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  The famous sociologist of religion, Peter Berger argues that modern liberal society creates a kind of homelessness, a rootless existence without access to the firm pillars that defined the historic, traditional Western societies. Man is left utterly alone, without the rational, religious answers that explain the deeper meaning of life. He has no hope for eternity, no comprehension of …

  Former Pope Benedict XVI often pointed out that the secular focus on scientific and technological progress alone has created a moral vacuum in the West. The Declining West: It has produced an atheist culture that suffers from a lack of moral energy and compassion. He deemed the lack of traditional moral standards to be the greatest threat to contemporary …