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Pope: Church Must Be 'Oasis of Mercy,' Not Severe Fortress
YahooNews ^ | April 11, 2015

Posted on 04/11/2015 11:22:49 AM PDT by Steelfish

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To: Talisker

Right back atcha.


21 posted on 04/12/2015 4:56:05 AM PDT by piusv
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To: piusv
Right back atcha.

Perspective is everything.

Except some things.

And even then.

Mostly.

22 posted on 04/12/2015 7:47:35 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker
I made a general comment about Christians massively overdoing the damnation and punishment issue over mercy and love.

Could you give some examples?

27 posted on 04/12/2015 1:23:31 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
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Could you give some examples?

Nope.

28 posted on 04/12/2015 2:03:17 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: piusv

I see Rorate agrees with me:

http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2015/04/notes-on-misericordiae-vultus-1-defense.html#more


29 posted on 04/12/2015 4:14:54 PM PDT by piusv
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To: Steelfish

As a doc, I know many sinners who long for God’s forgiveness and welcome this.

the bad news? Sociopaths will interpret this as approval of their selfish actions that harm others. Destroy the rules, and then turn on those who caution against ignoring rules and call them bigots.

I was just befriended on facebook for cautioning a young relative to avoid socializing with her grandfather, who had molested his daughter as a preteen...I am a bigot for judging him and advising her not to let her young daughter alone with him. How dare I say such things about this sweet old man!

And how many priests got away with abuse because they were nice guys, and the psychologists urged the bishops to forgive their lapse?


30 posted on 04/14/2015 12:22:28 AM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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