Tuesday, October 19, 2010

POPE ENCOURAGES SEMINARIANS TO DEFEND THE FAITH

A seminarian giving reverence to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
"Above all, your time in the seminary is also a time of study. The Christian faith has an essentially rational and intellectual dimension. Were it to lack that dimension, it would not be itself. Paul speaks of a “standard of teaching” to which we were entrusted in Baptism (Rom 6:17). All of you know the words of Saint Peter which the medieval theologians saw as the justification for a rational and scientific theology: “Always be ready to make your defence to anyone who demands from you an ‘accounting’ (logos) for the hope that is in you” (1 Pet 3:15). Learning how to make such a defence is one of the primary responsibilities of your years in the seminary." [POPE BENEDICT XVI, Letter to Seminarians,18 October 2010, the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist. ]
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7 comments:

  1. This is long overdue. We need ALL PRIESTS, BISHOPS, ARCHBISHOPS, CARDINALS and even SEMINARIANS to defend the Faith against the onslaught of errors.

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  3. Father Abe:
    You are one of a kind. Most priests that I know, especially those with deep biblical knowledge, didn't have an appetite for apologetics. I should know. I'd been a seminarian for 9 years. Thanks Fr for taking this thankless job. God bless your apostolate.

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  4. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS BRO. MANNY. Indeed, I belong to the rare breed. He, he, he...

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  5. If many priests will be like father Abe. Kokonti nalang ang maeengnyo ng mga ibang sekta..lalu na ng mga born again na parang mushrooms na nagsulputan..

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  6. indeed kaya saludo ako kay father Abe!! God Bless you always Father Abe.

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