1) I'm not speaking symbolically/rhetorically. With 1789, Ratzinger not only signaled the French Revolution but the orgs that supported it when calling for the destruction of the Church. But he spoke in initiate form (code) that, be understood, must be interpreted dialectically.
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2) Ratzinger relied on Balthasar for his narrative of dialectical negation. The 1950 Humani Generis condemned not only the dialectical processes but also the New Theology riding its crest that V2 mainstreamed.
3) The 1950 encyclical Humani Generis condemned not only the dialectical processes but also the New Theology riding its crest that V2 mainstreamed that Ratzinger championed. When John R speaks of NeoPlatonism, he’s not being rhetorical either.
4) Chardin’s theology was his attempt to put a Catholic – and more broadly Christian – gloss on the bizarre Neo-Platonism he promoted. Chardin’s aligned Christ with dialectical processes that positioned him as Hegel’s Absolute Act.
5) Ratzinger endorsed Chardin’s cosmology: “The signal sent by Teilhard went further. In a bold vision, he included the historical movement of Christianity within the cosmic process of evolution from Alpha to Omega. . .
6) . . . This process was conceived as the Noogenesis, that is to say, the development of consciousness in the evolution of men, to form a Noosphere above the Biosphere.” I deliberately did not include citations because it’s something you might want to find on your own.
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