http://www.osvpublishing.com/periodicals/show-article.asp?pid=845 One of his favorite themes was the tenderness of God’s mercy, which he often compared to a mother’s love. As Pope, he startled many people when he said at a Sunday Angelus that "God is a father, but even more a mother." Some found this suspiciously radical.
http://www.osvpublishing.com/periodicals/show-article.asp?pid=845 One of his favorite themes was the tenderness of God’s mercy, which he often compared to a mother’s love. As Pope, he startled many people when he said at a Sunday Angelus that "God is a father, but even more a mother." Some found this suspiciously radical. 神の恩寵の優しさが彼の好む話題で、彼はよくそれを母性愛にたとえた。 教皇として、お告げの日曜日に 「神は父ですが、もっともっと母です」といって多くの人を驚かせた。 これを過激発言と受け取る人もいた。
>>982の続き But in his 1980 encyclical "Rich in Mercy," Pope John Paul II confirmed his predecessor’s teaching. He analyzed the different words the Old Testament uses to describe God’s mercy, one of which is "rahamim," or maternal love. And he quoted the same passage (Isaiah 49:15) his predecessor had used: "Can a woman forget her suckling child or have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you." だが、1980年の回勅で、ヨハネパウロ2は前任教皇の教えを追認した。 旧約が神の恩寵を表すのにつかっているいろいろな文句を分析した。 そのひとつがイザヤ49:15の「ラハミン」(母の愛)だった。 「女が乳飲み子を忘れるだろうか。胎児を哀れまないだろうか。女が忘れても、私はあなたを忘れない。」