tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post1694449691611846086..comments2023-06-18T05:01:03.708-05:00Comments on Popin' Ain't Easy: Caritas in Veritate, Part 5Throwbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-83834312622400761192009-09-04T11:04:41.649-05:002009-09-04T11:04:41.649-05:00It seems that you are constantly being surprised a...It seems that you are constantly being surprised at the Pope's approach. In the scientific/engineering community, we refer to this as extrapolating from heuristics. However, because later points are surprising you, perhaps you should revise your model. <br />For instance, how are human virtues so alienated from supernatural ones? You speak of your surprise at the Pope writing about the foundationality of justice, peace, etc. to human development. Doesn't it seem right that human development can only occur when the human virtues are brought into their proper order? I agree that this is only possible through divine grace, given our fallen natures, but why take a hostile attitude towards the concept? Grace builds on nature, and grace augments nature. <br />This post is a way of pointing out something that has been annoying me throughout reading this posting, where you call the pope out on being too "soft". I don't think Benedict is really being soft. I think he is being careful to say everything good that one can say about the other side, before offering why the other side is wrong. Actually, he is setting it up so that there isn't a strong attack on other sides, merely a thorough support of his own. This is apologetics. This improves credibility with those not "in the chior" already. He is trying to reach even those who are reading this in Bad Faith (to use the term technically).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843145336626431889noreply@blogger.com