The Wise Man Schäffer Analysis

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“And that was how we took care of our own dirty laundry, Herr Kanzler,” Walther said to the Wise Man. As it turned out, they were still sitting in the same chairs, inside the same room at Schloß Schwarzenstein. “You really have nothing to worry about anymore: it is not as if anyone will truly be able to uncover our presence here. So long as they do not accept certain facts of life, we honestly could care less about what they want to believe.” “Why would you say that?” the Wise Man questioned the logical presumption made by Walther Schäffer. Schäffer explained his logic by telling the Wise Man, “Because people are unwilling to accept reality as it is. Not everyone is willing to believe what is best for them, even if the truth itself had to breakdown their illusory world. The people of this day and age find it hard to believe that a group of Hitlerjugend and …show more content…

“Just sitting here with you has given me some sound advice that I think a lot of Catholics should keep in mind, when it comes to the New Evangelization. Although the examples we have raised for the past several hours may not make any sense to the casual observer, the one who understands the gist of what we had said to each other, carefully observing for the past several hours, will surely know what we meant.” “Precisely,” remarked Walther. “For the New Evangelization to be successful, the materials on which the evangelization efforts are to be made must both be coordinated and be relatable to the people that the effort is being geared toward. There was a very good reason why the Holy Spirit gave the Apostles the ability to speak in many different languages (Acts 2:4, NABRE). It was to allow them the opportunity to disseminate the Good News to as many people as possible. What would be the point of such effort if no one could understand what the Apostles were trying to tell