"They are impatient for Benedict to kick out the Bad People and create a Pure Church....He labors at "excessive ecumenism" instead of telling the Protestants, "Go to hell! We don't need you." He is not about Power. "
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This is only a minor detail, but I think that the Pope IS about "P"ower--Power in the purest form that a human may accept.
http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/matthew20.htm
But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
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But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
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whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
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Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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What I like about the article: "Bad" people are those in most need of staying in Church rather than being kicked out and having the Church made "Pure". Keeping "Bad" people close to Christ is the Purification that WE need. If all "Bad" people were kicked out, I suppose the "Pure" Church on earth would only have Jesus and Pope B16...and I would be 100% about the mere mortal dude of the two.
You are a constant source of inspiration! And usually nail it right on the head. Thank you for the feedback.
Dear SaltyJoe,
Good post.
If we're going to kick the Bad People out,... I guess I gotta go, too.
:-(
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