Posted on 09/18/2017 10:25:34 AM PDT by ebb tide
Nope. I'd say the catholic bishops are in far greater danger of losing support. Somebody needs to tell these ladies it ain't the middle ages anymore and there opinion is just that. An opinion.
I think it is you who needs to reread the article. The Polish bishops are encouraging a muslim invasion of a Catholic country.
The Roman Catholic pope is a Marxist-Globalist.
Did you get that? The bishops want to respect a secular constitution.
Way to alienate one of your strongest support bases.
Polish people are VERY serious about their faith.
> What wall? <
Let’s be honest here. Most of Vatican City is surrounded by huge walls. True enough, the public can enter through St. Peter’s Square. And once in, you can walk through the square.
But you cannot stay! If Vatican officials want you out, out you go. And don’t even dream about access to Vatican offices, gardens, or palaces. They are all walled off. And also don’t even dream about applying for Vatican citizenship. Ain’t gonna happen. That citizenship is so restrictive that even life-long employees of the Vatican usually cannot get it.
The Vatican of course has every right to restrict access to its property, and to restrict access to its citizenship. But it is a bit hypocritical of it to then criticize the restrictions other countries impose.
Aside #1: I’m well aware of how small the Vatican is. But surely there is room in the City for a few high-rises to hold immigrants. I’m not seeing any go up.
Aside #2: I’m not Catholic, but I have more than a little admiration for the Catholic Church. And it distresses me to see the direction this current Pope is taking.
Source sounds like a UK version Catholic Reporter
You are wrong. There is no wall in front of St Peter's Basilica. It's open, all the way to the Tiber River, and beyond.
Show us your "wall".
ah, my mistake, makes the comment about the parish priests supporting a different position make more sense.
> There is no wall in front of St Peter’s Basilica. It’s open, all the way to the Tiber River, and beyond. <
Yes, that’s true. That’s why I said “most of Vatican City is surrounded by huge walls”, and not “all of Vatican City is surrounded by huge walls”.
But that’s really not the point. The point is that most of Vatican City is off-limits. You cannot just stroll across the border, build yourself a shack, and then apply for citizenship.
Yet the Pope is telling other countries that they must let illegals stroll across the border, build themselves a shack, and then apply for citizenship.
As an aside (I love asides), I admire your defense of the Vatican, even though I obviously disagree. So I’ll let you have the last word if you wish. Regards!
Meanwhile, back in London . . .
Today the ruling party has the biggest notes in polls ever and could even win the Constitution Majority (60% of seats) if elections took place today.
As to the Church hierarchy, their being influenced by the Pope Francis is more than visible. Anyway, people doesn't care and behave as if they are blind and deaf to their teaching referring the migrants, especially after the brutal rape of the Polish woman in Italy by four African so called “refugees”.
Contemporary Poles are deeply religious, even more than when JPII was their pope. Our PM’s son is a Catholic priest, many claim that our President Duda is anointed by Eucharistic Christ,and indeed they truly live the god-fearing life, no fake.
As to my personal attitude to clergy and its stance on migrants, if being asked, (not necessarily at the confession) I used to answer them straight out that in my lifetime I have never been obliged by my conscience to confess the sin against the First Commandment (I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt not have strange gods before Me)
Christ, only Christ and nobody else but Christ, father! So please, no acceptance of Allah, please do not lead me into temptation, fathers.
Would you believe, this really does:)))
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