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Pope Outlines His Vision of the Papacy [POPE VOWS TO STICK TO GUNS ON ABORTION AND EUTHANASIA]
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| 05-06-05
| Daniela Pertroff
Posted on 05/08/2005 5:53:34 PM PDT by Salvation
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05/10/2005 6:43:26 AM PDT
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Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
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POPE VOWS TO STICK TO GUNS ON ABORTION AND PREVENT 'WATERING DOWN' OF CHURCH I fail to see why this is news. I fail to see why "liberals" are surprised and disappointed by this, and why "conservatives" see this as a reason for high fives and cart wheels.
Isn't this the bare minimum that we should expect from a pope, that he defend the deposit of faith and the constant magisterial teaching of the Church on moral issues? If he did anything other that this, if he promoted anything contrary to the deposit of faith and the constant teaching of the Church on moral issues wouldn't that make him a heretic? Why is it news when the pope announces his intention not to be a heretic?
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05/10/2005 6:56:40 AM PDT
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murphE
(These are days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed but his own. --G.K. Chesterton)
To: Salvation
Pope Benedict XVI indicated Saturday he will stick to Pope John Paul II's unwavering stands against abortion and euthanasia, saying pontiffs must resist attempts to "water down" Roman Catholic teaching.
What does he want, a medal?
Seriously, this is like a cop, whose job it is to enforce the law, "indicating" that he had plans to enforce the law, and a huge roar of applause going up from law-abiding people; "Whew! Thank God! You go, Mr. Cop! If you hand't made this bold 'indication', people might think you planned on going bad. God bless you, Officer!"
See how stupid that sounds?
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05/10/2005 9:38:25 AM PDT
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te lucis
("A Catholic likes using his mind on his Faith, like burnishing a treasure." -Bp. Richard Williamson)
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