POPE CITES CHESTERTON ON GOD'S GLORY
VATICAN (CWNews.com) -- In his public audience of Wednesday, January
26, Pope John Paul II continued his catechetical series on the Trinity, and
cited the English Catholic writer G. K. Chesterton as he spoke of "the glory of
the Trinity in creation."
The Holy Father quoted Chesterton's observation that today's society "does
not lack for marvels, but lacks a sense of the marvelous." The Pope said that
main is called to contemplate the beauty of creation, and marvel at the way
in which creation reflects the glory of God. He added that "when nature is not
violated and humiliated, she becomes a sister to mankind."
At the conclusion of his audience, the Pope offered his personal greetings to
some of the 7,000 pilgrims who had gathered in the Paul VI auditorium to
hear him. Speaking in English, he offered his prayers and condolences to the
American students at Seton Hall University, in New Jersey, where a fire in a
dormitory killed three undergraduates last week. He also greeted a group of
Belarussian youngsters who are now living with Italian families.
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