Theology of the Body Explained

Theology of the Body Explained Theology is the study of God and of religious truth. The words ‘religious truth ' usually fall on deaf ears in our modern day world, but to a chosen few, these two words can be life changing. The word truth, in religious terms, can lead a person to salvation or damnation. Truth, metaphorically speaking, can be like a light enriching its followers with the rays of wisdom, much like the complete and infallible truth of the Catholic Church. It can be obscured, however, and perverted to fit the weaknesses of certain peoples and nations. For example, in the 16th century the truth was forever obscured to fit the weaknesses of one, Martin Luther, a renegade Catholic priest who molded church teachings and sacred scripture to fit his uncontrollable vices, mainly pride and sensuality. For years, certain groups working under the title of ‘Catholic ' have pressured local Bishops, as well as Rome, for things such as: an abolition of clerical celibacy, female priests, a democratic and representative church, anti-clericalism and other such heretical ideas taught by Luther. These ideas blatantly go against Church Doctrine and Sacred Scripture; therefore many faithful Catholics have realized their errors and have spoken out against them. However, there are other such teachings that have infiltrated the Church that strongly appear to be Catholic and have attracted to themselves popular cults and sects. The biggest modern day error that has been accepted as authentic "Catholic" teaching is Theology of the Body. This ‘Anti-Theology ' Theology is a compilation of 129 weekly talks given by Pope John Paul II between 1979 and 1984. In an attempt to conform to modern day thinkers and Catholic modernists, John Paul II took it upon himself to redefine Church teaching on things such as marriage, sexuality and the human body. But, he also presented an almost Gnostic teaching on Christ and brought about a denial of Original Sin. This denial, along with other

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