Posted on 12/21/2013 1:55:01 PM PST by NYer
I agree. His actions and words show otherwise.
The local priest must have gotten in just under the wire. Knowing what I know of that priest, it sickens me that he was honored with the title of “Monsignor”. But it is par for the course for post-Vatican II moves. I wouldn’t be surprised if Francis (and his liberal Congregation of Bishops) has a hand in making him bishop one day.
I need a shower.
**To these two qualities of professionalism and service, I would also like to add a third, which is holiness of life.**
BTTT!
Yes, and this is why Christ bestowed upon him the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven after His resurrection.
Why is that some popes are recognized as saints in Heaven and some are not?
Because some are not saintly. Not all of Christ’s disciples led saintly lives. The Church does not create saints. The Church simply affirms those whose holy lives on earth are manifest by miraculous intercessions and their saintly lives are now in Heaven.
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