Posted on 02/22/2014 11:57:28 AM PST by NYer
Ping!
Very rare appearance for former Pope Bendict
PRAISE GOD!
[Retired] Pope Benedict XVI looks so good!
Thank You, Lord Jesus! Thank You, God!
Vivi il Papas!
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How wonderful! I would as well.
This was a GOOD thing to experience. I was glad to see Pope Benedict looking well. First pope to resign in 600 years. A lot of firsts from Benedict.
Amen!
I love Pope Benedict XVI with all my heart.
A huge Amen to that. He is the greatest living Catholic theologian.
“He is the greatest living Catholic theologian”
He is the greatest living CHRISTIAN theologian. No protestant theologian knows more about Christianity than Benedict. NONE!
I am in Rome and was in St Peters square. Huge applause for Pope Benedict. I hope to be inside for Mass of the Rings in the morning.
I guess creating additional office holders for a non-Biblical office is the first miracle on his way to sainthood...
You make no sense.
Then how come Pope Francis had Walter Kasper, not Pope Benedict, speak at the consistory?
Francis called Kasper a “superb” theologian”. He hasn’t said the same about Pope Benedict.
Because once a Pope retires his public ministry is over. Therefore, he is by definition ineligible to give homilies or speak on behalf of the Church.
Benedict is retired.
“You make no sense.”
I think you could better phrase that.
In the interim...
No Biblical office of “archbishop”. It is man-made.
“You make no sense.”
I think you could better phrase that.
In the interim...
No Biblical office of “archbishop”. It is man-made.
Who told you that, Benedict??? I can name many Christians whom I know personally that know more than your pope about the scriptures...
Cardinal LaCroix’s parents accompanied him...how rare and amazing is that? And, on the other end of the age spectrum, Cardinal Aguilar of Spain who, IIRC, is under investigation by the Spanish govt for stating that homosexual acts are not natural.
I've even heard of churches that have youth ministers, Sunday School Superintendants, Military Chaplains, choir directors, district supervisors, incorporators, missions secretaries, Councils, Committees, and Boards of Trustees.
And somehow -- it's strange --- this doesn't offend me at all!
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