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Diagnostic Criteria for what Pope Francis` calls ``Existential Schizophrenia``
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Posted by THARAKAN John, Hyderabad
We are in the Year of Consecrated Life. What Pope Francis told the Vatican Curia could apply to us Religious too. This year of ``Consecrated Life`` is a unique opportunity to seek a cure for ourselves. If we join the remnant, the minority that take the words of Jesus seriously and without deviating, we could still be cured of this ``Existential Schizophrenia,`` and we would be also helping the future religious to prevent it altogether. Here attached is a list of criteria for diagnosing ``Existential Schizophrenia``, presented by Fr. John Tharakan SDB.
The New Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis highlights the result of the Synod on New Evangelisation. This article provides a short review of the document from a Salesian perspective.
Many of us admit that our response, as Christians, to the current socio-political situation is woefully inadequate. We owe it not only to ourselves, but to our Indian Nation that we consciously take the ``good news`` to all. At present it would appear that not only do we refrain from consciously promoting Christ`s message, but we are standing aside and allowing it to be smothered. Whether this stems from our lethargy, complacency or fear, the long term fallout for the community could be disastrous.