Posted on 10/08/2015 5:57:49 PM PDT by NRx
Executive Summary: I don't think he is a fan.
Links: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/23/andrew-napolitano-is-pope-francis-a-false-prophet/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/30/andrew-napolitano-pope-francis-a-passing-novelty/
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Maybe if you opened up to all Christians you would get more comments.
He occasionally makes the Sign of the Cross, with his right hand touching his right shoulder FIRST. It shows that he's not Roman Catholic, I think.
Sadly we have discovered that certain threads tend to attract commentary that is not intended to promote constructive discussion. These often deliberately provocative comments can be extremely disruptive and discouraging to FRiends seeking a sober discussion of religious issues that for the most part do not concern other faith groups.
This is a discussion of two articles, by a traditionalist Roman Catholic, from a Roman Catholic doctrinal perspective about the Pope. Commentary from non-Catholics is exceedingly unlikely to be helpful since by definition they reject the Roman claims to papal supremacy.
Since no one else is commenting lets look at the bottom lines in both articles:
“The pope has seriously disappointed those who believe the Roman Catholic Church preserves and teaches the Truth. The Truth is Christ risen and unity with Him. It is not a debate about the minimum wage or air conditioning.
Pope Francis is popular on the world stage, and the crowds love him. But if he fails in his basic duties as the pope, if his concern is more for secular than sacred, if he aids the political agenda of the atheistic left, he is a false prophet leading his flock to a dangerous place, where there is more central planning and less personal liberty.”
“What if this papacy of novelty is as unsuccessful as Vatican II and churches soon empty because the church changes with the wind, embraces the cult of personality and is disinterested in the truth?
What if truth is immutable? What if novelty is the opposite of truth?”
How can a traditionalist Roman Catholic say such things and still believe in papal supremacy? But I noted that Andrew Napolitano stated that, “The Truth is Christ risen and unity with Him.”, which is the essence of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
Romans 10:8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Nelson, Thomas (2009-02-18). Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (p. 1100). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.
It sounds to me as if Andrew Napolitano is a “Victor” as Jesus describes in his letters to the Seven Churches. * [2:7] Victor: referring to any Christian individual who holds fast to the faith and does God’s will in the face of persecution.
http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/2
http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/3
These seven letters describe the state of the Church in 95AD, describe the arc of the Church through history, and provide benchmarks for each of us to examine our place in the Church. Please be a victor! There are victors even in the Church of Laodicea, which Andrew Napolitano is implying that the Catholic Church has become.
The Eastern Orthodox reject these claims as well, so why would commentary from the EO be helpful?
Well there are logistical issues given a non-Catholic was posting this. I tried to keep it as narrow as practicable to keep out the usual suspects in disruptive commentary. But maybe I was wrong and should have just left it as an open thread.
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