Theologian: Francis's "Heretical" God wills "Diversity of Religions" like saying God wills "Gassing Jews"
Pope Francis in the "Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together" said:
[T]he diversity of religions, color, sex, race and language are willed by God."
LifeSiteNews reported that "a Dominican theologian who wished to remain anonymous" said of the above passage:
"[I]n its obvious sense [it] is... heretical."
(LifeSiteNews, "Pope Francis under fire for claiming 'diversity of religions' is 'willed by God," February 5, 2019)
According to the LifeSiteNews article, Fr. Z claimed the passage wasn't heretical because it can be read to mean by "God's permissive will."
The Dominican theologian said God's permissive will allows or "permits" the evils of sin, "diversity of religions" and "gassing Jews," but these are not God's positive will such as virtue, truth and created goods like "color, sex and races."
The theologian in the article said "the problem with Fr. Z's interpretation is the reference to religions comes in a list of other things that God does will (and doesn't simply permit), such as sexes, colors and races."
For Fr. Z's interpretation to work then the Francis list of God's permissive will items which only permits evil must not include "sexes, color and races," unless Fr. Z thinks "sexes, color and races" are evils God only permits.
Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church.
[T]he diversity of religions, color, sex, race and language are willed by God."
LifeSiteNews reported that "a Dominican theologian who wished to remain anonymous" said of the above passage:
"[I]n its obvious sense [it] is... heretical."
(LifeSiteNews, "Pope Francis under fire for claiming 'diversity of religions' is 'willed by God," February 5, 2019)
According to the LifeSiteNews article, Fr. Z claimed the passage wasn't heretical because it can be read to mean by "God's permissive will."
The Dominican theologian said God's permissive will allows or "permits" the evils of sin, "diversity of religions" and "gassing Jews," but these are not God's positive will such as virtue, truth and created goods like "color, sex and races."
The theologian in the article said "the problem with Fr. Z's interpretation is the reference to religions comes in a list of other things that God does will (and doesn't simply permit), such as sexes, colors and races."
For Fr. Z's interpretation to work then the Francis list of God's permissive will items which only permits evil must not include "sexes, color and races," unless Fr. Z thinks "sexes, color and races" are evils God only permits.
Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church.
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