The 'Dictatorship of Relativism' Has Arrived - Crisis Magazine

The 'Dictatorship of Relativism' Has Arrived - Crisis Magazine: At the beginning of the 2005 conclave, Pope Benedict XVI preached a now-famous homily condemning what he called the “dictatorship of relativism.” The newly-elected pontiff warned: “We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one’s own ego and desires.” Benedict’s words elicited …