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Evil in the World
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Why Is There So Much Evil In The World?

At rosaies.com, ever since the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001, one of the most common themes that people email about are in reference to why is there so much evil in the world? How could something like September 11th happen? What does the Catholic Church teach about evil in the world?

Evil exists in the world because God gave human beings the ability to make free will choices. Recently we found this quote by Pope John XXIII. It very eloquently and succinctly expresses the Catholic Churches teaching on why there is evil in the world.

"All the evils which poison men and nations and trouble so many hearts have a single cause and a single source: ignorance of the truth--and at times even more than ignorance, a contempt for truth and a reckless rejection of it. Thus arise all manner of errors, which enter the recesses of men's hearts and the bloodstream of human society as would a plague. These errors turn everything upside down: they menace individuals and society itself."
Pope John XXIII
Ad Petri Cathedrum, June 29, 1959

Here is the full text of this beautiful Papal Encyclical on Truth:
Ad Petri Cathedrum - On Truth, Unity And Peace, In A Spirit Of Charity

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