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AMAKRISTU eNtshonalanga Yezwe bayazihlekisa. Kepha okwenzeke kuleli sonto eNew York kududule imingcele emisha ngisho nakulesi sizukulwane.
Bekungumcimbi obuseMetropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, ngendikimba yalo nyaka enesihloko esithi: 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.' Okhonjisweni kwakuzoba khona amakhulu eminyaka “emfashini” yamaKatolika IVatican ibiboleke izingubo ezithile nezingubo zokukhangisa. UKhadinali waseNew York uzobe ekhona. Kwakuzoba yithuba, ngamazwi akhe, lokuveza “umcabango wamaKhatholika,” [ngoba] iqiniso, ubuhle, nobuhle bukaNkulunkulu buvezwa yonke indawo… nakwezemfashini. Umhlaba udutshuliwe ngenkazimulo yaKhe. '” [1]kardinaldolan.org
Kodwa okwenzeka ngalobo busuku kwakungeyona ingxenye “yomcabango wamaKatolika” njengoba sazi, futhi kwakungekhona ukubonakaliswa “kweqiniso, ubuhle, nobuhle” njengoba iCatechism yayihlose. Osaziwayo — abaningi abanjengoRhianna noma uMadonna, abaziwa ngokuhlekisa ngobuKristu ngokungafihli—
begqoke izingubo zokulingisa zamasiko, izembatho ezifana nombhishobhi, nezinye izingubo ezinjengezenkolo zivame ukuguqulwa kakhulu ngendlela eyengayo. Imodeli kaVictoria's Secret, uStella Maxwell, wayegqoke izithombe zeVirgin Mary yonke ingubo yakhe engenantambo. Abanye bebegqoka izingubo ezisikiwe ezinesiphambano ezifakwe okhalweni noma emabeleni. Abanye bavele njengo “Jesu” omuhle noma “njengoMariya” ongenasizotha.
Ngenkathi uKhadinali Dolan evikela kusihlwa, kanti uMbhishobhi Barron evikela uKhadinali Dolan, umhlaziyi waseBrithani uPiers Morgan wakhulumela amaKhatholika amaningi:
Kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kokubona izinto zobuciko zenkolo zibekwe kamnandi futhi ngenhlonipho emnyuziyamu, futhi uzibone zinamathele ekhanda lodumo olukhazimulisa inyama ephathini ... Izithombe eziningi bezicwaswa kakhulu, ongacabanga ukuthi azifaneleki ingqikithi yenkolo kodwa futhi ecasula ngendlela emangalisayo izisulu eziningi zokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi eSontweni LamaKatolika. - Meyi 8, 2018; dailymail.co.uk
Kodwa amaKhatholika awamdingi uMnu Morgan ukuthi awatshele ukuthi lokhu akulungile. USt Paul wakwenza lokho kudala:
Ngoba ukulunga nokungalungi kunakuhlanganyela kuni na? Noma, kunabudlelwano buni ukukhanya nobumnyama?… “Ngakho-ke phumani kubo, nizehlukanise,” isho iNkosi, “ningathinti lutho olungcolileyo; khona ngiyakunamukela, ngibe nguyihlo, nina nibe ngamadodana namadodakazi kimi, isho iNkosi uSomandla. ” 1 Khor 6: 14-18
Uma ngabe lo mcimbi ubumayelana "neqiniso, ubuhle, nobuhle," umbuzo kufanele ubuzwe: mangaki amadoda lapho athola "iqiniso", noma kunalokho bathola izingubo eziqinile? Mangaki amadoda athatheka “ngobuhle” noma, kunalokho, aqhuma amabele? Bangaki abaholelwe "ebuhleni" obujulile, noma ngokumane, ekuthambekeni?
