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Pope Francis meets US televangelists, and the first-ever ‘papal high-five’ follows
Religion News Service ^ | 07/10/2014 | Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Posted on 07/10/2014 2:24:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

What does it take to produce the first-ever papal high-five? A meeting with American televangelists, apparently.

The gesture came during a three-hour meeting of Pope Francis and Texas televangelists Kenneth Copeland and James Robison, just weeks after the pontiff met with televangelist Joel Osteen and other religious leaders. At the June 24 meeting, Robison said he was so moved by Pope Francis’ message of the gospel that he asked the translator to ask Francis for a high-five. The pope obliged, raised his arm and the two men smacked hands.

The televangelists are among some wealthier U.S. evangelicals who have recently met with Francis, who has called for a focus on the poor and a simple lifestyle for clergy. In March, the pope met with members of the Green family, the Oklahoma billionaires whose company, Hobby Lobby, won their challenge to President Obama’s contraception coverage mandate at the Supreme Court last week.

Copeland and Osteen have been criticized by some as teaching “health and wealth” prosperity theology, the belief that faith can increase one’s wealth. But from his humble shoes to his simple Fiat, Francis has set a decidedly un-extravagant example.

“The prosperity gospel seems to be fundamentally opposed to the message that Francis has been spreading. But he has shown that he’s willing to meet with just about anyone,” said Michael Peppard, a professor of theology at Fordham University.

“Joel Osteen seems to have a charismatic authority among a large amount of people. Maybe Francis is channeling Jesus: If you disagree with someone, meet with them.”

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TOPICS: Catholic; Charismatic Christian; Ecumenism; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: antipope; homosexualagenda; kennethcopeland; popefrancis; romancatholicism; televangelist
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To: PastorBooks

Poor you! The last refuge of the hurt evangelical - calling in the religious mods who have no time to investigate who is wrong and who is right. Boo hoo.


21 posted on 07/10/2014 4:03:49 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: livius; miss marmelstein

My theory is...ignore them. Satan is the master of division.

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Exactly. As my dear late mother always reminded me, “Sticks and stones...etc.”


22 posted on 07/10/2014 4:14:36 PM PDT by Bigg Red (31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
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To: Ann Archy

Oh Ann. You just don’t have a sense of humor! ;-)

Actually, I agree with you. When I think of the strong popes loyal to the One True Faith, I think of men who wouldn’t be caught dead giving a “high five”...especially to a Protestant heretic.


23 posted on 07/10/2014 4:25:38 PM PDT by piusv
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To: piusv
" I think of men who wouldn’t be caught dead giving a “high five”...especially to a Protestant heretic."

I'm surprised you're willing to soil yourself by posting on a site with Protestants. Should you even be speaking to us? I mean, the unseemliness of it! /S

That's okay, though, Pius. Really. I know you're a brother in Christ, even if you don't think so.

24 posted on 07/10/2014 4:39:18 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: piusv

Such bad optics.......he needs a talking to by Benedict!!!


25 posted on 07/10/2014 4:44:56 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: miss marmelstein

RE: Let’s just say the pope doesn’t read the vile comments on the Catholic Church that appear on FR. I was an innocent about evangelicals about a year ago...no longer.

Just wondering, how do you know that any rude comments about the popes were posted by Evangelicals?


26 posted on 07/10/2014 4:46:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: miss marmelstein

I’m sure he would be thrilled to see what his FR minions say about Protestants on this site.


27 posted on 07/10/2014 4:50:30 PM PDT by Gamecock (There is room for all of God's animals. Right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Actually, according to Traditional Catholic teaching, Protestants are separated brethren, but still heretics.


28 posted on 07/10/2014 5:11:06 PM PDT by piusv
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To: SeekAndFind

i question the choices to meet with these “money cometh!” prosperity gospel “preachers”.

i suppose he might figure the light on doctrine crowds are’easier to bring over’to the rcc than those that are rooted deply in biblical theology.


29 posted on 07/10/2014 5:25:51 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: piusv
"Actually, according to Traditional Catholic teaching, Protestants are separated brethren, but still heretics."

Am I, as a Protestant, considered to be following a false religion?

30 posted on 07/10/2014 5:29:11 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: CatherineofAragon; piusv

“”Actually, according to Traditional Catholic teaching, Protestants are separated brethren, but still heretics.”

Don’t forget that not all holders of heresy are fully blameworthy because they know no better.

“Am I, as a Protestant, considered to be following a false religion?”

If it is Protestant, it was started by a man and not by Christ. It is by definition false. It may hold to some truth, but it also embraces and teaches error.


32 posted on 07/10/2014 5:33:47 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: vladimir998; piusv

Thanks, vladmir. That confirms what Pius told me recently.

No hard feelings, brother. :)


33 posted on 07/10/2014 5:39:26 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: piusv

same thing my Orthodox friends say about the Romans...

...and relax, I don’t have a dog in this fight. I’m a severely lapsed Anglican, who’s just tired of the internecine bullcrap Christians seem capable of throwing at each other...

Good luck. I notice your Bishop of Rome has brought the Vatican Bank into the 21st century using some semblance of accounting standards...that’s actually going to give you more problems than a bunch of narcissistic, telegenic nutters obsessed with popular culture expressions of “unity”.


34 posted on 07/10/2014 5:39:58 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: miss marmelstein

Well, there’s the crowd that swears up and down that the Roman Catholic church is the Whore of Babylon.

And there’s another crowd that swears up and down that it is one and the same with the Perfect Bride of Christ, and that anyone with a lower view of it is on the express bus to hell.

My take on it? Both of these crowds partake of blasphemy. They are trying to define the church in terms of enemies, of which of CO-OURSE they are conveniently not.


35 posted on 07/10/2014 5:42:52 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

“No hard feelings, brother. :)”

None at all. If you’re baptized, we have the same Father whom we can call on as Abba!


36 posted on 07/10/2014 5:43:23 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: vladimir998

How about hijacked by a man or men...


37 posted on 07/10/2014 5:45:32 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

He might have more classily met with someone like Franklin Graham.


38 posted on 07/10/2014 5:47:07 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: miss marmelstein; PastorBooks
My, my...now look at who is being nasty...

Mat_7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

39 posted on 07/10/2014 5:49:28 PM PDT by HarleyD ("... letters are weighty, but his .. presence is weak, and his speech of no account.")
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To: vladimir998
"None at all. If you’re baptized, we have the same Father whom we can call on as Abba!"

I am baptized, yes. And you're right. What a blessed reason to rejoice.

40 posted on 07/10/2014 5:52:01 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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