To: NYer
And so Francis signals great change while giving the same answers to the uncomfortable questions. On the question of female priests: We need to work harder to develop a profound theology of the woman. Which means: no. No to abortion, because an individual life begins at conception. No to gay marriage, because the male-female bond is established by God. The teaching of the church
is clear, he has said, and I am a son of the church, butand here he adds his prayer for himselfit is not necessary to talk about those issues all the time.
If that prayer should be answered, if somehow by his own vivid example Francis could bring the church into a new relationship with its critics and dissidentsagreeing to disagree about issues that divide them while cooperating in the urgent mission of spreading mercyhe might unleash untold good. Argue less, accomplish more could be a healing motto for our times. We have a glut of problems to tackle. Francis says by example, Stop bickering and roll up your sleeves. Dont let the perfect be the enemy of the goodan important thing for the world to hear, especially from a man who holds an office deemed infallible.
He's being praised because the folks at Time believe he's diluting fundamental moral principles.
To: DarkSavant
He's being praised because the folks at Time believe he's diluting fundamental moral principles. Let them have their delusions. Most in the media are secularists with little or no understanding of christianity or any other religion.
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12/11/2013 6:28:59 AM PST by
NYer
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