Quote of the Pope, from the article...“May we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters,” he said, and added, “May we learn to understand the suffering of others! ** May no one abuse the name of God through violence!” **
Hoss...”the remark about the usual popery equating those in Christ — Christians — with those who are NOT in Christ — the lost.”
Nowhere does anybody “equate” Christians with those who are not in Christ.
“According to John, we’re to not even admit them to our homes or greet them lest we partake of the same wickedness.”
I suggest you go read 2 John 1:6-11, in context and with the aid of a preacher, so you can understand your misunderstanding. I would imagine that it would be fairly difficult to take on the great Commission, if our hearts were that hardened.
"Quote of the Pope, from the article...“May we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters,”"
"...may we..."
Who is "we"? Who does the popester usually represent? He continues...
"...brothers and sisters..."
Hmmm. Until you can read the obvious, best thing for you to do is to attend to the board in your eye before claiming there is a mote in mine. 2 John does not remove our charge of the Great Commission; but the context as written seems pretty clear to me. If someone is teaching a false gospel, we're not to take part with it. If the pope is saying we're brothers and sisters, and we worship the same God (which the CCC teaches), then it seems to me to fit.
Is Mohammedism the true Gospel, or not?
Believe it or not, I get your point; but to equate them as believers (as the pope does by calling them "brothers and sisters" then makes the admonition in 2 John fall exactly into context.
Hoss
Let me try it from this angle then: in "context" we should ignore everything uttered by the pope. He preaches a false Gospel. Better?
Either way seems to fit. Pick one.
Hoss