Susa amehlo akho kowesifazane omile kahle; ungabuboni ubuhle okungebona obakho; ngobuhle besifazane abaningi bonakalisiwe, ngoba uthando lwabo luvutha njengomlilo… Ngeke ngibeke phambi kwamehlo ami noma yini eyisisekelo. (USiraki 9: 8; IHu 101: 3)
Ngempela uPapa Francis ubelokhu ekhuthaza amaKrestu ukuthi "ahambisane" nabanye, babe khona kwabanye, bathathe "iphunga lezimvu", ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Asikwazi ukushumayela ngemuva kodonga. Kodwa njengoba uPaul VI abhala:
Akukho ukushumayela kweqiniso uma kungamenyezelwa igama, imfundiso, impilo, izithembiso, umbuso nemfihlakalo kaJesu waseNazaretha, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. —I-POPE PAUL VI, Evangelii nuntiandi,n. 22; v Vatican.va
Ukuzibandakanya kweSonto LamaKhatholika kule gala kuphakamisa umbuzo: kufanele sihambisane nabanye "esenzweni esiseduze sesono"? Akufanele yini umyalezo wethu nokwethulwa kwe- “iqiniso, ubuhle, ne-
ubuhle ”kube yisibonakaliso soMdali, hhayi leyo ngelosi ewile? Futhi akufanele yini ufakazi wethu abonakale "eyisibonakaliso sokuphikisana" - hhayi ukuyekethisa nezwe?
… ISonto lifeza umsebenzi walo kuze kuthi, ngokubambisana noKristu, lifeza yonke imisebenzi yalo ngokulingisa ngokomoya nangokwangempela uthando lweNkosi yalo. —UBENEDICT XVI, Ohlonishwa Ngokuvulwa Kwengqungquthela Yesihlanu Yababhishobhi baseLatin America naseCaribbean, ngoMeyi 13, 2007; v Vatican.va
UNkulunkulu wasithanda kanjani? UMalusi Omuhle weza ukusiholela emadlelweni aluhlaza futhi anikeza impilo, hhayi ama-sloughy slough. Weza ukuzosikhulula esonweni, hhayi ukukuvumela.
Yize kuzwakala kusobala, ukupheleliswa ngokomoya kumele kuholele abanye eduze kakhulu noNkulunkulu, esithola kuye inkululeko yangempela. Abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi bakhululekile uma bengamgwema uNkulunkulu; bayehluleka ukubona ukuthi bahlala beyizintandane, bengenakuzisiza, bengenamakhaya. Bayayeka ukuba ngabahambeli beze futhi babe ama-drifters, bazishaye bangene futhi bangayi ndawo. Ukuhamba nabo kungaba nomphumela ongemuhle uma kungaba uhlobo oluthile lokwelashwa olusekela ukuzithathela kwabo futhi luyeke ukuba uhambo oluya noKristu kuYise. —I-POPE FRANCIS, U-Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 170
Ngakho-ke, ingabe labo saziwayo lapho babeshukunyiselwa ukuba 'basondele kuNkulunkulu?' Mhlawumbe umlingisi u-Anne Hathaway, egqoke “ingubo ebomvu ebomvu,” wasifingqa kahle isihlwa sakusihlwa; ngenkathi othile kukhaphethi obomvu ememeza, “Ubukeka njengengelosi,” waphendula wathi, “Empeleni, ngizizwa nginobusathane impela.” [2]yingaboy.com
NjengamaKristu, sinethuba eliyisimanga lokugqama ngalesi sikhathi lapho i- 
umhlaba uhamba ubuthongo ebumnyameni. Kanjani? Singambulela abanye "iqiniso" ngokwenqaba ukunemba kwezepolitiki. Singabonisa "ubuhle" ngenkulumo, umculo, ubuciko nobuciko lokho kuyakha kunokuba uthukuthele; futhi singabonisa “ubuhle” ngokuziphatha ngesizotha, umusa, ubumnene, nokubekezela, sonke lesi sikhathi senqaba ukusebenzisana nemisebenzi yobumnyama. Le yi I-Counter-Revolution sibizelwe ku…
… Ukuze nibe ngabangenacala nabangenacala, bantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangenasici phakathi kwesizukulwane esigwegwile nesonakele, enikhanya phakathi kwabo njengezinkanyiso emhlabeni. (Filipi 2:15)
UNYAWO NESEXWAYISO
Umbono wobuvangeli kaPapa Francis ngukuthi sizolingisa uKristu; ukuthi sizofuna abalahlekile futhi “sibadonsele” eVangelini ngothando lukaKristu.
