Great Post. Many Thanks.
“...false accusations and aggressive apologetics that misrepresent what someone believes...”
I am starting to find this to be true - we defend the Faith and the defense gets twisted beyond belief, often with ad hominem attacks thrown in.
On Topic:
This Pope has made me nervous as well since the beginning; I will join those who are fasting, watching and praying.
stonehouse01:
Well he is a Jesuit after all. I was taught by Dominicans and those of us who know our Catholic History well know that the Dominicans and Jesuits in the 16th century went after each other pretty hard. The Pope had to come in and tell them to cool it.
I am starting to find this to be true - we defend the Faith and the defense gets twisted beyond belief, often with ad hominem attacks thrown in.
There is no twisting of anything...Your accusations are baseless...We get our information from your religion...
Wishing to restrain and to dispel the violent hurricane of evils which, as We lament from the bottom of Our heart, are everywhere afflicting the Church, Mary desires to transform Our sadness into joy. The foundation of all Our confidence, as you know well, Venerable Brethren, is found in the Blessed Virgin Mary. For, God has committed to Mary the treasury of all good things, in order that everyone may know that through her are obtained every hope, every grace, and all salvation. For this is His will, that we obtain everything through Mary.[3]
This comes from the top dog of your religion...Not only is this cyclical a theological lie, it clearly is the position of your religion that without going thru Mary, there is no salvation, for anyone...