In Pope Francis' recent 2500 word letter to a non-believing correspondent, the Argentine pope addressed one of the themes of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, who had often condemned “relativism” — the incapacity of modern societies and men to recognize any “absolute truth,” such as God — as one of the evils of our time.
For Francis, there is no such thing as an “absolute truth” if that means a truth that can stand by itself “without any relationship.”
“Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship.”
Francis concludes: “Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.”
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