Pope asks universities to disseminate his claim ‘diversity of religions’ is ‘willed by God’

LifeSite News | March 25, 2019 | Maike HIckson

[Mrs. Don-o]

You, myself, my 3-year-old nephew should be ‘pope’. We know a lot more about Catholicism than Bergoglio does.

[firebrand]

Francis needs to be born again.

[21twelve]

“When Jesus returns there will be no religious diversity.”

Agreed. However, as impossible as it seems that I would agree with the Pope, I think God has willed a diversity of religions for now. God created EVERYTHING. Even evil - including other, evil religions.

Now - if the Pope is really saying that by God willing them that God agrees with them - then I would disagree.

As far as “inter-faith” relationships go - I’m all for it. One more way to witness to muslims and others about the one true Creator God.

[Mrs. Don-o]

God's "permissive" will allowed the election of Bergoglio, just as His "permissive" will allows childhood cancers, paranoid schizophrenia, and mortal sin.

The Holy Spirit does not, in some positive and focused way, pick a pope, any more that He picked your husband or your congressman. We pray for God's guidance, to be sure, and His providence never fails; but He does not override our free will.

"You pays your money and you takes your choice."

That, my brothers and sisters, is Catholic doctrine.

[BlessedBeGod]

Unless you’re going to tell us that the Holy Spirit doesn’t guide the college of cardinals in the selection of the pope, too.

Each cardinal is supposed to listen to the Holy Spirit, but God doesn't force them to -- they have free will. If they do listen, He guides.

[Mrs. Don-o]

You believe the Bible is God's word, do you not? Then look up church in your Bible concordance.

Christ founded the church. It's real, not a vapor, a notional thing, a headless hammer without a handle.

It's the only thing in the Creed you can see. Tagline

[editor-surveyor]

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The Poop seems to be unfamiliar with Yeshua’s clear statement that his path is narrow, and Few there be that find it!
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[Yulee]

that claims a “diversity of religions” is “willed by God.”
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John 14:6:
Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me.

??????????????????....and the Pope says...............

[Retvet]

Makes sense. God created the universe for entertainment, he was bored.

[editor-surveyor]

“Church is a sorry mistranslation of “Kehillah” which is his remnant since Adam.

There was/is no NT church created. The covenant is with “Israel” (the house of Israel and the House of Judah as clearly stated by Jeremiah)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Correction: God did create everything, but God did no create evil.

How does that work?

It's because evil is not a "thing." Everything God made as good, but "evil" is a deprivation of the good. It is not a "thing" in itself, but a deformity, defect, or perversion imposed on a good thing.

It's analogous to the fact that "cold" is not a "thing," it's just a deprivation of warmth. There are no stars in the Universe that radiate cold.

"Darkness" is not a "thing," it's a deprivation of light. I can't put a box on the table, open it, and have darkness flow out of it.

"Evil" is not a "thing," it's a deprivation of good. Like Satan: God made him good. Satan, as Lucifer, rejected the God of Life, and became like the Walking Dead: diabolical.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “..and the Pope says.....” <<

“Satan is the way...”

[Campion]

Of course it's not ex cathedra.

[editor-surveyor]

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Evil is all that takes place that is not the will of Yehova!
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[Campion]

Show me the “lies” in the Nicene Creed. Since Catholicism is “built on lies” they should be easy to find.

[editor-surveyor]

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Every creed is a pack of anti-scriptural lies.

No creed is found in scripture.

[metmom]

So if God does not guide the college of cardinals in the selection of the pope, then there can be no legitimate claim of him being the vicar of Christ.

He’s just a man elected by popular vote.

That’s an awful lot to hang your hat on, especially considering the powers you all attribute to him.

[Mrs. Don-o]

The Greek term for "church" (found, with its cognates, 114 times in the New Testament) is ekklesia ---originally, in Greek city-states, the citizens who are "called out" when a herald comes to proclaim the news.

If you look it up, you can see for yourself the several senses in which it is used in the New Testament. It's used to mean, not just the "called out" people gathered in the public square listening to the herald, but also:

• the Body of Christ wherever they are in heaven or on the earth, with Christ as the Head; and/or

• God’s people in a given region (Acts 9:31).; and/or

• a local congregation of Christians (1 Cor. 1:2; Rev. 1:11); and/or

• a group of Christians assembled for public worship (1 Cor. 14:34-35); and/or

• those who are assembled (called out) specifically by the Apostles or Paul, or their appointed or ordained co-apostles like Titus or Timothy. By the end of the First Century, when all the original Apostles were deceased, it would be the People of God assembled around their bishop (episcopos).

As far as I can see, any other nuances of meaning will derive from one of the above NT usages.

[amihow]

Well at least we could be heard. I had a huge fight with a priest in a meeting once. Told him you sound like R. McCormick and C. Curran to which he answered yes I do follow them. I said I follow the teaching of the Magisterium of the Church and you and I will never agree.

Silence.

These priests drive me nuts. Some popes too. Hehe.

[aces]

with all the ceremony needed i’d say not, God is not a learned history lesson, I believe Christ has reserved salvation for himself and did not leave all truth with any men..just a beginning, the other side of his teachings are about making earth eden again..the birds of the field do not sow or reap for food, why does man..verses..which as history consultants cannot see what the LORD is saying..can we say manna, total dependence on the Father only by accepting Christ..what I am sure he is not saying is he wants a concrete block world..where is the vision, not with man, or religions, God has it..