January 28, 2012               Dr  Brian Lewis             Cardinal George Pell             Fr Joseph Ratzinger

                                           Three views of conscience - spot the differences!

Fr Joseph Ratzinger (1967):  Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II

Over the pope as expression of the binding claim of ecclesiastical authority, 
there stands one’s own conscience which must be obeyed before all else,
even if necessary against the requirements of ecclesiastical authority.
This emphasis on the individual, 
whose conscience confronts him with a supreme and ultimate tribunal, 
and one which is the last resort,
is beyond the claims of external social groups, 
even the official church, 
and also establishes a principle in opposition to totalitarianism.

Dr Brian  Lewis   Freedom of Conscience

Cardinal George Pell  True and False Conscience

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Clarice · Oct 19, 2012

One has to open one's mind and therby enter into conscience simply to dare to "spot the difference". Ratzinger and Pell will look but without opening their minds, without engaging their individual conscience. For them their argument is a forgone conclusion. They are right unto themselves, believing they are right unto God. For me and for many, yes God is the voice within: The divine voice,immovably hinged to my own indivdual spirit as he created me.So there are many voices and no one is more right than another in regards to the church. No voice of Christ is 'bad'.

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