemnity. However, Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos will no longer be offering the Mass. Those of you traveling great distances can continue making your plans for your pilgrimage.
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE PAULUS INSTITUTE
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In consultation with His Eminence, Dario Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, The Paulus Institute has agreed to seek another celebrant for the Pontifical Solemn High Mass taking place on April 24th. This action will help maintain the solemnity, reverence and beauty of the Mass.
The Paulus Institute was formed for the propagation of sacred liturgy. The Traditional Latin Mass planned for April 24th honoring Pope Benedict on his five-year inauguration anniversary is a liturgical event much bigger than the individual celebrant. Cardinal Castrillon was approached to celebrate the Mass early in what has been a three-year effort because of his special experience in celebrating this form of Mass and his efforts under Pope John-Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI in encouraging the traditional form of the Mass, full liturgy and sacraments.
We are in the process of seeking another Bishop to celebrate a Pontifical Solemn Mass on Saturday and are confident that one will agree. However, in any event, a beautiful, dignified Traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday at 1PM and will be the first time in nearly a half century this has occurred. All Catholic faithful are encouraged to attend.
The Paulus Institute regards all sexual abuse as tragic and a heinous sin and supports Pope Benedict’s fight to rid this disease from the Church. It stands on the side of every victim of clerical sexual abuse and earnestly desires to bind up the wounds done to their human dignity, to vindicate their civil and canonical rights, and to help them in the restoration in Christ of all they have lost.
To that end, The Paulus Institute supports the directives by the Supreme Roman Pontiff and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that all bishops should report crimes of sexual abuse to the police in accordance with the requirements of civil law. However, the Paulus Institute is not competent, nor does it have the facts, to form an opinion about the about recent media reports concerning Cardinal Castrillon.
The Paulus Institute requests respect for the human dignity and civil rights of all who participate in this sacred liturgy and observance for the tranquility and good order of the celebration.
so they forced Cardinal Hoyos to decline to say the TLM in DC!!! this is highly disgusting. Pete Frey
This new secularism is not secularism at all since it is divorced from its humanistic roots.
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