Talk of original sin means just this, that no man can start
from scratch from scratch any more, in a status integratis
(=completely unimpaired by history). No one starts off in an
unimpaired condition in which he would only need to develop
himself freely and lay out his own grounds; everyone
lives in a web that is a part of his existence itself. Last judgment
is the answer to these collective entanglements.
(It's better to create than destroy what's unnecessary)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Introduction To Christianity - pg. 187
Labels: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
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