Posted on 02/13/2013 5:33:44 AM PST by NYer
Excellent question. Also why do so many of them believe in evolution?
I'm not sure I agree that his resignation was motivated by his ability to influence his successor. Eventually, that trust would be left to God and the Church over which he was a steward. At some point in our lives, even at the hour of our deaths, we no longer are in control of earthly things. Having input over his successor is one thing, but what about his successor's successor?
That's in the hands of his successor.
Maybe, or maybe not. Eventually, Benedict will have little influence on future Popes, other than their memory of him.
You seem to be creating a straw man to knock down.
Show me what I said that implied Benny was trying to choose all future Popes?
Half my family is Roman Catholic, and they voted for Obama by in large because he was better for “the poor”. No real knowledge of anything else.
A few were so shocked about his abortion stance that they repented of that vote, but others just told me and my Catholic mother in law that we are lying.
Tribal identity.
I guess I don’t understand some other Catholic families. If anyone in my family expressed support for an abortionist homo enabler pissedent there’d be a Dorner-style conflagration to follow.
I'm not trying to create a straw man; what I'm suggesting is the futility in such a deliberate action. He's chosen to resign. What good does it serve to do so, just to influence his immediate successor? What he'd be saying is that "I don't trust my cardinals, I don't trust who they might pick were I to die or become so incapacitated that I couldn't influence them."
So my question to you was, if he could not influence future Popes, what difference would it make to influence his successor?
“The group of homosexual and transgender Catholics stated the next pope should step away from an emphasis on “purity.””
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2987836/posts
“The viciousness and the hate will soon come out.”
The viciousness and hate has already come out here on FR, unfortunately. Some of the comments I was reading on Monday on the initial thread were disgusting. There’s a lot of hatred out there for Catholics and all things Catholic. :-(
So if I can't influence a thousand years from now, I shouldn't try to influence tomorrow?
50-48... actually is not bad considering the vast majority of Catholics live in the Northeast and the ratios are very low across the South. Also, Romney won heavily with Catholics that attend mass weekly. Looks like Obama won with the Snooki/JWOWW “Catholics” by enough to offset those of us that actually attempt to live the Word.
On the whole, those attending church weekly selected the Republican over Obama 59 percent to 29 percent. The problem is also the fact that Soros has spent millions distorting the church’s message. He has created organizations, that call themselves Catholic, and are really Soros agents.
Then there is the fact that libs managed to distort republicans message as immigrant hating, intolerant, and uncaring. Every time an immigration issue comes up, certain people turn into rabid dogs, and it’s scary to witness. Liberals truly know how to bring out the ugly in some people. We are a nation of immigrants. Catholics didn’t arrive on ships that landed in Salem, and we didn’t come on the Mayflower. Reagan managed to be all inclusive and he won. He welcomed Hispanics, and he liked Catholics. We all loved him.
A few were so shocked about his abortion stance that they repented of that vote, but others just told me and my Catholic mother in law that we are lying.
How in God's name do people arrive at this point? Someone please give me a valid answer.
Keep in mind what Jesus said:
“Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 7:21
Along those lines, we can certainly also truthfully say, "Not every one who says they are Catholic are real, genuine Catholics, who are trying their very best to faithfully follow ALL the teachings of the Catholic Church."
(Think of all the pro-abortion, pro-so-called-homosexual-marriage, pro-euthanasia, pro-assisted-suicide, anti-religious-freedom, anti-Catholic "CINO's", such as Biden, Sebelius, Pelosi, etc.)
It is a cultural thing. Many Catholics view the Democratic party as the most “kind for the poor”, or as the party they have always voted for.
brainwashed Democrats first, Catholics second....there are far too many of these, and the church is far too silent on the problem.
Denial of reality. It’s that simple.
Lutheran Satire provides a pretty accurate depiction of how the liberal press reports on the Roman Catholic Church-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87vo2jkmJUg
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