Posted on 03/28/2013 5:58:16 AM PDT by markomalley
Pope Francis has said in his Chrism Mass homily that self-help courses can turn Catholics into “Pelagians” who “minimise the power of grace”.
The Pope said at a Mass in St Peter’s Basilica attended by about 1,600 priests that “it is not in soul-searching or constant introspection that we encounter the Lord”.
He said: “Self-help courses can be useful in life, but to live by going from one course to another, from one method to another, leads us to become Pelagians and to minimise the power of grace, which comes alive and flourishes to the extent that we, in faith, go out and give ourselves and the Gospel to others.” The Pelagian heresy, popular in the fifth century, holds that people are capable of choosing good without the grace of God.
In his homily, Pope Francis urged priests to “go out” and to live “in the midst of their flock”. He said that, like the “anointed ones”, Isaiah, David and Christ, priests are anounted so that they, in turn, can anount the faithful.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
Like I said, mockers who think that sticking their tongue at me can wash away the scriptures which oppose them, or mock to shame the ancient Augustine.
If this is the best the Romanists have to offer, it explains why they were unable to stop the reformation.
Since you may have not noticed, I will repeat here the most pertinent portions;
Mary most fundamentally ---Daughter of Israel. Ponder in your own heart & mind, what that means, bearing in mind all that transpired from Abraham, to the day Gabriel told her, "you will", not asking for permission at that time.
With Mary responding, in part;
She needed a Saviour as did the nation from which she herself sprang forth into life... and she knew it. That too, must be pondered, or else we err from the very moment of our beginnings of pondering, running risk of ranging far afield (thus far away) from all revelation given unto Israel through her prophets, including Christ Himself(!)
8. Because it is the highest honor, the greatest glory and the greatest utility to serve Mary and to be one of her household (familia). For to serve her is to reign, just as Boethius says of the Lord.
From here: 40 Reasons to Serve Mary
Can it be any clearer to us, or them???
She became the problem being addressed...
What a tortured soul you must be! May God bless you, and ease the psychological and emotional pain you clearly suffer.
Repent!
Mary, the mother of Jesus, became the problem?
Firstly, Mary is not revered as a god, nor God. Secondly, no god is a problem for God as there are no other gods; ergo, Mary is not, and cannot be a problem for God.
The “problem” is recognizing and serving gods or any god that is not God.
I understand your point. Thanks.
That’s what you post when you got nothing???
What indeed? Certainly, Pope GPH doesn't care what the 'little people' think of Him. He is, after all, Pope GPH.
I continue to laugh at the hypocrisy.
“I continue to laugh at the hypocrisy”
I continue to laugh at the illogical argumentation.
“I don’t like you being able to read the scripture and make arguments with it + ???? Therefore, you’re a hypocrite.”
I wonder if you realize just how completely clueless you seem, right now.
“I wonder if you realize just how completely clueless you seem, right now.”
Trust me, it’s all on you and your buddies posting the clown photos. Evidently we won the initial debate that attracted all you guys in the first place, so now you’re obsessed with lame irrelevant accusations.
I already challenged you to put up or shut up. You didn’t take. So I’ll take a victory lap.
Oh gee, Holy Thursday makes your warp more acceptable. Poor, pathetic souls.
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