Sunday, August 24, 2008

Suffering -- What's the Point - September 15, 2006

References:

  1. Apostolic Letter SALVIFICI DOLORIS, “On The Christian Meaning of Human Suffering” by Pope John Paul II, 11 February 1984 written for the Holy Year of the Redemption (1984).
  2. “Does Suffering Make Sense” by Russell Shaw

Questions to think about: Why does man suffer? Didn‟t Jesus come to abolish suffering? If so, why does it still exist? If there is a loving God, why would he allow children to suffer? What is the good that comes out of suffering?

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