L’ateologia di Mancuso /4

In brief

Marcello Neri reports that Vito Mancuso has challenged the Catholic doctrine of redemption through the cross, a critique that has gained traction in public debate. Mancuso describes the traditional theology of salvation as a sadistic and legalistic theory.

Mancuso argues that the idea of vicarious atonement, where a heavenly Father requires the torture and death of a son to grant forgiveness, relies on a violent and mythical conception of the divine. He claims that a God who requires the blood of his son to forgive does not represent a God of mercy.