Posted on 04/12/2016 6:41:26 AM PDT by Legatus
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A heart that clings to the letter of the law is closed to the Holy Spirit and God's truth, Pope Francis said at morning Mass.
Such hardened hearts often were behind the persecution of innocent men and women seeking to follow God's will, the pope said April 11 in his homily during Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where he lives.
The history of the church "tells us of many people who were judged and killed, although they were innocent -- judged according to the Word of God, against the Word of God," he said. "Let's think about the witch hunts or St. Joan of Arc, many others who were burned, condemned because -- according to the judges -- they weren't in line with the Word of God."
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Sorry. While it is Christian duty to love the sinner, the sin itself is condemned. However if a sinner refuses to repent and indeed celebrates his vile action, should Catholics embrace such a person, allow him to preach and teach within their communities? If so then it contradicts the teachings of St. Paul and 2,000 years of Catholic tradition. This Pope simply cannot come to terms with recognizing the harmful effects of aberrant behavior or define it as sin. Remember he is a Jesuit. That order has devolved into a predominantly homosexual cabal. He at the least had to tolerate much vile,aberrant, hypocritical behavior. Indeed this “Who am I to judge” nonsense is a psychological defense allowing him to come to terms with what is happening around him. It is his job to judge.
If anyone should stick to the teachings of Jesus it is the pope, regardless of public opinion. He needs to lead, not follow.
Uh. OK.
Seriously, this almost daily ridiculing of those who love and defend the Church and its doctrine, is so tiresome. As always, there's the false dichotomy and/or the straw man which is placed before us. The false dichotomy here is that there are laws...and then there's God's truth and we must choose between them. Adherence to the former means estrangement from the latter.
In a saner age, submission to Church law was seen as a sign of humility. Under Francis, it's demonized as Pharisaical.
Then there's the straw man; witch hunts. As if the past half- century has seen the Church torn apart by witch hunts. The only witch hunts have been those directed against the lovers of Traditional liturgy. Apart from that, it's been a free-for-all as catechetical and liturgical improvisation have wrought havoc to the faith.
Am I alone in thinking that BXVI's resignation was not well received at HQ? When a reigning Pope throws in the towel, bad things will follow.
Speaking of Joan (and not knowing anything but her legend)...
When do WE become so convinced of the truth of Christ for ourselves that WE are willing to go against ecclesiastical super-powers and be BURNED for it?
Robert Jeffress is a pastor here in Dallas who speaks raw truth and yet has the most affable demeanor while doing it. I just bought his book NOT ALL ROADS LEAD TO HEAVEN. Plain reiteration of Scriptural truth. No sympathy for the Devil.
If Jeffress can do it, why can’t Pope Frances?
1John 3:4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
As far as the remainder of your post: [applause].
“However if a sinner refuses to repent and indeed celebrates his vile action, should Catholics embrace such a person, allow him to preach and teach within their communities?”
You don’t need to embrace him, but you certainly have no right to burn him at the stake.
There's always a buzzkill in the group.
Francis would re-write the Bible if he could.
It looks like he's doing exactly that.
I never knew Dante had written that.
I knew it was only a matter of time before the Pope sided with Judas. The next step is to make Judas a saint.
I don’t know why Ratzinger stepped down but it was clearly a tragedy for the Catholic Church. I suspect he may have felt unworthy to the calling. Unfortunately he was replaced with a guy who thinks he is better than Jesus.
Good to see you around again. I can't begin to imagine what you've just been through. May God's peace be with you and yours.
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