Why Christopher West is a Danger to the Church
SaintRafael:
Quote from: Miquelot
Do Christopher West's works carry with them an imprimatur or other official recognition?
Yes. I bought Theology of the Body for Beginners by Mr. West a couple of years ago, and it has an imprimatur from Cardinal Rigali, the Archbishop of Philadelphia. I am sure that the other books of Christopher West have imprimaturs.
Ever since Vatican II and the crisis of the last 50 years, I have zero faith in imprimaturs. They are jokes now. Any heretic and paperback theologian can get imprimaturs in the last couple of decades.
Miquelot:
The question, broken down, becomes...Is it John Paul II's Theology of the Body that is cause for concern for some, or Christopher West's presentation and interpretation of the late Pontiff's Theology of the Body? If it is the latter, who other than West does one turn to for explanatory texts about the Theology of the Body?
Gerard:
Quote from: Miquelot
The question, broken down, becomes...Is it John Paul II's Theology of the Body that is cause for concern for some, or Christopher West's presentation and interpretation of the late Pontiff's Theology of the Body? If it is the latter, who other than West does one turn to for explanatory texts about the Theology of the Body?
The problem is JPII is virtually incomprehensible, possibly even to himself. It's a disgrace that the average population needs "translators" to make careers telling us what they think JPII meant. His whole output is useless as a philosophy, theology and a teaching tool for Catholics. If it had been any good, the years since 1978 in the Church would have been a lot better.
Benno:
I don't agree personally that jp2 is incomprehensible - you just have to get used to his repitition and long-windedness. The poor fellow was a polish poet and mystic educated in scholasticism and trying to put things into words that "everyone" could understand, so it was always going to be difficult!
That "anal penetration" thing is hard proof enough that the likes of West have totally perverted (literally!) jp2's original ideas, which were fine. Can anyone imagine jp2 discussing such a thing? West seriously seems like a dirty-minded teenager sometimes.
Miquelot:
I agree. The worst I can say is that the Theology of the Body can be more abstract than concrete (at least to this simpleton's eyes, ears, and mind), thus enlisting the need of others to expound upon it. But how is this any different than many a writing from the pens of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church?
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