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Pope Benedict XVI

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today's standards.

Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI is saying that firmly believing in the core teachings of the church is now often unfairly called extreme or rigid. In contrast, accepting every new idea without a clear foundation is seen as the only acceptable way to think today.

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