Posted on 07/29/2016 5:59:08 PM PDT by ebb tide
Using dramatic dance to show the separation caused by imprisonment and even a rock-climbing wall to equate the need to forgive each other's offenses to getting up after you fall down, the youths presented the pontiff with what they called "The Way of Mercy."
They started the event by tying the condemning of Jesus to death to the need to shelter pilgrims, who they identified today as migrants entering Europe to flee war and violence. Among those carrying the cross at the first station were two Syrians living as refugees in Italy.
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Oh boy.
He doesn’t want to admit them, he wants you to do it.
Wow, that sounds pretty God-awful.
I’m crying my eyes out.
Lets write off yet another area of the globe and import all their citizens to the sinking ship called the West.
Commies always exploit the kids.
Idiots.
Idiots.
Don’t people solve the worlds problems with interpretive dance anymore? Youth these days have no soul anymore.
God'll get them for that...
Is that the Vatican’s wall?
Yeah, that was definitely the social justice walk. Our group did not go but decided to stay back and prep for today’s walk and overnight vigil. BTW, looks like I am headed back to the ME three days after i return from this. Joy.
Misguided mercy is a dangerous thing. It made Saul unfit to rule.
Saul spared Agag, the king of the Amalekites.
From Agag descended Haman.
However,
David spared Shimei.
From Shimei descended Mordecai.
David’s slaying of the giant wasn’t just an event in the lifetime of David.
After all, he picked up five smooth stones. He only used one of them to slay Goliath. You might then say that this left four, to be used as needed. In the fullness of time...
One can count of the evil to support the evil. It’s not unusual for the evil to fake compassion and use lies as reasons why they support those who are evil, who hate us.
Agree, it can mean death for countless others.
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