Fw: Situation Ethics in the Bible

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>RON

>For example the Pope's recent declarations on capital punishment. I

>submit to the Pope's teaching even though it doesn't make total sense to

>me. 

> 

>TILL

>How far would Ron carry this?  If the Pope declared that all Muslims

>should be killed, would Ron submit to the Pope's teaching even though it

>didn't make sense to him?

>

>IAN

>Yes. And so would Claire even though she denies she would. Of course, it

>wouldn't be a lie, she just said it out of ignorance. She just never

>realized it would come to this.

>

>PHIPPS (back after a long hiatus)

>I'd like to hear Ron's response to this question, too.  The reason I

>find it such an interesting question is that it is *not* entirely

>academic... the church really *did* encourage violence and killing (do

>the crusades sound familiar?  Or how about the wars of religion in

>europe itself?).  What about the inquisition?  If the pope told Ron to

>burn his neighbor alive because he was a heretic or drive him out of

>town because he was a Jew, would Ron do it?

>

>RON

>  It would depend on the context. ... <snip>

>In our present context there is no danger of the Pope requiring these 

>things.



RACERX
This sends a chill down my spine. Its not a denial.

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