Posted on 09/13/2014 12:23:08 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
The Pope (and “the system”) that is utterly powerless to rein in our pro-abortion Cardinals (Wuerl, Dolan, O’Malley) would come down like a ton of bricks on any bishop who dared to say that Francis is not the bestest, holiest, fuzziest, most wonderfulest Pope ever.
....”It is a Dark Age for the Church. It is a time to stay away from Rome at all costs”....
The Catholic church has never left the Dark ages....rather incorporated much of the paganism of that time until now.
However if Francis is shaking catholics loose from Rome, by what he’s doing, that’s a good thing...they may meet the Biblical Jesus along the way and be fully set free from their bondage to Rome.
There are good Popes and bad Popes.
The existence of bad Popes is no argument for snake-handling.
Of course they will. Those bishops with the courage and the Catholic Faith of St Athanasius would jump at the chance.
You said: “It is a Dark Age for the Church. It is a time to stay away from Rome at all costs.”
I agree with you about it being a very dark age for the Church. But would you elaborate on the second part a little?
Francis is not my favorite Pope by any means, but he was validly elected. Where is an orthodox Catholic to go?
I meant it literally, not figuratively.
Nobody, not even a Pope, is going to drive me out of the Roman Catholic Church, which is the One, True Church founded by Jesus Christ.
Understood. I have wanted to go to Rome for years now (never been) to see all of the beautiful churches, as well as the Vatican, but it has not been possible for one reason or another, and that is probably for the best.
Thank you for your insight! It is getting more and more difficult for faithful Catholics. At least it is for me.
Actually, I had in mind specifically priests and bishops, who might go to Rome and get “sucked in” to the clerical culture there—who knows who, what did Cardinal So-and-So say to Cardinal so-and-so, etc.
So true. I'm sure she considers herself a 'faithful' Catholic. As for reading 'Crux'; I'd never heard of it before this post, but I could understand the importance of reading it, from a faithful Catholic's standpoint. It is always important to know how the other side is thinking, and WHY, in order to refute it when encountering those Catholics in our lives who are confused, or even ambivalent, about Church teaching.
Ditto.
Yes - I see what you mean. Prayers for our Holy Catholic Church.
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