Posted on 09/30/2019 6:49:42 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Holy Father warned that smears seriously damage the Christian community.
VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis said Wednesday that slander is a “diabolical cancer” that seriously damages the Church.
“We know that slander always kills. This ‘diabolical cancer,’ which arises from the desire to destroy a person’s reputation, also attacks the rest of the ecclesial body,” Pope Francis said Sept. 25 in his general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
The Pope warned that slander seriously damages the Church when “there is a coalition to smear someone” due to “petty interests or to cover up their own inadequacies.”
The Catholic Church teaches that the sins of slander, or calumny, involve remarks contrary to the truth that harm the reputation of others and give occasion for false judgments concerning them.
“To avoid rash judgment, everyone should be careful to interpret insofar as possible his neighbor’s thoughts, words and deeds in a favorable way,” Paragraph 2478 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states.
“Honor is the social witness given to human dignity, and everyone enjoys a natural right to the honor of his name and reputation and to respect. Thus, detraction and calumny offend against the virtues of justice and charity,” the Catechism states.
Pope Francis pointed to the Sanhedrin’s false witnesses and accusations made against Jesus before his crucifixion and the slanders against Christian martyrs throughout history.
He focused on the Acts of the Apostles account of St. Stephen’s strong words in response to his slanderers before his martyrdom.
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From the guy who has slandered our President multiple times.
He’d know.
I think the Pope was looking in the mirror when he made these statements.
Interesting that he is citing the Catechism . . . perhaps that’s what he and Fr. Martin were discussing earlier in the day.
Projection is a liberal trait.
If true, he’s at Stage 4.
He regularly trashes Americans, conservatives, Catholic traditionalists, pro-lifers, European populists, business people, priests, seminarians, capitalists, pro-family groups, etc etc.
Poop Francis sure does go on.
The ImPopester doesn’t like people calling him what he is, a communist.
And demonizing “climate deniars”.
If there was ever any doubt about the overreach of ‘papal infallibility’, this Pope removes that doubt.
This Pope knows all about being a diabolical cancer.
So is pederasty Your Excellence
Sounds like the Catholics are fighting back to get their Church back.
Stupidity is no picnic either, is it Frankie?
The poop is a “diabolical cancer.”
Pot - Black Kettler Alert!
Spoken like a true Leftist.
Yet Bergoglio endorsed a two year old article saying a large number of American Christians are ideologically Southern white male racist climate change deniers.
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