Posted on 11/23/2014 5:16:06 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Satire??
IS POPE FRANCIS DUPING LIBERALS ON MARRIAGE? (LINK)
It seems some of these leftie fanboys are eager to believe what they want to believe.
I don’t think so.
Maybe he’s a Gaytheist...
I’ve never liked any Pope. I don’t even respect them.
I’m not a Catholic, so I don’t even know what a Pope really IS. lol (I actually have no religion)
Having said that, I find a lot of what this Pope does to be a populist gimmick. I keep expecting him to go and lay down with druggies in a crack-house for attention. He just goes overboard with those kinds of things. I think it really cheapens his position. Kind of like how 0bama cheapens the Presidency. (at least he has term limits)
Nonsense. Nothing here. Move on.
Nothing here different that what other Popes have explained about acts of mercy and forgiveness taken direct from the beatitudes. Catholic doctrine and Credo cannot be changed simply on the basis of a Pope’s ad hoc utterances.
I hate the author of this piece just because he's the author of this adolescent drivel, and it is right of me to do so.
Re: ““Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.”
Free market capitalism has brought about more equity in economic prosperity, more freedom, and elevated more people out of poverty than any other economic system. The “goodness” of those wielding economic power is irrelevant to the free market working - it is the way the world ultimately works. It is not perfect and I do believe capitalism tempered with Judeo-Christian ethics helps create that safety net for society (through church and civic charitable organizations).
Any other system leads to totalitarianism.
Francis is duping a lot more people than just liberals.
Yeah, I bet.
The world loves Pope Francis. The world hated Jesus Christ. Hmmmm.
Jesus is God. Pope Francis is just a man. He tries to emulate Christ and most of the things that make liberals jump are, on closer inspection, not really what they think. But it is good news for Christianity as a whole to have someone who tosses away the pomp and is seen direct with the poor.
There fixed that for you. He still has the palace. He still has the royal robes and throne and headpieces. I am sure he can have steak and lobster any time he desires it. He is still worshiped as someone greater than an average man. The fact that he goes slumming at his choosing is no doubt pleasing to his ego for legacy purposes.
No, Bob, it hasn’t just been “occasionally”. He didn’t live in the Archbishop’s residence in Buenos Aires but had a very modest apartment. Often he would take the bus. He would fix very basic meals in his apartment consisting of rice and the like. He has a history of selling vehicles provided him, getting a considerably older one, and giving the money difference to the poor, which long precedes his election as Pope. Throughout his Church career, others have been concerned about him, wanting him to live better, but he has resisted.
I didn’t like the “Who am I to judge?” statement, nor the demotion of Cardinal Burke, but I do not question this pope’s modest, even austere lifestyle and his commitment to be close to the poor of his flock.
Lots of large buildings in Roime or any European capital are called "palaces." Don't think of Prince Charming's palace from Cinderella: a sumptuous mansion. Think of a public buiilding with offices and meeting rooms. Heated by radiators from the 1950's. There, fixed it for ya.
"He still has the royal robes and throne and headpieces."
These are not personal fashion statements, any more than a Marine in his Dress Blues. They are official and ceremonial. You may feel uncomfortable seeing a U.S. military officer with a chest full of medals ("fruit salad") as they say. Marks of rank, a similar concept. Even more similar would be the priestly garments described in detail in the book Leviticus. Catholics don't have a Levitical priesthood (ours is in the order of Melchizedek) but the idea of "Worship the LORD in holy attire" (Psalm 96:9) is still the same. For the Bible tells me so.
"I am sure he can have steak and lobster..."
Yeah, yeah, so could I if I cut back on the chicken tenders. By the way, Pope Francis dislikes champagne and prefers to drinks Maté.... with Evangelicals. EEEeeeek!
" He is still worshiped as someone greater than an average man."
Wrong-o. Not workshiped. He's not anything other than a human being. This link Two Minute Lesson (LINK) shows how we have historically dealt with papal error and stupidity. It's worth a look.
"The fact that he goes slumming at his choosing is no doubt pleasing to his ego for legacy purposes." No doubt that's why we spend our time slumming here at the Free Repubblic Religion Forum. Bad neighborhood. Edgy.
All clear now? Bless your heart.
I was clear before.
Nope. But at least othe readers will be clearer now.
Did you wantch the 2-minute video link? What do you think of it?
“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.”
- Luke 6:26
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