In part two I look at the world in which Pope Pius XI ministered and compare it with the world we live in today. I take a look at the dominant philosophy of our age and contrast it with Christianity, the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, nihilism. Most people aren't aware of it, it has become the spirit of the age. We as Christians need to learn to recognize it in all its forms, in the arts and humanities and in popular culture but also in our own lives and the lives of those close to us. We need to rebuke that in our lives and learn how to share the Gospel effectively with others who have imbibed the philosophy unwittingly. It all begins with the question, where is God in a world at war, in pandemic, in chaos. Sound like our world today? If Christians were more committed and submitted to Christ as King we would more effectively answer that question rather than joining the chorus in answering it.
