Posted on 03/20/2015 11:52:35 AM PDT by Gamecock
POPE FRANCIS IS set to dine with inmates at a prison in Naples, Italy when he visits tomorrow.
Some of these will reportedly be coming from a ward housing gay and transgender inmates, some of whom are infected with HIV.
It has been reported by Religion News that the visit had not initially been on the Pope’s schedule but that he had specifically requested it take place.
The lunch will involve 90 inmates who were selected from a lottery of around 1,900 according to the Vatican Insider website.
After the meal the Pontiff intends to meet with each of the inmates individually.
During his time in the Vatican Pope Francis has previously reached out to the prison population. Last year he washed and kissed the feet of a number of prisoners at a youth offenders unit in Rome.
Two of the prisoners were Muslims and two others were female.
He has also previously stated that he does not believe that any crime deserves the death penalty.
Pope Francis has also made comments welcomed by the LGBT community since he appointment, including his comment of ‘who am I to judge?’ on board of a flight from Brazil in 2013.
He has previously privately met with a transgender man from Spain in the Vatican who had written to him about the rejection he was experiencing in his home parish.
However, he has also previously expressed his opposition to same-sex marriage.
I just hope none of them have leprosy.
Nothing wrong about meeting with sinners - the crux is what is he going to tell them?
Who is he to judge?
Nothing wrong here.
Mark 2:17
“Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.”
This doesn’t appear to be the big deal some are making it out as. He is dining with a bunch of convicts and from what I understand the prisoners were chosen at random by lottery.
Could someone kindly inform the Pope that the death penalty is appropriate in some cases.
“Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.”
Leviticus 24:17
If it is a message of repentance, salvation, and forgiveness, good. It has to be ALL THREE! If it is “oh you are all still good people, go and sin some more, it doesn’t matter”, FAIL.
In Pope Francis’ defense, he probably confused them for Catholic Priests.
Nothing wrong with meeting with sinners and reaching out to them with God’s Word. Let’s not go off half-cocked. Wait and see if he says something stupid.
As we all know, everybody’s a sinner.
Especially, mothers who butcher their own children.
A very sad post, my FRiend...
I doubt it. Most of those were simply reassigned not sent to prison.
Leviticus 24:17
Things are going to get pretty crazy if we all start following everything in Leviticus.
It would be nice if we followed what he also said about tattoos!
Exactly.
Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners.. so I have no problem with this IF he would call them to repentance and give them the gospel (if he knew it)
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