“It must break the Lord’s heart to be reduced in the process to a “Christ child” to be “looked at for encouragement.” This isn’t salvation lite, this is not salvation at all. What of what He has done on the Cross? This “Christ child” (viewed as such) bears nobody’s sins away. We are going to get an unredeemed mess that way.”
Afraid I don’t understand that diatribe. But wouldn’t it have been wonderful if, at this critical juncture in time, we got a new Pope who repudiated the leftist agenda, and reaffirmed our NEED for traditional Judeo-Christian Values, respect for LIFE, personal responsibility, the traditional family?
I guess you’d need some context for the Christ Child thing. Don’t know how well known the papal announcement is. He said that peoples of all religions should look on the Christ Child for encouragement and hope.
Without the one doing this understanding something of what the ministry of the Savior is about, this is a meaningless gesture. The Christ Child is not some spiritual rabbit’s foot.
By the way if you really want to see diatribe I can give you diatribe. I’m just lamenting here.