Pope Benedict XVI vs. Secularism

“I think it will be some years before we understand how great a legacy Pope Benedict XVI will be leaving us.

“Part of that legacy to be especially treasured will be the Pope’s reflections on the dangers of the increasingly aggressive secular state.

“His warning: In the West, and now especially in the United States, the state is increasingly pushing a secular agenda. Pushing that agenda through means driving the Church, not just out of the public square, but out of the culture. The threat to religious liberty is very, very real.”

In a recent commentary in the National Catholic Register, Benjamin Wiker, Ph.D., reflected on the concerns raised by Pope Benedict related to secularization coming to the United States and on Pope Benedict’s call for an articulation of the Christian vision of man and society as an alternative to the increasing secularism.

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National Catholic Register: Pope Benedict XVI vs. Secularism (9 MAR 13)