Instead, this mythopoetic marginalization is an acidic solvent that dissolves the true integrity of our finitude by reducing it to a mere conglomeration of sub-personal forces and "parts." And this then creates a cynical destruction of the higher "goods" that have been classically associated with human nature: Justice becomes veiled revenge, love is merely veiled lust, reason is a veiled will to power, and the moral good is merely a veiled form of manipulation in the run of enlightened self-interest.
This solvent, sometimes called "globalism," has as its theme song John Lennon's Imagine, the message of which can be distilled into the claim that if we can just dissolve every tie that binds, then the liberation that will ensue will bring peace to the world. But it is the peace of a de-Christified history that will in reality only see the return of the strong gods of Blut und Erde (blood and soil). And these strong gods, like the archons of old, will reinvigorate the connections between a death that is once again viewed as final and irreversible and the entire realm of the erotic.
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Sunday, October 06, 2024
Moses more merciful than Jesus
The retirement of this month of Cardinal José Luis Lacunza brought to mind one of the reasons that synodality in such rough shape. Cardinal Lacunza was one of the cardinals "from the peripheries," created the first cardinal from Panama by Pope Francis in 2015. He was not the archbishop of Panama City, but rather the bishop of David, a smaller diocese, all the better to make the point that Cardinals could come from anywhere.
Cardinal Lacunza's 80th birthday falls on 24 February 2024 (today!), so his retirement was expected. It was accelerated after an odd disappearance a few weeks ago, which sent the authorities in search of him. When he surfaced, unharmed, after a few days Lacunza apologized for what he called "a stupid prank."
As a new Cardinal he made a splash early at the Synod on the Family in 2015. He argued that Moses, who permitted divorce, was more merciful than Jesus, who did not. "Why can't Peter be more like Moses?," Lacunza asked.
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Cardinal Lacunza's 80th birthday falls on 24 February 2024 (today!), so his retirement was expected. It was accelerated after an odd disappearance a few weeks ago, which sent the authorities in search of him. When he surfaced, unharmed, after a few days Lacunza apologized for what he called "a stupid prank."
As a new Cardinal he made a splash early at the Synod on the Family in 2015. He argued that Moses, who permitted divorce, was more merciful than Jesus, who did not. "Why can't Peter be more like Moses?," Lacunza asked.
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Saturday, September 28, 2024
Wednesday, September 04, 2024
The Chosen
The Chosen is far from perfect, but had enough astonishing moments to keep me watching its first four seasons. The writing is at times strong but is trapped in the bad habits of today's popular movies and TV: too many wry, self-aware quips (especially for a show about holy things), over-explanation failing to respect the viewer's intelligence, and subplots driven by contrived interpersonal drama.
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