Pope Francis Asks Protestants to Forgive Catholics for Persecution

The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 1/26/16 | CNS

[marshmallow]

The Pope spoke at a prayer service concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

After walking across the threshold of the Holy Door of the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls with an Orthodox metropolitan and an Anglican archbishop, Pope Francis invoked God's mercy upon divided Christians and apologised for times that Catholics may have hurt members of other denominations.

"As bishop of Rome and pastor of the Catholic Church, I want to beg for mercy and forgiveness for un-Gospel-like behaviour on the part of Catholics against Christians of other churches," the Pope said on Monday at a prayer service concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

"We ask most of all for forgiveness for the sin of our divisions, which are an open wound on the body of Christ," Pope Francis said.

"At the same time, I ask all my Catholic brothers and sisters to forgive if, today or in the past, they were hurt by other Christians," he said. "We cannot erase what happened, but we do not want to allow the burden of past faults to continue to poison our relationships."

As is customary, Pope Francis led the service at Rome's Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, which tradition holds as the burial site of the apostle. Orthodox Metropolitan Gennadios, representing the ecumenical patriarch, and Anglican Archbishop David Moxon, representing the archbishop of Canterbury, joined the pope in prayer at St Paul's tomb at the beginning of the service.

[af_vet_1981]

I never said any such thing as you suggested...I didn't say a word about children being saved...ALL young children and babies go to heaven...

You effectively denied the Messiah's commandment by publicly teaching the aforementioned commandment not to forbid parents from bringing their little ones to the Messiah was a prophecy to be fulfilled in a future kingdom, but not yet. I specifically asked you if you originated this teaching on your own or received it from another. You did not answer when asked, nor did you offer another scripture to buttress your contention that "all young children and babies" are saved. I'm waiting for the first reader to offer up an "age of accountability" from the scriptures or the tradition of their faith community, which is very difficult when one is reluctant to honestly name their faith community. "Anonymous," "No one," "No one," and "Glitch" are blamed for a lot of what actual sons and daughters of Adam and Eve do, which makes for amusing Family Circle cartoons, but little clarity.

[ghost of stonewall jackson]

where did this occur, spain?

[ghost of stonewall jackson]

when did the RCC feed Christians to the lions, or crucify them?