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കത്തോലിക്ക സഭ സജീവ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലേക്ക്

അനില്‍ പെണ്ണുക്കര Published on 18 August, 2014
കത്തോലിക്ക സഭ സജീവ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലേക്ക്
കത്തോലിക്കാസഭ സജീവ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലേക്ക്. ഞായറാഴ്ച സിറിയന്‍ കത്തോലിക്കാ പള്ളികളില്‍ വായിച്ച സീറോ മലബാര്‍ ആര്‍ച്ച് ബിഷപ്പ് കര്‍ദ്ദിനാള്‍ മാര്‍ ജോര്‍ജ് ആലഞ്ചേരിയുടെ ഇടയലേഖനത്തിലാണ് ഈ ആഹ്വാനം.

മറ്റ് സമുദായങ്ങളെല്ലാം രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തില്‍ പരസ്യമായി ഇടപ്പെടുന്ന സാഹചര്യത്തിലാണ് സഭയും രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തില്‍ ഇടപെടണമെന്ന് ആഹ്വാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന പുതിയ ഇടയലേഖനം പുറത്തുവന്നത്. സഭയുടെ അല്‍മായ പ്രസ്ഥാനമായ അഖില കേരള കത്തോലിക്ക കോണ്‍ഗ്രസിന്റെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് പരാമര്‍ശിക്കുന്ന ഭാഗത്താണ് സമുദായ സംഘടനകള്‍ സ്വീകരിക്കേണ്ട നിലപാടിനെപ്പറ്റി പറയുന്നത്. കത്തോലിക്കാ കോണ്‍ഗ്രസിനെ കൂടുതല്‍ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തി രാഷ്ട്രീയ ഇടപെടല്‍ ലക്ഷ്യമിടുന്നതാണ് മാര്‍ ആലഞ്ചേരിയുടെ ഇടയലേഖനം.

അന്യസമുദായങ്ങള്‍ അവരുടെ സമൂഹങ്ങളെ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തി അവശതയനുഭവിക്കുന്നവരെ അര്‍ഹിക്കുന്ന പരിഗണനയും സഹായവും നല്‍കി പൊതു സമൂഹത്തിന്റെ മുഖ്യധാരയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരാന്‍ രാഷ്ട്ര നിര്‍മ്മാണ പ്രക്രിയയില്‍ പങ്കുചേരുകയാണ് ചെയ്യുന്നതെന്ന് ഇടയലേഖനത്തില്‍ പറയുന്നു.

സാമൂഹികവും സാമ്പത്തികവും രാഷ്ട്രീയവും സാംസ്‌കാരികവുമായ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് സഭയുടെതായ സാക്ഷ്യം നല്‍കാന്‍ അല്‍മായര്‍ക്ക് സാധിക്കണം. വ്യക്തികള്‍ സ്വന്തം നിലയില്‍ പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാള്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ ഫലം സംഘപ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളിലൂടെ ഉളവാകും. മനുഷ്യ മഹത്വം ഉയര്‍ത്തുവാനും മൂല്യബോധം വളര്‍ത്താനും കൂട്ടായപ്രവര്‍ത്തനം ആവശ്യമാണ്. തൊണ്ണൂറ് വര്‍ഷത്തിലേറെ ചരിത്രമുള്ള കത്തോലിക്ക കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് സഭാ നേതൃത്വത്തിന്റെ സജീവ പിന്തുണയോടെ നവോന്മേഷം വീണ്ടെടുത്തിരിക്കുകയാണെന്ന് ഇടയലേഖനത്തില്‍ ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടുന്നു. സമുദായ അംഗങ്ങളും പ്രായപൂര്‍ത്തിയായവരുമായ എല്ലാ സ്ത്രീ പുരുഷന്മാരും സംഘടനയില്‍ അംഗത്വമെടുക്കണമെന്നും നിര്‍ദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നു.

തൃശ്ശൂര്‍ മെത്രാന്‍ കോണ്‍ഗ്രസിനെ വിമര്‍ശിച്ച് കത്തെഴുതിയ സാഹചര്യവും ഇടയലേഖനവും കൂട്ടിവായിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ സഭ സജീവ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തില്‍ ഇടപെടുന്നു എന്നു തന്നെയാണ് വിചാരിക്കേണ്ടത്.


