Author Topic: Is this book good? (Read 3162 times)

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #10 on:** December 15, 2012, 04:07:07 PM »

Quote from: ingenting

Why is this such a bad thing to read? I just don't get it.

Because JPII's books aren't Catholic, and quite frankly, neither was he. By reading his books, you risk having your mind indoctrinated with modernism. Please don't read anymore of that book.

brainglitch · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2012, 02:55:00 PM »

Even if one does not believe that John Paul II is an Anti-Pope, it is still a bad idea to read his books. John Paul II was a phenomenologist and a believer in the Hegelian dialectic.

For the phenomenologist, "truth" is not an objective reality defined by God, but rather something that is defined by the subjective consciousness of the observer. As such, it is an incredibly dangerous idea, and while not formally heretical is certainly opposed to Catholic philosophy.

bowler · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2012, 06:48:45 PM »

Quote from: brainglitch

Even if one does not believe that John Paul II is an Anti-Pope, it is still a bad idea to read his books. John Paul II was a phenomenologist and a believer in the Hegelian dialectic.

For the phenomenologist, "truth" is not an objective reality defined by God, but rather something that is defined by the subjective consciousness of the observer. As such, it is an incredibly dangerous idea, and while not formally heretical is certainly opposed to Catholic philosophy.

It's not "formally" heretical because all of the bishops are heretical also, so who is going to say it's heretical? Everything that you wrote above also applies to Benedict XVI, whom the accordistas are wanting to "go home to".

If after I've explained all of the above (what you wrote and I added), if anyone insists on reading JPII or B16, , I just let them do it. At the end of paying for the book and reading it, they'll find out that they are more confused that when they started, and poorer.

For those who are not really Catholics, the main reason not to read JPII or B16 is because it's a waste of time, they don't say anything clearly. I think God has something to do with that.

Alex117 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2012, 07:41:28 PM »

Quote from: Capt McQuigg

And on a literary scale, JPII's writing is almost like gibberish.

Oh man, I thought I was the only one. I tried reading his book "The Way to Christ" once, and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about.

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2012, 08:22:29 PM »

There is something in modernist books that drive Good Catholics
away in not reading the books because of the dangers to the Faith.