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sex marriage into law, marking a break of no return, said Saturday Eduardo Aliverti past in its program of Radio Marca. It is definitely a historic breakthrough. In time, he said. Edgardo
Mocca For a Vatican lost twice at the outcome of the vote and almost no web presence of their arguments in the debate. His influence was a bit spooky, he said. Analysis
converging, paths and views that are consistent in not focus so much attention on the subject of discussion as in the defeat, the Church, Bergoglio, and all the top hierarchy, the masters of a painful moral and unsustainable.
Undoubtedly, the most elementary reading stage left installed equal marriage law presents one of their players suffered a setback. The church, a central power factor, believed to be particularly symbolic and impunity has been defeated in a major battle. But it would be foolish to forget that losing a battle does not always mean losing the war. We would do well not to underestimate these powers so accustomed to recycling, to rise from its own ashes, not the poetic way of the phoenix, but like cockroaches, these bugs that seem to survive anything.
understand the power of the Catholic institution, beyond this setback, still continues. His power has two main hubs or sources from which flows strength. On one side is the political and economic power that sustains throughout its history and in the V century an event as a hinge that turns the fate of tobacco Church of poor and persecuted by the empire, it becomes powerful and imperial hangover. The Church of the crib becomes monarchy. Some say the cause of tremendous twist is that the monarch Constantine converted to Christianity, when in fact it was Christianity who became monarch. Change the stable in Bethlehem with their poor shepherds, princes and palaces with cardinals. Strange mutation that ended up creating a pyramidal structure with an authoritarian culture that will gradually moving away from its origins and becoming the institution par excellence will be legitimizing the status quo.
Some questions about the present of Argentina Church can shed light on this situation: Can anyone believe it is coincidence that Bergoglio has become the great articulator of the main political opposition leaders right? Behind its first conciliatory speech became apparent Not intention to remove from the political agenda all points of conflict that will rub interests and values \u200b\u200bof the more powerful sectors of our society? When the Catholic hierarchy speaks of "no cause confrontations," does not should read "do not mess with institutions and practices that constitute an ancient manor frame economic, social, political and spiritual in our country"? This is ours. Look but not touch. Is it possible to draw a parallel of impunity for powerful groups in Argentina? Videla claimed that military justice is the only one who can judge. The big business media say the best media law is that which exists, and that any regulation attacking "freedom of press." Macri himself these days as it may ask the Pro's Catholic leadership makes a shameful silence about the institution's officials implicated in crimes dictatorship, or the latest crime of pedophilia. Coincidence or modus operandi of the sectors of power?
Maybe someone is thinking of the significant internal resistance movements that have slipped through the cracks of monolithic institutions, such as liberation theology, the grassroots work, try opening the real world with an option for the poor. But even the sum of these valuable contributions reach conservative crack the archaic building. Let
the second axis of power in the Church: the cultural hegemonic pretension of the Church, his obsession to impose ideas and worldviews. This is where the institution has a major crack. Thousands of believers away increasingly ultramontane many visions of the world and begin to establish a clear distinction between their faith and the institution. It is then the question, How long hegemony may hold an institution with unquestionable political and economic power but is gradually losing real influence on the consciences of those who constitute the base of your pyramid?
Much of the assessment that even many sectors of society continues to have a church institution is based on the myth of his pre-existence of the nation itself. She and the military exist since before our origins. These ideas were cemented in the early 30's, from a policy of influence in the State, conspiracy concocted from Church Army. Perhaps we are witnessing a turning point in a long cycle of political centrality of the Catholic Church in Argentina.
The national government policy seems to accentuate this trend is not the Church recognize the place that aspires to have. Seems to be respected, not attacked the front, but gives no involvement in the issues of power. The Church is not consulted, not involved in crucial issues.
Still, it is still there. Is. Press. Pretend to pray when actually screams. God says and gets into our bed. Talk of the poor while going for more power. No, not be underestimated.
Sometimes I wonder how it is possible to remain faithful so many who profess faith in it. Chesterton Then I remember saying "when you stop believing in God, then you believe in anything."
