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What incentive is there for a Catholic to remain obedient to the church's teachings, if the greatest heretic receives more honor than the greatest saints?
1 posted on 12/04/2016 7:15:49 AM PST by pinochet
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It’s the message, not the messenger. Follow Jesus, not man. JMHO


25 posted on 12/04/2016 7:49:53 AM PST by FES0844 (Gv)
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Protestants are far more Christian than this pope ever has been.

Don’t go starting some kind of “Who is more Christian” war on FR. That isn’t Christian.


26 posted on 12/04/2016 7:49:56 AM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
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"Could Pope Francis Be a Secret Protestant?" ... bwahahaha

The REAL question is, 'Is this man a Christian?'

28 posted on 12/04/2016 7:54:33 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for spiritual discernment)
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He’s Secret something alright


29 posted on 12/04/2016 7:54:46 AM PST by butlerweave
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Don’t insult us like that


36 posted on 12/04/2016 8:05:01 AM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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Francis would probably be a good fit in today's ELCA hierarchy, except he appears to give Luther more credit than those particular "Lutherans" do.

Mr. niteowl77

38 posted on 12/04/2016 8:14:23 AM PST by niteowl77 (Don't need no Bushes. Don't need no Clintons. Don't need no fooling around.)
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"What incentive is there for a Catholic to remain obedient to the church's teachings"

If you mean the Church's authentic teachings --- what Christ teaches us through the Church --- then the objective is to serve Christ and to manifest our love for Him.

John 14:15-21
If you love me, keep my commandments.

The kicker is, this Pope is against papal teachings.

Some jokester published a parody list of Pope Francis "New" Ten Commandments. The first one was: "I am the Lord thy Pope. Thou shalt not heed strange Popes before me."

39 posted on 12/04/2016 8:15:03 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("If he refuses to listen even to the Church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.")
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I’m more inclined to think he might become the False Prophet that will help bring the Anti Christ to power?


42 posted on 12/04/2016 8:50:36 AM PST by zek157
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A secret Communist seems more likely.


43 posted on 12/04/2016 8:51:40 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Where's Hillary?)
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Methodist spy?.....


44 posted on 12/04/2016 8:53:20 AM PST by Red Badger
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Oh my gosh...even conservative Protestants who are friendly to Catholics don’t like this pope’s crap! We don’t claim him!


45 posted on 12/04/2016 8:55:20 AM PST by mdmathis6 (BEWARE THE ABORTION POLITICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!)
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Secret? LOL He’s certainly and manifestly not Catholic.


46 posted on 12/04/2016 8:56:54 AM PST by piusv (Pray for a return to the pre-Vatican II (Catholic) Faith)
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If he shows up at a church dinner and brings that jello salad with the little marshmallows, start worrying about him being a closet Lutheran. Otherwise, ride it out.


48 posted on 12/04/2016 9:05:47 AM PST by ameribbean expat
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I would say the Pope is a closet communist, not a closet protestant.


50 posted on 12/04/2016 9:15:34 AM PST by tbw2
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He is the Pope of mercy. He is moving the Church in a new direction - a major force for change.


51 posted on 12/04/2016 9:20:10 AM PST by ex-snook (The one true God sent Jesus here to show us the way.)
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This indeed was the greatest blunder of Francis and the worst ever made by recent popes. Luther was not only an heretic, he caused irreparable damage to the Catholic Church.


54 posted on 12/04/2016 9:27:12 AM PST by Steelfish
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I can tell you what he isn’t, but not what he is. He isn’t Catholic. Not even convinced he is religious or a believer in the Bible.


55 posted on 12/04/2016 9:30:40 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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True Catholics believe in and practice the faith even in ill times when the Holy See has itself fallen into disorder and heresy.


56 posted on 12/04/2016 9:31:54 AM PST by Rockingham
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I think he’s a secret Unitarian...


58 posted on 12/04/2016 9:37:15 AM PST by GOPJ ("Draining the Swamp" means dumping corrupt liberal elites...Jeremy Peters does NOT speak for us.)
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I suspect he is a godless commie.


59 posted on 12/04/2016 9:56:31 AM PST by jospehm20
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