കത്തോലിക്ക സഭ സജീവ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലേക്ക്
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Tom abraham 2014-08-18 06:58:44
After and before the Indian elections, RSS or other Hindu leaders use their religious sentiments in politics. Even in the US, churches support politicians. Why would not Catholics or Protestants, actively guide political leaders. They have voting rights, too. Media like Kairili or Asia Net, exercise their own biased participation. For Justice s sake, get involved.
Even Aristotle envisaged Justification for total involvement.
Ninan Mathulla 2014-08-18 07:31:04
God implements His plans mainly through three groups of men/women- Prophets (writers and media), Kings (administrators and politicians) and Priests. All these groups can be members of religious organizations.To fulfil our civic responsibilities, getting involved is the right thing to do.
Anthappan@yahoo.com 2014-08-18 10:22:23
Was Jesus a politician? Was Jesus crucified or assassinated? Who were the priests of Jesus’s time? Where they connected to the people and their need? Are these preachers trying to up lift the spirit of the people or trying to resolved problems politically? Are they running a parallel government with the politically elected officials? What is the difference between ISIS who is trying to establish a state according to Islamic law? How Christians are different from them? Is it ok for the followers of religion to brutalize the people and killing? What surety is there for Catholics and their Bishops won’t lead their parishioners to violence? Who can predict that other religious group won’t follow suit with Catholics? [A new review of 63 scientific studies stretching back over decades has concluded that religious people are less intelligent than non-believers.A piece of University of Rochester analysis, led by Professor Miron Zuckerman, found “a reliable negative relation between intelligence and religiosity” in 53 out of 63 studies.According to the study entitled, 'The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations', published in the 'Personality and Social Psychology Review', even during early years the more intelligent a child is the more likely it would be to turn away from religion. In old age above average intelligence people are less likely to believe, the researchers also found.One of the studies used in Zuckerman's paper was a life-long analysis of the beliefs of 1,500 gifted children with with IQs over 135. The study began in 1921 and continues today. Even in extreme old age the subjects had much lower levels of religious belief than the average population.The review, which is the first systematic meta-analysis of the 63 studies conducted in between 1928 and 2012, showed that of the 63 studies, 53 showed a negative correlation between intelligence and religiosity, while 10 showed a positive one. Only two studies showed significant positive correlations and significant negative correlations were seen in a total of 35 studies. The authors of the review looked at each study independently, taking into account the quality of data collection, the size of the sample and the analysis methods used. The three psychologists carrying out the review defined intelligence as the “ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience”. Religiosity is defined by the psychologists as involvement in some (or all) facets of religion.According to the review, other factors - such as gender or education - did not make any difference to the correlation between intelligence and religious belief. The level of belief, or otherwise, did however vary dependent upon age with the correlation found to be weakest among the pre-college population. The paper concludes that: "Most extant explanations (of a negative relation) share one central theme —the premise that religious beliefs are irrational, not anchored in science, not testable and, therefore, unappealing to intelligent people who 'know better'." Criticisms of the conclusions include that the paper only deals with a definition of analytic intelligence and fails to consider newly identified forms of creative and emotional intelligence. The psychologists who carried out the review also sought to pre-empt the secularist interpretation of the findings by suggesting that more intelligent people are less likely to have religious beliefs as they associate themselves with ideas around personal control. "Intelligent people typically spend more time in school - a form of self-regulation that may yield long-term benefits," the researchers wrote. "More intelligent people get higher level jobs (and better employment (and higher salary) may lead to higher self-esteem, and encourage personal control beliefs." ]
Ex-priest 2014-08-18 12:00:15
Anthappan’s question, ‘Was Jesus a true politician?’ raises more questions. Jesus’s approach to the religious leaders was different from the time he was involved in reformation of the Jewish society than the approach of the modern religious leaders. He knew the religious leaders of his time were taking advantage of the oppressed and less intelligent people of Judea. So Jesus completely changed the strategy and confronted the leaders, most of the time, and uplifted the spirit of the oppressed by giving speeches like ‘mountain of the sermon and probably showing people how powerful spirit within them and depend more on it . His politics was good enough to stir up the religious leaders and get assassinated. The modern leaders don’t have anyone like Jesus to challenge and they are able to control the less intelligent followers with the promises of Heaven and living with bride groom for 1000 years. And, this promise is nothing different from the Catholics once issued visa to heaven or the radical Muslims promising virgins in heaven. So long as the rank and file stays less intelligent, the religious leadership can do anything they want. Some intelligent people also support religion because they benefit out of it. Religion and Politics are two faces of the Devil and joining them together will always be beneficial for people because they hate each other. But that is not going to happen because the slogan of Religion and Politics, for centuries, were ‘Dived we stand’ which is Just opposite of ‘united we stand’ Kudos to Anthappan for thought provoking comment
John Varghese 2014-08-18 17:15:50
God never implements anything but he makes use of the less intelligent people as anthappan stated. God is the creation of religion.
Truth man 2014-08-18 20:13:21
Religious people should not involve in politics.They have already
Destroyed in religious community ,they are thinking about money
only ,they will do anything about money....
Insight 2014-08-19 04:07:58
