Posted on 07/29/2022 6:33:06 PM PDT by marshmallow
St. Louis, Mo., Jul 28, 2022 / 16:23 pm Speaking Thursday to a group of priests, bishops, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians, and pastoral workers at the Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, Pope Francis urged those present to model Christian joy and fraternity to those to whom they minister.
“Christian joy is about the experience of a peace that remains in our hearts, even when we are pelted by trials and afflictions, for then we know that we are not alone, but accompanied by a God who is not indifferent to our lot. When seas are rough: The storm is always on the surface but the depths remain calm and peaceful. That is also true of Christian joy: It is a free gift, the certainty of knowing that we are loved, sustained and embraced by Christ in every situation in life,” the pope said in his homily as part of a Vespers service at the cathedral.
The pope noted that the first Bishop of Québec, St. François de Laval, opened a seminary in 1663 and devoted his entire ministry to the formation of priests.
“Dear brothers and sisters, the Gospel needs to be proclaimed if we are to communicate the joy of faith to today’s men and women,” the pope said. “Yet this proclamation is not primarily a matter of words, but of a witness abounding with gratuitous love, for that is God’s way with us. A proclamation that should take shape in a personal and ecclesial lifestyle that can rekindle a desire for the Lord, instill hope, and radiate trust and credibility.”
Avoiding 'vain nostalgia'
Pope Francis spoke about contemporary challenges to the faith, including the concept of secularization, which he described as “relegating God, as it were, to the background.” He warned, however, that “we must be careful not........
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Pope satanfelcher and his schwabbian pals are evil
Pope Scumbag isn’t Christian either.
Perhaps.
Simply pointing it out, however, as a matter of fact, isn’t.
Light exposing darkness isn’t wrong. Its just light being light.
Well no need for repentance
or
forgiveness
or
Jesus
or
A pope
or God.
Good thing the WEF and Meta and the transhumanists are cooking up an A.I. God for the one world religion.
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John said it first. The whole world lies in darkness.
He’s probably speaking to us from the future after Christ’s return and the world has been purged of Satan’s influence.
He speaks the words of the serpent.
““Bitterly” complaining that “the world is evil; sin reigns” is “not Christian,” the Holy Father asserted.
“We are called, instead, to have a view similar to that of God, who discerns what is good and persistently seeks it, sees it and nurtures it,” the pope preached. ”
He’s right there but then he goes on to poison it.
“And this is a mistaken way of seeing things … secularization demands that we reflect on the changes in society that have influenced the way in which people think about and organize their lives,” he continued. “If we consider this aspect of the question, we come to realize that what is in crisis is not the faith, but some of the forms and ways in which we present it.”
Good grief, the Pope whines/complains more than anyone.
Throughout the 66 Books of the Bible God declares the world, especially the heart of men, as being evil continually. Hence the need for a pure sinless sacrifice to atone for the world’s sin. Pretty basic Christianity.
Frankie’s trying out for the False Prophet...
Christ calls us to preach to the lost but the lost need to understand that they are, in fact, lost.
““Bitterly” complaining that “the world is evil; sin reigns” is “not Christian,” the Holy Father asserted.
= = =
Well, do they think The Bible is True?
Romans 1, and into Romans 2 covers this.
So Paul, the author of Romans is ‘not Cristian’?
I guess it isn’t evil to a Pachamama Pope, but that is not the same as a Christian Pope.
bttt
Who is he trying to please, immigrant pooves?
He doesn’t know the Bible. At all.
“We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” 1 John 5:19
“I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and law low the pompous pride of the ruthless.”
Isaiah 13:11
I think he is the front runner, the wingman for possible antichrist Barry Soetoro.
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