Toledo, Spain, Jan 11, 2011 / 18:04 pm
Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Toledo, Spain is defending baptism's “yes to life” in the face of the culture of death.
In a Jan. 9 homily, Archbishop Rodriguez spoke of the culture of death, explaining that it manifests itself in: Drug use, lies, fraud, injustice, contempt for others, and contempt for showing solidarity “with the poor and those who suffer.”
The culture of death is also seen in sexuality when it is understood as sheer fun without responsibility, he said. He added that this leads people to see each other as objects rather than as persons.
Archbishop Rodriguez then remarked that man is being turned into “merchandise and pure objects.”