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To: Kolokotronis; CdMGuy

I’m speaking only for myself:

1) This pope has denied the existence of hell. Instead souls not worthy of salvation are just “annihilated”.

2) He opened the door to giving Holy Communion to unrepentant adulterers and non-Catholics.

3) He has opined that the Blessed Mother, conceived without sin, may have despaired and questioned God. He has said Jesus pretended to be angry with the money changers in the temple.

4) He has cast doubt on the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Instead, like a true socialist, he has suggested it was just a matter of “sharing”.

I could go on.


15 posted on 07/25/2016 7:34:11 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: ebb tide; Mrs. Don-o

Got a cite for #1? That’s an odd one. #2 was a practice of the early Latin church, up to about the 7th century, much, much later for priests in “irregular” relationships . #3 is roughly consistent with the theology of St. John Chrysostomos. Finally, got a cite for #4?


16 posted on 07/26/2016 3:53:54 AM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen and you, O death, are annihilated!)
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To: ebb tide; Kolokotronis; CdMGuy
Oh, my dear Ebb tide, you've been punked by a parody. The quotes about Pope Francis denying hell, denying the existence of Adam and Eve, saying all religions are true, etc. come from a satirical blog written by Erik Thorson, called Diversity Chronicle

It's been recycled through other humor and satire sites, inluding the "Entertainment" section of VacancyNigerians.com.

shall we say, Then it got picked up by --- other parties who should have known better --- who didn't fact-check it, but ran it s eye-popping, click-baiting straight news. ("Too good to verify" as Fan Rather might say.)

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I do not deny that Pope Francis has said a lot of perplexing and dubious things, but always by way of elision and equivocation --- these are bad enough. Ambiguity, confusion, and insinuation are dangerous to the faith and aggravating as all hell. But they are not positive statements of doctrinal heresy.

18 posted on 07/26/2016 9:08:01 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Stone cold sober, as a matter of fact.)
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