今日は猫の日（2.22　にゃんにゃんにゃん）だそうで、
　しょこたん異常なハラキリ　
　　　じゃなかった
　ハリキリようです。(^ω^)

まずは、このお写真を　↓

http://blog.excite.co.jp/shokotan/2856079/
http://blog.excite.co.jp/shokotan/2856081/

>今日は猫の日寝子の日だお
全宇宙の御猫寝子様に感謝感激いつくしみ
愛おしみの日だお

世界いや宇宙中で猫様を見つけたら、
すかさずお辞儀してお茶をさしだし名刺をさしだし
お肩のマッサージをしお祈りしてむせび泣きして
いつもカワユスや癒しを本当にまりがとうございマミタス
猫様猫様と言うんだお
猫様たちに感謝をする日だお
ああ猫様猫様宇宙を守ってくださり
本当にまりがとうございマミタス
〓しょうこ〓



*****
こんな話題の後で、恐縮ですが…

ありがたい話題を…　(＾＾；)


理屈だらけの論議のことを、よく
｢神学的議論｣とか教理問答とか呼ぶことがありますが
　（そいう使われ方は、不本意なのだろうけど…）
教皇庁では、今も実際に行われているようです。

昨日、覗いたカトリックのサイトで
こんな記事を見ました。

語句自体は、そう難しいものはないが
（肝心なところに、ラテン語が入ってるのが困るけど）
｢何言ってるのか、わからん…　(＾＾；)｣


見出しは
｢教皇は、聖アウグスティヌスによる『世俗主義』の定義に
　　ついて、講演された｣
　というところでしょうか。

もう千年以上前に書かれた
聖アウグスティヌス（Aurelius Augustinus、354年 - 430年）の
有名な『告白　confessio』について
現　教皇様が定例の謁見の場で述べておられる！
　というフシギさ…
（アウグスティヌスの書いた書『告白　confessio』について述べる
　これが4回目の講演に当るようだ）

カトリックは奥が深い…　(＾＾；)
　とても一朝一夕には、わからない。


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私は、全然わからなかったが
ご参考までに、挑戦される方は、どうぞ
　ご一読を…　(＾＾；)

http://www.zenit.org/article-21838?l=english
から

Pope: St. Augustine Defined "True Secularism"

（Highlights Theologian's Political Contribution）


VATICAN CITY, FEB. 20, 2008 (Zenit.org).-

St. Augustine contributed to the development of modern politics
with a definition of "true secularism" that clearly marks out
the separation between Church and state, says Benedict XVI.

The Pope said this today during his weekly general audience
in Paul VI Hall.
This was the fourth address he dedicated to
　the bishop of Hippo（(アウグスティヌスのこと),
whose text "De Civitate Dei" (The City of God)
he said has contributed to "the development of modern political
thought in the West and in Christian historical theology."

Written between 413 and 426,
the Holy Father (アウグスティヌスのこと)　 explained that
the text came about after the sacking of Rome by the Goths in 410,
after which many pagans expressed doubt regarding the greatness of
the Christian God who seemed incapable of defending the city.

"It is this charge that was deeply felt by the Christians that
St. Augustine answered with this magnificent work,
'De Civitate Dei.'
He clarified what we should and should not expect from God,"
said the Pontiff.

He added, "Even today, this book is the source used to clearly
define true secularism and the jurisdiction of the Church,
the true and great hope that gives us faith."

The Pope explained that the work is based on one fundamental
interpretation of history --
"the struggle between two loves: love of oneself,
'even to the point of showing indifference toward God,'
and love of God,
'even to the point of being indifferent toward oneself.'”

"Confessions"

Benedict XVI also underlined primarily the importance of
Augustine's "Confessions," written between 397 and 400,
in which "one's misery in the light of God becomes praise for
God and gratitude because God loves us and accepts us, he
transforms us and raises us toward him."

"Thanks to the 'Confessions,'"
the Pontiff added,
"we can follow step by step the inner journey of this extraordinary
man who was fascinated by God."

The Pope quoted St. Augustine, who commented at the end of his life
on the aforementioned text:
"They exercised such action on me while I was writing them and do
so even now when I reread them. There are many brothers who like
these writings."

He added, "I should also mention that I am one of these 'brothers.'"

"Today more than 300 letters and 600 sermons from the bishop of
Hippo have survived," said the Holy Father.
"Originally there would have been many more, perhaps even
3,000 or 4,000, fruit of 40 years of preaching."

Quoting Augustine's friend and biographer, Possidius,
Benedict XVI said the saint and theologian is
"always alive" in his ritings:
"He truly lives in his works, he is present with us, and this is
how we see the permanent vitality of his faith to which he had
dedicated all his life."

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