Letters

Counter Reformation

Alan Barron

Contents - Oct 2006 - Buy a copy now Editorial: The way ahead for the education of Catholics - Michael Gilchrist Generation Y: New survey confirms low belief and practice levels of young Catholics - Michael Gilchrist News: The Church Around The World Spanish bishops attack false theologies - AD2000 Report Benedict XVI interviewed by German journalists Educating young Catholics: a bold initiative in Wagga Wagga - Michael Gilchrist University: Campion College: a pioneer in Australian higher education - Stephen McInerny Modernism's 'second wave' continues to impact on the Church - Fr Martin Durham Letters: Missal translation - Philip Holberton Letters: Counter Reformation - Alan Barron Letters: Early baptism - Frances McEniery Letters: Pessimistic view - Francis Vrijmoed Letters: Church teaching on baptism - C.V. Phillips Letters: Accuracy needed - Tony Sheehan Letters: Intelligent Design - Michael Griffiths Letters: Evolution hoax - Fr G.H. Duggan SM Letters: Abortion and health insurance discounts - Robert Bom Letters: Homosexuality - Daphne Preston Books: ARMS OF LOVE by Carmen Marcoux - Jacinta Cummins (reviewer) Books: Towards A People's Liturgy: The Importance of Language, by Mark Twinham Elvins - Michael E. Daniel (reviewer) Book Launch: Lost! Australian Catholics Today, by Michael Gilchrist Books: Order AD2000 books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: Philosophy and theology: avoiding the pitfall of human pride - Fr John O'Neill

I read with interest John Morrissey's article "The Counter Reformation and the Jesuits" (September AD2000).

In my younger and more zealous years, as a Bible-believing Baptist, I would have hotly contested much of what John wrote. However, over the years I have mellowed somewhat. I have come to the conclusion that God is no respecter of persons, nor favours one denomination over another.

That is to say He is not interested primarily in Catholics or Protestants justifying their interpretation of history, or their understanding of various doctrines. Rather God wants all believers to live in harmony, peace and goodwill, working together to extend the love of Christ in the world, eschewing endless debates on theology; and, if possible, even loving one another as He, Christ, has loved us.

By doing so we prove to the world that indeed God is a God of love, and non-believers will be won over to the Kingdom of God by the love that believers show towards each other (irrespective of the denomination to which they belong).

ALAN BARRON, Th.Dip, BA
Grovedale, Vic

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 19 No 9 (October 2006), p. 15