1 posted on
05/15/2004 6:32:28 AM PDT by
Desdemona
To: nickcarraway; ninenot; BlackElk; GirlShortstop; sandyeggo; All
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The bishops, he continued, must adopt "a pattern of life that unequivocally rejects any temptation to ostentation, careerism, or the recourse to secular models of leadership and instead requires you to bear witness to the ‘kenosis’ of Christ, in pastoral charity, humility and simplicity of life.”
You get the idea that His Holiness is beginning to lose patience. He knows more than he's letting on.
2 posted on
05/15/2004 6:35:54 AM PDT by
Desdemona
(Music Librarian and provider of cucumber sandwiches, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary. Hats required.)
To: Desdemona
"Pope calls US Church to repentance and renewal"
I don't hear the Pope, I do hear the Word of God.
3 posted on
05/15/2004 6:39:03 AM PDT by
wgeorge2001
(... fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.)
To: Desdemona
HE HAS SOME EXCELLENT POINTS.
THANKS.
5 posted on
05/15/2004 6:50:19 AM PDT by
Quix
(Choose this day whom U will serve: Shrillery & demonic goons or The King of Kings and Lord of Lords)
To: Desdemona
“For Christians to be linked in association with ministers who do not preach the gospel of Christ is to incur moral guilt. A union which can continue irrespective of whether its member churches belong to a common faith is not fulfilling any scriptural function. The preservation of a denominational association when it is powerless to discipline heretics cannot be justified on the grounds of the preservation of ‘Christian unity.’ It is error which breaks the unity of churches, and to remain in a denominational alignment which condones error is to support schism.” C.H.S., The Forgotten Spurgeon, Murray, 164-165.
9 posted on
05/15/2004 7:41:23 AM PDT by
wgeorge2001
(... fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.)
To: Desdemona
**While the effects of sin abound--
greed, dishonesty and corruption, broken relationships and exploitation of persons, pornography and violence-- the recognition of individual sinfulness has waned. In its place a disturbing culture of blame and litigiousness has arisen which speaks more of revenge than justice and fails to acknowledge that in every man and woman there is a wound which, in the light of faith, we call original sin.**
Repeating this statement! Wise words.
10 posted on
05/15/2004 7:42:13 AM PDT by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Desdemona
Wow! Great pastoral statement from the Holy Father!
This appears to me to be a warning shot across the bows . . .
11 posted on
05/15/2004 7:53:13 AM PDT by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . Ministrix of Venery (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
To: Desdemona
Today's quote of the day seems applicable here:
Saturday, May 15, 2004
Easter Weekday |
First Reading:
Psalm:
Gospel:
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Acts 16:1-10
Psalm 100:1-3, 5
John 15:18-21
To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected and reproved. And, therefore, it is a great sign of advancement in perfection. -- St. Francis de Sales |
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12 posted on
05/15/2004 7:56:31 AM PDT by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Desdemona
Keep praying to the Holy Spirit for renewal
21 posted on
05/15/2004 5:20:02 PM PDT by
franky
(Pray for the souls of the faithful departed. Pray for our own souls to receive the grace of a happy)
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