Is it just me, or does the concept of imposing de-centralization from the top down, seem oxymoronic?
Is it just me, or does the concept of imposing de-centralization from the top down, seem oxymoronic?
1) Bable
2) How many times was the temple destroyed in the Old Testament
3) New Testament Temple destruction.
I get the impression that God does not like centralization, the exception being when He does it. Scattering the sheep and then seeing which ones hear his voice seems to be a repeated tactic.
Having a king is good when you have a good king............
I was just about to post the same thing. If Pope Francis is somehow implying that the decision about admittance of re-married couples to Communion should be a local matter, then it's awfully odd he would invoke some kind of Papal privilege to enforce such a decision.
In other words if the author of this piece is right then eventually Pope Francis should say or do something that would put himself in direct opposition to established Church teaching. It's an incredible claim when one thinks about it!
I think the author, and others, should take this sentence from the OP to heart: We shall have to wait until the Pope delivers a final response to the synod next year.
Why don't you just do that Mr. Thompson, instead of keeping yourself up at night worrying about what *might* happen. You'll live longer.
“Is it just me, or does the concept of imposing de-centralization from the top down, seem oxymoronic?”
That’s what I thought! Weird. He’s going to use his central power to decentralize.
You have a point.
“Is it just me, or does the concept of imposing de-centralization from the top down, seem oxymoronic?”
Yup, you’re absolutely right, and that’s exactly what Pope Francis will be doing, IMO.