Posted on 01/18/2023 2:08:42 PM PST by Sam77
Pope Francis warned Jesus Christ followers not to convince someone to become a Christian, insisting it is a “pagan” activity.
“To evangelize is not to proselytize,” the Pope told crowds gathered in the Vatican for his weekly general audience.
“To proselytize is something pagan; it is neither religious nor evangelical,” the Pope said.
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Excellent post. Wish FR had a ‘like’ option.
So did I.
The article was about the Pope so I thought a Catholic link was appropriate.
He’s gibbering ... next, I expect him to start going on about the Germans bombing Pearl Harbor.
It would make more sense.
Pope is as lost as unbelievers.
Good catch Sam77.
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Inconvenient tag on the end of Matthew’s Gospel.
Oh people, this guy has to go...now!
“The article was about the Pope so I thought a Catholic link was appropriate”
If the article had said “Pope Warns Catholics”....., OK, but it said “Pope warns Jesus Christ Followers”, which suggests an attempt to speak to/for ALL Christians, which no Pope can do.
The Pope needs to start evangelizing the world. When does he ever talk to his many acquaintances about their need for the forgiveness of sins through Christ? When does he ever disciple anyone so that the disciples follow Christ?
It appears that to the Pope, proselytizing is the same as COERCION. If he is confused about the difference I would understand his point. Maybe he is still trying to walk back the many inquisitions of the medieval Roman Catholic Church.
So evangelize the lost,let God’s Holy Spirit do the convincing, and help disciple the new believers through the work of the Spirit.
P.S....to the Pope,stop defending sinful acts, and preach the good news of the gospel of Christ, for the forgiveness and extirpation of sins and the promise of eternal life.
Poor Paul: Little did he know that prosyliting is neither religious nor evangelical.
That Pope is really something. No clue whatsoever.
The bigger issue is that those around him must have known his true nature prior to making him Pope. So the problem must go deeper than just this one man.
“OK, but it said “Pope warns Jesus Christ Followers”, which suggests an attempt to speak to/for ALL Christians, which no Pope can do”
That was the websites click bait headline.
Huh?
Typical Communist poser.
The apostles and Christ were a bunch of pagans. Huh? So what does that make the Catholic Church? A pagan religion?
That dude is absolutely nuts or evil.
So Jesus was a pagan because he said “come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Mark 1:17).
I think we all know who the Pagan is here.
Is there anyway to recall a pope? Can the cardinals just reconvene and remove a terrible leader? I understand if a pope is a walking vegetable do to old age you could change out a pope he but the present one has his faculties and seems to hate his job and the institution he helms.
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