Posted on 07/15/2014 7:36:08 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
ELCA....whew...crazy church nowadays
Francis...bless his heart...is old
Maybe he’ll be replaced by someone more like previous two
But I wonder if Benedict retired without pressure
Is the college of cardinals now lib reaching out with liberation dogma to reel in third world new members?
I’m not Catholic either so I can admit I do not care for his views politically
I love Pope Francis and he’s not once caused me to question his intents.
What has come to light, during his papacy, is just how many so-called Catholics are really protestants.
Is the college of cardinals now lib reaching out with liberation dogma to reel in third world new members?
...I do believe you’ve got something there...in fact, I think it is quite apparent...within my lifetime (no more than 12-15 years from now) I believe we shall see an African pope, with a very re-distributionist ideology...
What has come to light, during his papacy, is just how many so-called Catholics are really protestants.
...strong words...coming from a very weak premise...not a good combination, sparky...
...lots of people dislike Barack Obama...does that make them un-American...?
It’s going to get worse before it gets better. I mean, what do we expect? We have murdered 60 million unborn children in America alone. Now we have churches, that claim to be Christian, marrying homosexuals, including the NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. A great percentage of Americans believe these things are God-given rights. Much of America is pagan and the Christians approve of abortion and sodomy, two of the sins that cry out to Heaven for vengeance.
Prepare yourselves for war, pestilence, persecution and famine. Oh, and have a nice day.
Some have given up on Pope Francis. Others say he is “the false prophet” who will accompany the anti Christ in the end times. Others don’t like his dress sense, grumble about his media gaffes and some think they are all intentional and that he is a very shrewd Jesuit who wants to undermine the Catholic faith. The sensationalism doesn’t do any good. These folks should step back and realize they are (in their own way) being just as sensational about Pope Francis as liberals were about Pope Benedict when they called him “God’s Rottweiler” or “Nazi Ratzi” and said he was a closet homosexual and a hater of women.
So if Pope Francis upsets you–and by the way–I’ve had my own moments of head scratching over Francis–here are ten things to remember which help put things in perspective and maintain some balance.
He could have just summarized it by saying "shut up and kiss the ring."
I was thinking more along the lines of “keep your heads in the sand”.
AMEN.
God had chosen this Pope for a reason. We have to pray for hime and for each other.
Don’t pay any attention to the words that are officially posted on the Vatican website? The words that clearly state that Francis believes “proselytism is downright nonsense” and that “each one of us has his own vision of the Good and also of Evil. We have to urge it [the vision] to move towards what one perceives as the Good” among other gems?
Yes, let’s just ignore that.
He wants everyone to like him. So he tells people what he thinks they want to hear, or what he thinks will make them like him.
Except JPII liked the limelight as well.
...The Protestant Zone.
Not a chance. If the Catholics are wrong, then all Christians are wrong, and I won't become a Protestant, I'll become an agnostic or an atheist.
I find it interesting that a Pope actually acts more like Jesus Christ than any previous Pope I remember and Catholics are upset.
I like this Pope, he is not suppose be a politically correct leader, either left or right, he is suppose to hear God and have a heart like God, I find him quite remarkable and courageous.
And he is supposed to teach that the faith of Rome is to be held.
He doesn’t do that.
That’s probably why you like him.
That is quite a narrow-minded statement. You think if chrstianity is wrong, then every religion must be? Including religions older than chrstianity? Including the religion from which chrstianity pilfered the Bible in the first place.
Seriously, dude . . . atheism and agnosticism are not your only alternatives.
If the Catholics are wrong, then all Christians are wrong, and I won’t become a Protestant, I’ll become an agnostic or an atheist.
Was Pope Stephen wrong when he dug up Pope Formosus and put his corpse on trial?
Apparently you are one who rejects and refuses the power the pope has in the care of souls...does that make you a protestant?
Judaism ceased to exist 2000 years ago. Old Testament Judaism is NOT the Judaism practiced today. The latter is a false religion. Not an option, sorry.
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