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I wish catholic bashers would stop posting their negeative remarks concerning our pope.
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Oak Hay... I apologize, he's my Pope too, but contrary to propaganda, he's NOT perfect, because he is human !!!!

apologize, he's my Pope too, but contrary to propaganda, he's NOT perfect, because he is human !!!!

No, he's not. and many people misinterpret the teachign about papal infallibility -- it states that the Pope is infallible ON MATTERS of DOGMA, Church teachings, WHEN speaking EX CATHEDRA (i.e. on the seat of Peter). Very clear delineations -- the Pope is NOT perfect, he IS human, but we believe that when divinely inspired, he becomes a mouthpiece for God, just like the prophets of Old. Note: when divinely inspired, when speaking ex cathedra on matters of the faith. The Pope is just an ordinary man, and that's what makes his faith so extraordinary -- I look at that old 80 year old man, suffering with Parkinsons, bullet wounds (remember '81?) and worn down with the troubles of old age and I can practically see God's hands lifting him up and moving him -- every movement the Pope makes seems to cause him incredible pain, but isn't it inspiring to see God lifting him up and keeping him going?? It's God's work, not mans, when the Pope speaks, he speaks as a mouthpiece for God, not for himself.

Being a practicing Catholic, I wish the pope would ORDER his bishops to endorse pro-life, anti-homosexual political candidates, such as George W. Bush.

In my ultraconservative West Texas town, our bishop told his priests that neither candidate could be recommended because, as we all know, Republicans hate the poor, and Democrats love the poor, right?

Somehow Catholics have managed to equate what they think Republicans stand for - rich, capitalist pigs that hate the poor, with murdering our unborn and granting extended, special rights to people simply because they like putting their equipment into another's' butt.

Until the Catholic church flat out informs, from the pulpit, all their followers that they are risking their eternal salvation by voting for a pro-abort, pro-homo, I will criticize, thank you. Until then, these friggen Catholic apologists are just exacerbating the situation.

tSG