Posted on 09/14/2014 5:44:21 AM PDT by NYer
Pope Francis officiates a mass at the wedding of 20 couples in St.Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, September 14, 2014.
Pope Francis (not pictured) officiates a mass at the wedding of 20 couples in St.Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, September 14, 2014.
A groom exchanges rings with his bride during their wedding mass officiated by Pope Francis in St.Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, September 14, 2014.
Ping!
He’ll soon be marrying homosexuals, lesbians, transexuals, and polygamists!
No socialist Popes for me today, thanks.
That’s what he is.
Lol!
Crawl back in your hole.
I’m just speaking the truth. Like I have said this is just the beginning. If you don’t like it you can crawl back into your hole of denial.
Are you a Catholic? If not, concentrate on stopping Protestant churches from “marrying” homosexuals. It’s happening all over. It will never happen in the Catholic Church. There is one big difference in the doctrine of the Catholic Church and the “doctrine” of protestant faiths. Protestant faiths base their doctrine on a show of hands. They mostly follow the secular world. The Catholic Church bases it’s doctrine on the Word of the Lord. So there will be no homosexual “marriages”, no abortion of any kind, because he’s murder, and no female clergy. So you’ll be disappointed. And it matters not a wit who the Pope might happen to be.
Never say never.
Excellent reply. I don’t care for this particular pope or his new age liturgy but everything you say is true regarding Catholic faith and doctrine..
WOW!!! I bet renting that and paying the Pope was expensive. ;O)
Why would you say such a thing?
The truth according to whom?
Are you a prophet?
Wagering again?
It’s beautiful. I’m very happy for all these people.
I was talking with a friend at church yesterday about our desire to visit Italy. She has been to Rome, many years ago when she was in college, but I never have. And neither of us has been to Assisi. (Only my mother!)
The truth according to what the Jewish prophets spoke long ago about the end of days.
It’s not difficult to see that every masculine-dominated institution has been compromised over the past 100 or more years.
Take a look at the changes within the Catholic Church in the last 50.
Why would I say such? Because it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the trends.
Look at how many Catholics got upset over Vatican II.
Stepping back from the picture, I view this as Pope Francis' calling back the sheep who have wandered and strayed. In our contemporary society, cohabitation is now the norm. Sadly, the conservative catholic blogosphere has labeled this as Pope marries couples 'living in sin'. This article provides insight into how the pope's message has resonated with young couples, some of whom have children. Since this is a sacrament, they would have been required to go to confession before the celebration of their marriage. I especially appreciated how the young couple in this article have responded to the Holy Father's message on marriage and have committed themselves to it.
I was talking with a friend at church yesterday about our desire to visit Italy. She has been to Rome, many years ago when she was in college, but I never have. And neither of us has been to Assisi.
Having been married to an Italian immigrant, we traveled frequently to Italy. During those years, I visited Rome and Assisi. Should you decide to make the trip, please let me know. I can offer a few tips on lodging in Assisi and places of interest in the surrounding area, to visit.
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