"The separation of church and state is a metaphorical description for the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state. It may refer to creating a secular state, with or without explicit reference to such separation, or to changing an existing relationship of church involvement in a state (disestablishment). Although the concept of separation has been adopted in a number of countries, there are varying degrees of separation depending on the applicable legal structures and prevalent views toward the proper relationship between religion and politics. While a country's policy may be to have a definite distinction in church and state, there may be an "arm's length distance" relationship in which the two entities interact as independent organizations. A similar but typically stricter principle of laïcité has been applied in France and Turkey, while some socially secularized countries such as Denmark and the United Kingdom have maintained constitutional recognition of an official state religion.[1] The concept parallels various other international social and political ideas, including secularism, disestablishment, religious liberty, and religious pluralism. Whitman (2009) observes that in many European countries, the state has, over the centuries, taken over the social roles of the church, leading to a generally secularized public sphere."
Ninan Mathullah 2014-08-20 05:11:16
Separation of Church and State Separation of Church and State is a highly misunderstood concept. Generally people do not think independently, and so tend to side with one of the arguments, and get misled. Regan once said that opinions are not steel rods. As our understanding change, our opinion also changes. Those who extoll separation of church and state here, are they aware that several of the founding fathers were religious leaders here, and Congress building was the place of worship on Sundays. In ancient history theocracy was common form of government. The sky didn’t fall down then or now because of such a form of government. There are advantages and disadvantages for both. Instead of the democratic form of government, a strong leader as king was the ruler until recently. Life went on as usual. With democracy it is easy to manipulate public policy by vested interests. They can control the media, and come to power by manipulating public opinions. The priest has a responsibility to protect the sheep under its fold. For that church has to be in good term with the state. Both are part of society, and naturally have to work together and influence each other for the society to go smooth. In the history of Roman Catholic Church, when the State rulers were incapable of protecting the church, Pope himself was at the forefront of battle to repel foreign attacks. Prophets (writers and Media) Kings (Administrators and Politicians) and Priests are integral parts of society. They have to work together. One need not be afraid of the other. Apostle Paul reminds us of this through his writings.
Anthappan 2014-08-20 08:57:17
The religion was skewed from the time of renaissance and there is no change for that until today. Church wants to be in the quagmire of politics so that they can take the less intelligent people for a ride and maintain their power structure. And, this has nothing to do with the teaching of Christ or his ministry. “ Although the papacy eventually emerged supreme in ecclesiastical matters by the Fifth Council of the Lateran , it was dogged by continued accusations of corruption, most famously in the person of Pope Alexander VI, who was accused variously of simony, nepotism and fathering four children (most of whom were married off, presumably for the consolidation of power) while a cardinal” Please pay attention to Pope Alexander VI who was accused of fathering four children for the consolidation of power. The modern church leaders have limited that to Pedophiles. The move for the church to get involved in politics is a dangerous step. If two corrupted organization merging together and pounce on the ordinary people then it will bring more oppression and depression. The following excerpt is taken from Wikipedia for your reading and pondering so that you won’t be misguided by some of the less intelligent people and take you for a ride. “The new ideals of humanism, although more secular in some aspects, developed against a Christian backdrop, especially in the Northern Renaissance. Much, if not most, of the new art was commissioned by or in dedication to the Church.[18] However, the Renaissance had a profound effect on contemporary theology, particularly in the way people perceived the relationship between man and God. Many of the period's foremost theologians were followers of the humanist method, including Erasmus, Zwingli, Thomas More, Martin Luther, and John Calvin. The Renaissance began in times of religious turmoil. The late Middle Ages saw a period of political intrigue surrounding the Papacy, culminating in the Western Schism, in which three men simultaneously claimed to be true Bishop of Rome.[66] While the schism was resolved by the Council of Constance , the 15th century saw a resulting reform movement known as Conciliarism, which sought to limit the pope's power. Although the papacy eventually emerged supreme in ecclesiastical matters by the Fifth Council of the Lateran , it was dogged by continued accusations of corruption, most famously in the person of Pope Alexander VI, who was accused variously of simony, nepotism and fathering four children (most of whom were married off, presumably for the consolidation of power) while a cardinal Churchmen such as Erasmus and Luther proposed reform to the Church, often based on humanist textual criticism of the New Testament.[18] It was Luther who in October 1517 published the 95 Theses, challenging papal authority and criticizing its perceived corruption, particularly with regard to instances of sold indulgences.[note 1] The 95 Theses led to the Reformation, a break with the Roman Catholic Church that previously claimed hegemony in Western Europe. Humanism and the Renaissance therefore played a direct role in sparking the Reformation, as well as in many other contemporaneous religious debates and conflicts. In an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and prevalent with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation, Pope Paul III came to the papal throne (1534–1549), to whom Nicolaus Copernicus dedicated De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) and who became the grandfather of Alessandro Farnese (cardinal), who had paintings by Titian, Michelangelo, and Raphael, and an important collection of drawings and who commissioned the masterpiece of Giulio Clovio, arguably the last major illuminated manuscript, the Farnese Hours.” (From Wikipedia)
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