Thomas Merton

[HartfordWhalers]

Heretic is my vote, considering he had "ecumenical conferences" with buddhists and said he was a buddhist.

[Cure of Ars]

He wrote some great books.

[Guest Tudie]

He began with profound, sound theology and degenerated as he became involved with Eastern mysticism. His journey did not lead to Christ, but to introspection which is a dead end street.

[Cure of Ars]

Where's some proof from something he wrote?

I doubt highly that he would ever reject Christ as the only door to salvation and that he would reduce his prayer life to introspection.

Edited September 30, 2004 by Cure of Ars

[HartfordWhalers]

[quote]NEAR THE END OF HIS LIFE, the American Christian monk, poet, social critic and mystic, Thomas Merton said that he wanted “to become as good a Buddhist as I can” (Steindl-Rast, 1969).[/quote]

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