To: metmom
If Pope Francis' statements are not in line with the Church's doctrine on faith and morals --- this is rooted in the Scriptures --- they obviously have no more authority than the two-cents-worth of Mr. Jorge Bergoglio.
It's only Catholic doctrine that's binding, not papal opinion.
In my girlhood, popes wisely refrained from spouting off on their person perspectives. That holy reticence has, unfortunately, waned in recent years.
80 posted on
08/24/2016 4:20:14 PM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
("It's like deva-vu all over again." - Yogi Berra)
To: Mrs. Don-o; metmom
Who decides? Are you more Catholic than the countless Catholics who agree with and adore him? What makes your stance right and theirs wrong?
I mean he is trained in the church and was elected by Cardinals who we have been told are guided by the Holy Spirit when locked up in The Vatican.
Was the Holy Spirit on vacation the day Francis was elected?
83 posted on
08/24/2016 5:40:18 PM PDT by
Gamecock
(There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
It's only Catholic doctrine that's binding, not papal opinion. Then why even HAVE a 'pope'?
90 posted on
08/24/2016 7:32:47 PM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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