I am a Roman Catholic. And will obey the Pope always when he speaks ex cathedra on faith or morals.
On other matters, such as permitting homos as priests or respecting the teachings and values of Islam, I have the option to respectively disagree.
On other matters, such as permitting homos as priests or respecting the teachings and values of Islam, I have the option to respectively disagree.
LOL, check your catechism. You may question, but not disagree. And the Church decides WHAT you may question, and WHAT the answers to your questions are. If you reject these constraints, you are rejecting the authority of the Church. If you cannot accept the teachings, you require confession, penance, and contrition, as well as prayer about your stubbornness and ego.
YOU do not decide the teachings of the Church. You want to play it both ways - you want to choose what to follow and what not to follow, and at the same time you want to hide behind the Church's teachings and not own them as your own when that conveniences you. And you want to claim the Church supports you in this.
Hey, I don't really care what you do. But instead of being a CINO, why don't you find your integrity and just accept that you're a Protestant. Because the issue is extremely simple - obedience. Catholics are obedient, period. And to strip out the Pope and claim to be a Catholic is the very definition of hypocrity.
I am a Roman Catholic. And will obey the Pope always when he speaks ex cathedra on faith or morals. On other matters, such as permitting homos as priests or respecting the teachings and values of Islam, I have the option to respectively disagree.
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Do actually read what the Pope said — he never said anything about permitting those who indulge in homosexual activities as priests and he did not say to respect the teachings and values of Islam — stop paraphrasing.