Relativism and the false idea that all religions are
equal, came out of a misunderstanding of the concepts
of respect and tolerance.
Respect for other religions that are not the true religion:
the Catholic religion,
is a given, because other religions are commendable and
noble attempts to reach God, but to make the leap from
there to thinking that there are several different ways to
attain God, is wrong.
Catholicism is not about trying to attain God.
God already came to us,
we are in the after-event, God has already reached
down to us, 2026 years ago,
He revealed Himself to us.
He lowered Himself to join humanity; in order to
raise us up.
God became Man so that Man might become God,
to restore us to the original way He made us in the
beginning: like Him, in His own image.
It is up to man if he wants to respond to God or not.
Being Catholic is proclaiming and living the historical
fact that God came down to raise us up to life in Him.
But for man to become God, isn't that precisly the original
sin of pride that made man fall from grace and loose his
status with God?
No, it is exactly the opposite, because it is not we who are
making ourselves into God, rather, we let ourselves be
transformed by God, He is doing the transformation,
we humble ourselves and let Him do the work in us.
Jesus Christ was True God and True Man, He came so that
Man does not remain only in his humanity, but also come
into a new higher Life, Divine Life, life with God.
This new life starts here on earth.
Every time we Catholics receive Holy Communion,
God literally joins with us physically, in order to make
us like Him.
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