… Unika uthando. Futhi lolu thando lukufuna futhi lulinde wena, okwamanje ongakholwa noma ukude. Futhi lolu uthando lukaNkulunkulu. —UPAPA FRANCIS, u-Angelus, eSt. Peter's Square, ngoJanuwari 6, 2014; Izindaba ZamaKatolika Ezizimele
Kepha uma singakhombisi abanye elinye “Indlela,” uma singakhulumi “iqiniso” elingashintshi, futhi uma singanikeli futhi sibonise ngaphakathi kwethu “okuwukuphela” kwempilo, ngabe senzani?
Njengoba sahlulelwa nguNkulunkulu njengokufanele ukuphathiswa ivangeli, yileyondlela esikhuluma ngayo, hhayi njengokuzama ukujabulisa abantu, kodwa uNkulunkulu, owahlulela izinhliziyo zethu. (1 Thesalonika 2: 4)
"Impilo" engikhuluma ngayo lapha ikakhulu yimpilo kaJesu Yesidlo. Yingakho le gala isike abaningi bethu enhliziyweni. Izingubo zobupristi bamaKatolika akuyona nje inkambiso enhle. Ziwukubonakaliswa kukaJesu Kristu, umPristi wethu Ophakeme, onikelayo 
Ngokwakhe kithi njengoMhlukumezi nompristi eMiseni Elingcwele. Izingubo ziyisibonakaliso sikaKristu uqobo nge-personi nalelo gunya Alinikeza abaPhostoli nabalandela labo Lokhu kwenzeleni ukungikhumbula. ” Ukwenza ucansi izingubo nezingubo zenkolo, ngakho-ke, ukuhlambalaza. Ngoba — nayi indida yakho konke — zingubufakazi obungokwesiprofetho ku- a ukulahla wezwe ngenhloso ephakeme ephakeme: ukushada nokuhlangana noNkulunkulu. Futhi njengoba uMnu Morgan asho, kubuhlungu ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi lapho izono zocansi zabapristi emhlabeni wonke sezilimaze abaningi.
Le ndaba yezindaba yangimangaza kakhulu ngenkathi iqhekeka ngalobo busuku. Ngoba ekuqaleni kosuku, bengikade ngicabanga ngendima ethile eNcwadini yeSambulo engikholwa ukuthi ichaza isimo saseMelika namuhla, leso “Imfihlakalo iBabiloni ”:
Liwile, liwile iBabiloni elikhulu. Usephenduke indawo yokuhlala yamademoni. Uyisibaya somoya wonke ongcolile, isibaya sazo zonke izinyoni ezingcolile, isibaya saso sonke isilwane esingcolile nesenyanyekayo. Ngoba zonke izizwe ziliphuzile iwayini lenkanuko yalo. Amakhosi omhlaba alala naye, futhi abathengisi bomhlaba bacebile ngokushisekela kwakhe ukunethezeka. (IsAm 18: 3)
USt. John uyaqhubeka:
Ngabe sengizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini lithi: “Sukani kuye, bantu bami, ukuze ningahlanganyeli ezonweni zalo futhi ningahlanganyeli ezinhluphekweni zalo, ngoba izono zalo zanqwabelana zaze zafika esibhakabhakeni, futhi uNkulunkulu ukhumbula amacala alo. ” (v. 4-5)
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| ↑1 | kardinaldolan.org |
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| ↑2 | yingaboy.com |