Posted on 05/05/2017 2:46:56 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Pontiff criticised 'rigid' Christians who lack mercy, and those who are hypocritical and hide their sinfulness
Pray that those who are too rigid learn to follow the way of Christ and his meekness, Pope Francis said on May 5 during his early morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
With the day’s first reading dedicated to the conversion of Saul — who went from fiercely persecuting Christians to patiently evangelising all peoples — the Pope used St Paul’s life story as an example of an honest, idealistic person of faith, who had been “convinced” of the rigidity of the law.
Pope Francis said Saul’s early life reminds him of “many young people in the church today who have fallen into the temptation of rigidity. Some are honest, they are good and we must pray that the Lord help them grow along the path of meekness.”
Others, the Pope said, use rigidity to cover up their weaknesses, sins and personality disorders and to assert themselves over others.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
The more this guy speaks, the fewer there will be people to pay the legal bills of the church.
Welcome, pope nutcase! Keep it up, please.
FMCDH(BITS)
I hate to break it to you your holiness, but my three kids were totally disenchanted by a church that condoned pedophelia and then buried it or fought those who tried to ask the church for justice. They are not alone. That’s not rigidity.
No, many young people in the Church are turning to atheism because of you.
Amen to your post.
With Bergoglio, it’s forever 1973.
Blessed are the flaccid?
At least Peter only denied Him three times.
In the midst of all this, does Mr. Bergoglio have a thought to spare for Venezuela?
He makes me nauseated.
I read it yesterday. Great article on the fraud pope.
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