Cur Deus Homo Part 4

About this sermon

During the Christmas Octave, a sort of conference was presented in four sermons... These sermons cover why God became man, in Latin Cur Deus Homo. Here are the remaining two parts. In these two last parts we focus in on the physical way in which Our Lord saves us, namely by His taking up our human nature to "divinize" it. Here we consider some of the modern usages of this way of salvation which has, it seems to me, been pushed too far... leading to things like the "anonymous Christian" or a new form of universalism where all are saved. We also propose the cause of this, namely a sort of inversion or reversal in the direction of Christ's saving action. The Scriptures, Fathers and Doctors discuss the matter as Christ assuming... taking up our nature to divinize it. In the modern usage, however, this is somehow reversed such that it is claimed that He unites Himself to each man. In my estimation, this inversion/reversal has caused much confusion; and, what it is more, I have yet to find it expressed in this way in the writings of the Fathers and Doctors (I will keep my eyes out as this is a most interesting subject). http://www.audiosancto.org & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest