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Pope prepares video message for Super Bowl
Yahoo News ^ | 6 Feb 2017

Posted on 02/05/2017 9:37:23 AM PST by mandaladon

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Look out, Lady Gaga. The pope is joining the Super Bowl frenzy.

Pope Francis has recorded a video message that will be shown during Sunday's Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.

A Vatican spokesman says the message is expected to be played on the screen at NRG Stadium in Houston either before the game or during the first quarter.

In the message, the pope says he hopes the Super Bowl will be "a sign of peace, friendship and solidarity for the world."

Francis is an avid sports fan who often speaks of how sports can bring about social change. He has previously taken to Twitter for the Olympics and soccer's World Cup. This is his first Super Bowl message.

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To: Lil Flower

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Its good for these discussions to be held in “chat,” so that everyone can blow off steam like that!
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121 posted on 02/06/2017 8:15:35 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Ann Archy; morphing libertarian

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There is no commandment that tells anyone to go to any church.

The commandment is to remember the Sabbath (seventh day) and keep it holy.

The Acts tell us to be in our synagogue to hear Torah read every Sabbath day; is that what you meant?
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122 posted on 02/06/2017 8:21:26 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

Jesus himself used the word “Church.”


123 posted on 02/06/2017 9:26:49 PM PST by Melian (America, bless God. God, bless America.)
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To: Lil Flower
I was not speaking to you nor would I so, let me make myself very clear.

And yet; you are!

124 posted on 02/07/2017 5:02:34 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lil Flower
There isn’t a single Prophet, Apostle,etc. in the Bible that you act or speak like in any way whatsoever.

HMMMmmm...


 


 
Matthew 15:16
   "Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.

Matthew 23
 
  1.  Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
  2.  "The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
  3.  So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
  4.  They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
  5.  "Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries  wide and the tassels on their garments long;
  6.  they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
  7.  they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them `Rabbi.'
  8.  "But you are not to be called `Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.
  9.  And do not call anyone on earth `father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
 10.  Nor are you to be called `teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.
 11.  The greatest among you will be your servant.
 12.  For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
 13.  "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. 
 14.  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 
 15.   "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. 
 16.  "Woe to you, blind guides! You say, `If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
 17.  You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
 18.  You also say, `If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.'
 19.  You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
 20.  Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
 21.  And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
 22.  And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
 23.  "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
 24.  You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
 25.  "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
 26.  Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
 27.  "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!  You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
 28.  In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
 29.  "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
 30.  And you say, `If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
 31.  So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
 32.  Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers!
 33.  "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
 34.  Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
 35.  And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
 36.  I tell you the truth, all this will come upon this generation.
 37.  "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
 38.  Look, your house is left to you desolate.
 39.  For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, `Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' "
 


Mark 7:26-27
 26.  The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
 27.  "First let the children eat all they want," he told her, "for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
 

And St. Paul chimes in...

Galatians 5:12
   As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
 


125 posted on 02/07/2017 5:04:24 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lil Flower
I will never speak to you again.

Do NOT speak to me.

Ever.



126 posted on 02/07/2017 5:08:25 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Making friends again Elsie?

You should write a book, title it: Catholics and Mormons: the gentle approach.


127 posted on 02/07/2017 5:12:54 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Lil Flower
You are the most obnoxious, disingenuous
mental midget ever to join this website.


128 posted on 02/07/2017 5:12:54 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lil Flower
Feel free to use me as a whipping boy for your pent up rage against the Leader of your chosen religion.

At least I will interact with you while he; obviously; will not.

129 posted on 02/07/2017 5:15:50 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: FourtySeven

You left out arrogant.


130 posted on 02/07/2017 5:16:31 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: editor-surveyor
There must be some kind of mojo in having an alliterative screen name
that makes folks get REALLY upset with sweet, ol' Elsie.



131 posted on 02/07/2017 5:19:49 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Melian

And did NOT use the word: Catholic


132 posted on 02/07/2017 5:21:02 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: FourtySeven
Catholics and Mormons: the gentle approach.

Catholics had their Iron Maiden and Mormons had their Danites.

Elsie has mockery of their chosen rituals and non-Biblical beliefs.

133 posted on 02/07/2017 5:23:11 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: FourtySeven
You should write a book, title it: Catholics and Mormons: the common characteristics...



Mormonism

  • claims itself to uniquely be "the Church"
  • claims a unique and authoritative priesthood, thereby denying the royal priesthood of all believers
  • adds to the Holy Bible (with the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price)
  • accepts multiple satanic visions as being from God
  • undermines the power of Jesus' blood by its view of personal suffering for the expiation of sins
  • sings praise songs about Joseph Smith, Jr.
  • has strange doctrines regarding marriage (polygamy accepted in early days)
  • believes in God the mother (who has conceived multitudes of spirit children)
  • claims the head of their group speaks infallibly at times
  • redefines "saint" to mean a living, breathing Mormon, instead of a bible-defined child of God

  • accepts and spreads "another gospel" (Gal. 1:8,9)- good works, water baptism and church membership
  • professes itself as Christian; Jesus as God, Savior, Lord and Son of God; Jesus' atoning death and resurrection
  • doctrines are sending millions to Hell and they need to be openly refuted with Scripture

Catholicism

  • claims itself to uniquely be "the Church"
  • claims a unique and authoritative priesthood, thereby denying the royal priesthood of all believers
  • adds to the Holy Bible (with sacred tradition)

  • accepts multiple satanic visions as being from God
  • undermines the power of Jesus' blood by its view of personal suffering for the expiation of sins
  • sings praise songs about Mary

  • has strange doctrines regarding marriage (celibacy still practiced among its clergy)
  • believes in the mother of God (who is the sinless Queen of Heaven)

  • claims the head of their group speaks infallibly at times
  • redefines "saint" to mean a physically dead Catholic who was afterwards "canonized," instead of a bible-defined child of God
  • accepts and spreads "another gospel" (Gal. 1:8,9) - good works, the sacraments, Mary and church membership
  • professes itself as Christian; Jesus as God, Savior, Lord and Son of God; Jesus' atoning death and resurrection
  • doctrines are sending hundreds of millions to Hell and they need to be openly refuted with Scripture
  • teaches and practices bowing before and kissing statues
  • WORSHIPS the consecrated communion wafer as God
  • claims Mary is their life, sweetness, hope and most gracious advocate (as revealed in the Rosary)
  • claims Mary was raised bodily into Heaven
  • claims they get to Jesus by first going to Mary
http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/catholicmormon.htm
134 posted on 02/07/2017 5:26:27 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

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A digital pheromone?
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135 posted on 02/07/2017 8:27:49 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
A digital pheromone?

Is that like a stinky finger?



136 posted on 02/07/2017 11:32:23 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: SkyPilot

I would not be shocked if it ever came to light that Jorge was involved in a child sex ring.
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The CC is the largest homosexual pedo ring in the history of the world. BAR NONE.

If the pope feels free to go down on baby jesus on Christmas - ***in public*** - imagine what they do in private. Actually, it is well known.

Bit of a blow to some I imagine.


137 posted on 02/07/2017 8:49:51 PM PST by Mr. M.J.B.
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