When a civilization loses a sense of obligation, it becomes powerless to decide on the cause of anything, and as a result its affirmations become weaker and weaker. The denial of sin is the denial of personal freedom. If there is no personal guilt, there is no liberty. If the faults and the evil decisions which create our world confusion are not due to our decisions, but to external circumstances, then we are powerless to correct them: if, however, they are due to ourselves, then we can correct them. The condition which produces crises will continue until we admit we are in a truly tragic situation, or, in other words, until we learn to distinguish between good and evil. -Fulton J. Sheen
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 00:10:30 +0000