Every now and then someone does come back to the subject at hand. Congratulations. :>)
This thread is not about the right of the pope to make any statement he wants. This thread is about the damage to ecumenism that his rejection of other churches has brought about.
The article also demonstrates that the Roman Catholic church has real difficulty with proving its case of apostolic succession. Read the 3 points underlined in the article.
Thanks.
“This thread is not about the right of the pope to make any statement he wants. This thread is about the damage to ecumenism that his rejection of other churches has brought about.”
That makes no sense; sorry. Anyone who expects him to muffle his belief in the face of “ecumenism” is foolish.
As I said, I’m not offended. I expect him to think and say that way. That can’t get in the way of “making nice-nice”.