The Church faces two threats: Islam and secularism AKA the dictatorship of relativism.
Its not at all clear whether it has the will or the strength to overcome them. As Cardinal Bergoglio, the Pope dismally failed to stem the tide of lapsed Catholics and the aggressive growth of secularism in his native Argentina. As Pope, at 76, one has the feeling it may be too much to expect him to do a better job of addressing these challenges than his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI did.
People in their old age don’t change much, not even Popes. I am however, prepared to be surprised even when I am not expecting it.
“We’re looking to move the church forward, with gay marriage and women priests. He’s going to turn back the clock.”
I read that and had to scroll back to the top to make sure it wasn’t our resident satirist writing this article.
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What you mean “we”???
News to everyone: The Cuomo’s are NOT Catholic. Since they no longer believe ALL that the Catholic Church teaches and professes, they are no longer in communion with the Church. I don’t know what Church they think they belong to, but it is ot ours.
The cafeteria was never opened in our Church.
Can anyone make sense of Cuomo (or anyone) saying “Personally, I think abortion is wrong, but...woman’s right to choose.”?
What is it they think is wrong about it?
If it has anything at all to do with the taking of a life, then they’ve just agreed that people can kill inconvenient life.
“Personally, I think abortion is wrong, but it’s not right to get in the way of someone who wants to kill people who are inconvenient to them.”
The second half makes it impossible for the first half to make sense.
Both liberals and Conservatives are thrilled with this selection......SOMEBODY is going to be disappointed....it is only a matter of time before we find out which group.
| We make a very serious mistake if we rely on media like the New York Times, Newsweek, CNN, or MSNBC for reliable news about religion. These news media simply don’t provide trustworthy information about religious faith—and sometimes they can’t provide it, either because of limited resources or because of their own editorial prejudices. These are secular operations focused on making a profit. They have very little sympathy for the Catholic faith, and quite a lot of aggressive skepticism toward any religious community that claims to preach and teach God’s truth. |
Things of the Church reported in the secular media, particularly about the Holy Father, need to be viewed with the most jaundiced eye.
Madeline Cuomo, the sister of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told Crain’s New York Business. “We’re looking to move the church forward, with gay marriage and women priests.
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Who is “WE scumbag.?
Certainly not any Catholic who believes in the Church.
You are not looking to move the Church foward. You are working for Satan.By your own words you are sentencing yourself to an eternity in hell.
“I don’t think he’s what we need right now in the Catholic Church,” Madeline Cuomo, the sister of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told Crain’s New York Business. “We’re looking to move the church forward, with gay marriage and women priests. He’s going to turn back the clock.”
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Seriously, I double-checked the source when I read that to make sure I was not reading satire. Such a typical CINO comment.
The conceit on parade here is believing the church is a mere earthly institution which can be reshaped according to human whim. At worst, she's calling Christ a liar.