Matt C. Abbott
Will liberals like Vatican board game?
By Matt C. Abbott
Believe it or not, there is VATICAN: The Board Game, "designed for 2–6 players, ages 15 and up," created by Stephen Haliczer, Ph.D., a research professor at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill.
I doubt orthodox Catholics (such as yours truly) would like it, judging from the fact that the game's Web site contains links to Dan Brown's site and certain dissenting publications.
Also, the section on Vatican II asserts the following:
"Many of [the Vatican II] reforms were put on hold or reversed under Pope John Paul II, who decreed that Bishop's Conferences lacked any theological or collegial status and could not exercise independent teaching authority. In 2000, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a document which denied the ability of other religions to offer salvation outside of Christianity."
I'm not crazy about board games in general, but this one I'll skip for sure.
I suppose my liberal readers would like it, though.
Canon lawyer Edward N. Peters takes issue (sort of) with American Life League's slogan "You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion."
Judie Brown had the following response:
"The American Life League slogan, 'You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion,' is a statement of fact when seen in light of the teaching which states, in accord with the Fifth Commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill.'
"While someone can most certainly claim to be Catholic and also favor abortion, the fact is that the person who does this is someone who has defied Christ, denied the reality that God is the Creator and is therefore separating himself from the Church by his advocacy of abortion.
"In other words, by his actions or statements the pro-abort has separated himself from the Church and her infallible teachings."
© Matt C. Abbott
Believe it or not, there is VATICAN: The Board Game, "designed for 2–6 players, ages 15 and up," created by Stephen Haliczer, Ph.D., a research professor at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill.
I doubt orthodox Catholics (such as yours truly) would like it, judging from the fact that the game's Web site contains links to Dan Brown's site and certain dissenting publications.
Also, the section on Vatican II asserts the following:
"Many of [the Vatican II] reforms were put on hold or reversed under Pope John Paul II, who decreed that Bishop's Conferences lacked any theological or collegial status and could not exercise independent teaching authority. In 2000, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a document which denied the ability of other religions to offer salvation outside of Christianity."
I'm not crazy about board games in general, but this one I'll skip for sure.
I suppose my liberal readers would like it, though.
Canon lawyer Edward N. Peters takes issue (sort of) with American Life League's slogan "You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion."
Judie Brown had the following response:
"The American Life League slogan, 'You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion,' is a statement of fact when seen in light of the teaching which states, in accord with the Fifth Commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill.'
"While someone can most certainly claim to be Catholic and also favor abortion, the fact is that the person who does this is someone who has defied Christ, denied the reality that God is the Creator and is therefore separating himself from the Church by his advocacy of abortion.
"In other words, by his actions or statements the pro-abort has separated himself from the Church and her infallible teachings."
© Matt C. Abbott
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