[quebecois]

"..come back and explain how the Pope's fast meets God's criteria for a fast"

The Pope is Christ's representative on earth. He hardly needs to dig through the Old Testament to justify the call for fasting and prayer.

[savedbygrace]

Ho, boy. Did you read what you wrote? You think "Christ's representative" would call for a fast that doesn't meet God's written criteria?

If so, you must be referring to a man-made religion. If that's what the Catholic religion believes, then it is a man-made religion. You can't have it both ways.

[savedbygrace]

Besides, you haven't read Isaiah 58, have you? Come on, admit it. You don't have a clue what it says, do you?