Yesterday evening, Fr David Barrett spoke on the topic of how our humanity is related to the humanity of Christ. Fr Barrett is currently working on a doctoral thesis in Rome, on the theology of St Hilary of Poitiers. We share an interest in this great Church Father who was a bridge between East and West on account of his exile for the faith. Many years ago, I wrote my "tesina" (mini thesis) for the Theology Licence degree in Rome on St Hilary's exegesis of Psalm 2.
After supper, we spent some time together before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the Crypt, finishing with Benediction. This is always a very welcome pause in the fairly full timetable of the Symposium.
This morning, Fr Hugh gave his paper on "A non idealistic defence of objective universality". This was a follow-up to his paper last year, incorporating clarifications and further material from various discussions on the topic. Fr Hugh is passionate about philosophy and is able to speak with great clarity about subjects that people often shy away from. I'll be reading his paper through again and will post on some of the content when I get a chance.
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Any chance of elucidating Father ?
Our humanity in Christ's humanity ?
Surely the cynic would state Christ was not a woman, was not gay,was not deaf,blind or crippled; never felt guilt, or remorse, never became old, never suffered mental illness, never bore nor lost a child, was not systemically abused or raped as a child or a spouse , he never murdered , never stole or lied,never disappointed or harmed those close to him, was neither friendless nor homeless, he did not live his life in abject fear,panic or remorse, or abject terror ?
The end to 'The Man who was Thursday' Father....
I'd trust any of the Fathers Barrett with my life ; but
Please God this wasn't merely pious platitudes ?
OTSOTA - no, not pious platitudes - nor indeed "our humanity in christ's humanity" but "how our humanity is related to the humanity of Christ". I'm always hesitant to summarise a carefully prepared paper that has not yet been published but Fr Barrett considered among other things the manner in which Christ's humanity communicates the divine life to us through the sacraments.
Father I apologise, question was both a little tongue-in-cheek [Father David and I have known each other since our teens] and a little assurance that any potential peripheral reader of your post would not presume to think that is what the lecture involved - the generic banal ascending christology baloney we'll had to endure at every opportunity over the past few decades and could all do well wihout - I know Father David would rather die than inflict/regurgitate such heterodox and unhistorical dross - and Ior one would feel loath for anyone to think 'oh yes, I know exactly what he means' when they have been contaminated with diammetrically opposing modernist irrational and unsubstantiated meanderings which deprives both Christ and ourselves of an authentic humanity - let alone His Divinity and our heritage and fully truly glorified human destiny
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