-- From "Pope: Millions are losing their religion and declaring God is dead" by Lyndsay Moss, The Scotsman 10/6/08
Modern culture is so devoid of faith that some people are declaring God "dead" and entire nations are losing their identity, Pope Benedict XVI warned yesterday.
The 81-year-old pontiff said that God was being pushed out of people's lives under the "harmful and destructive influence" of today's society.
Pope Benedict is particularly worried about a growing indifference to religion in Europe.
Speaking at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, the Pope said: "Today, nations once rich in faith and vocations are losing their own identity under the harmful and destructive influence of a certain modern culture.
"There are those who, after deciding that 'God is dead', declare themselves to be 'god' and the artisan of their own destiny, the absolute master of the world."
Pope Benedict said attempts to "brush God aside" lead to arrogance, selfishness, injustice, exploitation and violence.
"When men proclaim themselves to be absolute masters of themselves and sole masters of creation, can they truly build a society where freedom, justice and peace reign?" he asked.
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