If No One is Pope, Everyone is Pope. Reflection on the Unitive Dimension -- Pope’s Office& Charism

Archdiocese of Washington ^ | 09-22-15 | Msgr. Charles Pope

[Salvation]

But thanks be to God for the Lord’s Prayer and for the Holy Spirit. If it were not for these, the Church wouldn’t have lasted twenty minutes! But here we are more than two thousand years later, not without our troubles and tensions, but here and fundamentally united (with legitimate diversity). There is just no other way to describe the fundamental unity of the Catholic Church for all these years than as a miracle.

[Salvation]

Monsignor Pope Ping!

[Salvation]

Unabridged title:

If No One is Pope, Everyone is Pope. A Reflection on the Unitive Dimension of the Pope’s Office and Charism

[aMorePerfectUnion]

If no one is pope, things are again Biblical.

[Texas Eagle]

If No One is Pope, Everyone is Pope.

Boom shakalaka. Just like The Bible says, the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.

[BipolarBob]

What about in the Bible where Jesus put a crown on Peters head and declared him Pope? Or when He plainly said there would be succession of Popes after him? What?? That's not in the Bible?? What are they trying to pull here? No wonder there are adamantly against Sola Scriptura. The Bible ain't on their side.

[Popman]

The tragic disunity of Christendom is not entirely the fault of the Protestants. We Catholics contributed to breaks that happened in the 12th century (with the Orthodox) and the 16th century (with the Protestants).

Wow...several FR Catholics would consider that hearsay and worthy of the rack at least...

[bigbob]

Pope Culture!

[Texas Eagle]

several FR Catholics would consider that hearsay

Not to mention heresy.

[Petrosius]

Clearly it is Msgr. Charles who is Pope. : )

[bray]

How is Pope Marxist doing and has he trashed America yet?

Pray America is waking

[Texas Eagle]

I bet this would've brought great comfort to those dissidents rotting in Castro's jail while The Pope was being worshipped and adored a few days ago.

Fortunately, they'll never be able to read this.

No internet in those jails.

[Mad Dawg]

Just like the Bible says, SOME teachers. ... Not ALL teachers.

[shankbear]

Only Jesus Christ is unity. Not a lesser man.

[60Gunner]

"Today we welcome Pope Francis to the United States. In so doing, we welcome more than just a popular public figure. We welcome someone whom the Lord prays for in a very special manner. Simon Peter and his successors enjoy a special charism to unite us, by the Lord’s prayer and grace. Let’s look at the scriptural foundation of this prayer and charism and see how essential the office of the pope is for us."

Speaking as a former Roman catholic who has been saved through a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ: What complete and undiluted heretical rubbish.

First of all, Christ prays for all of His saints with equal fervor, passion, and travail. No man is more or less worthy of God's favor, love, or even judgment.

Second of all, Peter did not have any "special charism." Rather, he was filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, as evidenced in the book of Acts. All who call on Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior receive the Holy Spirit as a deposit guaranteeing their inheritance, a counsel, teacher, and even battle partner (paraclete).

It was not upon a man (Peter) that the Church was built, but rather the man's faith.

Finally: The Pope is as essential to the faith and salvation of mankind as a premoistened towelette is to a gunfight. He is nothing more than a sinful man, elected by other sinful men, to be magically transformed into some supposed "vicar of Christ" (an office that not even Christ himself mentioned or created).

If you want answers, look to the wellspring of truth and salvation who is the Lord Jesus Christ, and reject the doctrine of men and demons.

As Deitrich Bonhoeffer famously said: "Christ plus anything is Antichrist; Christ minus anything is Antichrist."

[Mad Dawg]

ARE they in fact Biblical? Where? Joel Osteen’s shoppe? Swaggart’s? Graham’s? Within a ten mile radius of me there are easily a dozen Baptist churches, one Catholic, one Episcopalian, a few varieties of Methodist/Wesleyan, Brethren, DOC, Mennonite, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and more. Which is Biblical? None has a Pope. All have a Bible. Why are there so many?

[C. Edmund Wright]

That’s gonna leave a mark.....not gonna “buff right out”

[Popman]

dang auto correct...

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“Which is Biblical?”
All that adhere to the core tenets of Christianity as taught in Scripture - as it has been since the beginning.

“None has a Pope.”

Yes, we can be grateful for that.

“All have a Bible.”

Yes, we can be exceedingly grateful for that.

“Why are there so many?”

A better question. Since the Catholic denomination has a pope, why don’t most Catholics agree with him and obey?

[BipolarBob]

All have a Bible. Why are there so many?

Jesus said "Go out and preach the Gospel". Could it be they are doing what they are bidden?