The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-02-08

The word religion meanings. First of all, religion
the virtue in which gives him the right to be called re-
gous Secondly religion is the system of truths laws and prac
tees which express mans relationship with God
Religion as virtue sometimes called subjective religion
because religious person in its sbect-tha
the who has it Religion body of truths laws and
practices often called objective religion; it is the ooJect OF
reality which religious person accepts
Subjective religion true believer who
fesses the objective religion Yet is custom
ary speak people being religious dha is having OBJ
they profess objective religious truth even when
they without full clear knowledge OF that truth; yes
even they about that truth Thus it usual
that many ancient religious men, although
they worshiped idols.
When people about religion they ordinarily con-
cened about objective religion that Is about the actual tnnss
and observed by reasonable They about hch re-
gon the e M e0a n on hus ~ course hssn ne % ae
seeks establish the true objective religion the religion
ligion in his soul
THE instrument which man uses in de+ermnno the true
objective religion is first of ALL lis thinking mind
employs upon the lnllles tee.s Tie
certainies of human history Truths of objective religion when
reasoned out constitute what is called the natural religion
BY the power reason-that is, of the normal
thinking truths about God be known and known
for certain Thus know that there exists causea
rootcause primal seexplanngfor the of limited
things orderly which call the universe To have
reasoned of the world and Of himself part of the
world must acknowledge the existence and operation OF
producing sustaining ordering First Cause which is also First
Power Designer and intelligence
Therefore thoughtful necessarily of God His
notion be and indefinite but there nothing vague
indefinite about the that the nation there Pursuing
the notion with connected thinking know much
God beyond the bare fact that He exists His attributes of power
knowledge wisdom, goodness; His nniy and His eternity His
in creating and preserving mankind Now, all these
movable things together constitute the objective natural
religion
natural religion is not enough Nature looks
to the supernatural and tends to it. For nature cannot supply
to what nature itself desires endless and perfect ulmen
full and perfection In word naturally needs
what supernatural And supernatural religion force of its
very name,means objective religion revealed by Almighty
God 1t the religion of Revelation
God makes known to the revealed truths needs
to know by two Instruments He supernatural religion
by channels These Scripture the Church and the
living and authenticated voice of the Church teaching religion
constitutes Sacred Tradition
Many of the truths of the natural religion truths
supernatuay revealed Sometimes people why does God
reveal things that could know by his udy? There
plain and sufficient that question ths
where there is question Of amportan truths needs to be
taught authoratvey lest lazness naention his
learning these truths by his efforts Hence needs divine
revelation of religious truths those truths which actually
lie within the competence of human to discover and
recognize.
Aqunas speaks clearly on this matter He says
that without divine revelation of naturally movable truths
about God all would know these accurately
of his responsible e for meant these truths
the light and guide of his earthly existence and activity
Not all these Why? Some men have
not the talent for serious and connected thinking
not of the taste for such thinking would neglect
actually pressed with the effort of earning living that they
have no time to devote to such thinking
Nor could all know these truths quickly all
interested and earnest in studying them sudous
would be reasoning these truths and setting them
clear order in his mind but he needs such full know
edge right and all the time. Again studous
would likely make some mistakes in his conclusions.
Therefore that may religious truths (even of
the natural regon quickly and accurately divine revelation
required There therefore duplication
God in giving mind capable of reasoning religious
truths and then making revelation of the Natural
powers injured by the Fall need the mercfu revelation made
by God to give them perfection and efficacy
without any malicious intention he broupht in aside
or effect from question of a Catholic