How Can You Say I'm Wrong?

I just read an article about a Catholic bishop denying communion to an abortion supporting politician. God Bless the Catholic Bishop for standing for something!!!

The most remarkable thing in the article to me was the quote of a 20 year-old who said something like, "If he says he's a true Catholic who's to say he isn't?" This thinking is all too prevalent and is symptomatic of the mental disease of our day. This disease is manifested as a relativistic view of reality. As in, if you believe it, it's true for you. This has led to the absurd notion of not being able to ask children whether they are male or female because you can be whatever you believe you are. I know relativism is not true because I continue to believe people like this are not out there, but they continue to show up. They really are simply products of our educational system. We have taught them this nonsense.

There is no abbsolute truth, they will proclaim. Not even realizing that statement is a claim of absolute truth. Who indeed, can say this politician is not a Catholic? Just take the beliefs that define Catholicism and apply them to the man. If they don't apply, he's not a Catholic!! Even if saying so hurts his self-image.

We used to say if it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a DUCK!! But now we say if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and quack likes a duck, it's whatever it calls itself. May I suggest there are pictures of ducks in bird books, as there are pictures of boys and girls in biology books and there is a picture of a Catholic in the belief system that defines Catholicism. Marriage is defined in the scriptures and in cultural history along with the fact that only the combination of a man and a woman can perpetuate life. There is reality out there which is pretty obvious even to the casual observer. However, we have demonstrated over a generation just how powerful education is. They have learned what they have been taught. Whatever you say is true for you is true. The trouble is, that is a lie!!!