Thursday, December 08, 2005

On 40th anniversary of Vatican II, Pope warns that not following God can lead to destruction

Living against God will lead to world's end: pope

Thu Dec 8,11:07 AM ET

VATICAN CITY (AFP)- Pope Benedict XVI warned that man's refusal to submit to the will of God would lead to the destruction of the world, as he celebrated a mass to mark the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council.

A man who abandons himself to God "does not lose his freedom", Benedict XVI said Thursday.

But "if we live against love and against truth -- against God -- then we are destroying ourselves and we are destroying the world", he warned.

Human history was like "the battle between man and the serpent, the battle between man and the forces of evil and death", he said.

"Man does not have confidence in God," Benedict XVI said. "He nurtures the doubt that God ultimately takes something from his life, that God is a competitor who limits our freedom and that we cannot be human beings without casting him aside."
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