Posted on 03/24/2012 10:09:41 AM PDT by NYer
Former US President Jimmy Carter has disclosed that he had angry exchanges with Pope John Paul II about liberation theology and about the ordination of women.
The former president said that he complained to the Pontiff about the Church’s “perpetuation of the subservience of women” while Blessed John Paul II was visiting the US in 1978, and “there was more harshness when we turned to the subject of ‘liberation theology.” Carter said that he classified the Pope as a “fundamentalist,” placing him in that category along with Iran’s late Ayatollah Khomeini.
In the same interview Carter said that “it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies,” although he suggested—“maybe arbitrarily”—that churches should not be required by law to solemnize same-sex unions.
Carter made his remarks as he introduced a new edition of the Bible with his own study notes, helping readers to follow his understanding of the Scriptures.
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That’s pretty harsh thing for a mother to say about her children.Sometimes the truth really hurts.
The pic was from FR back in 2009 playing on the actual racist commentary of Jimmah: Are Obama's critics racist? Jimmy Carter thinks so
and taking that to the losing Olympic bid story ala El Rushbo: 0bama failed in Copenhagen ...
Correct me if I’m wrong but the treasonous bastard has never complained about Muslim subjugation of women.
Another reason to like Pope John Paul. Carter is a real class A jerk.
I probably already know this, but which one was for liberation theology and which one was against it?
The actual statement was: “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he is African-American.” He made the comment after Congressman Joe Wilson said “You lie.”
“The Catholic Church oppresses women by not ordaining them, Mr. President?
“Please. Tell me more.”
JP in photo needs a thought-bubble: “Please, Heavenly Father, give me the patience to tolerate this twit.”
Most embarrassing president ever.
And an embarrassment of a human being.
Carter was and is an ass
Well, all I can say is, religiously I’m a Fundamentalist.
I’m proud to be so.
Anyone calling me a Fundamentalist offers me a high compliment.
It’s the other words you can put with that that would make it less so.
Apparently for all his intellignece (you have to have it to be a nuc sub driver) JEC missed this bit:
“Catholic Fundamentalist” is not the same as “Muslim Fundamentlist” is not the same as “Baptist Fundamentalist” (that’s me).
The Pope doesn’t send out “youths” with ‘splodey vests; imams don’t pray for the “unsaved”; and I don’t use a rosary.
That’s just for starters. But I’m syopping here. People with common sense already get it.
That’s an insult to asses.
Jimmy’s at the age when people start remembering things differently — remembering what they think should have or must have happened, rather than what actually did happen.
Never fear. It is inevitable that Protestants would have some embarrasments too. We Catholics have been burdoned with an entire batallion of CINO’s - Kennedy’s, Pelosi, Kerry, Durbin, O’Malley, and that’s only the beginnin!
*stopping, dadgummit.
I won’t say that but looking forward to the day.
Yes, but look for him to join Uncle Teddy complaining about the heat, lack of water, the fires, and the smell of sulphur soon.
Thanks for posting the picture of The Pope and The Dope.
Jimmy Carter is a despicable little worm. He opposes all that’s good and embraces evil as his brother...Arafat, Kim Jung Il, Castro etc. etc. etc.
Carter is a typical liberal.. Moral compass 180 degrees off.
He provided Jimmy with...
You just made me flash to an image of a septuagenarian former President Obama - Imagine if Al Sharpton were a former POTUS.
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