Maligning the Middle Ages – Klaus Vella Bardon

We live in a culture where any appeal to Christian values is increasingly subjected to ridicule and contempt. This is most marked when any reference to Christian or Catholic viewpoints are dismissed out of hand. Not so long ago, any pronouncements by the Church and its leaders were given maximum consideration. All this has changed. We have now reached a stage when one is advised not to strengthen any argument in the public arena with reference to one’s Catholic beliefs and credentials. This is due to the fact that we now live in an environment virulently hostile to anything associated with Christian values. Any person who takes a stand defending tradition is accused of being stuck in the mindset of the Middle Ages. Labelling an opponent as medieval is accepted as the ultimate vilification. The reasons behind this are obvious, as the Middle Ages in Europe referred to a time in history when the Catholic Church had predominance, coming into its own after the collapse of the Roman Empire. That people hostile to the Catholic faith accept and promote this nonsense might be understandable as it justifies their campaign to weaken and eliminate Christian values from the public...