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To: ebb tide; Biggirl
839 "Those who have not yet received the Gospel are related to the People of God in various ways."325 The relationship of the Church with the Jewish People. When she delves into her own mystery, the Church, the People of God in the New Covenant, discovers her link with the Jewish People,326 "the first to hear the Word of God."327 The Jewish faith, unlike other non-Christian religions, is already a response to God's revelation in the Old Covenant. To the Jews "belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ",328 "for the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable."329

840 and when one considers the future, God's People of the Old Covenant and the new People of God tend towards similar goals: expectation of the coming (or the return) of the Messiah. But one awaits the return of the Messiah who died and rose from the dead and is recognized as Lord and Son of God; the other awaits the coming of a Messiah, whose features remain hidden till the end of time; and the latter waiting is accompanied by the drama of not knowing or of misunderstanding Christ Jesus.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

It ain't just Pope Francis.

My question to you, ebb tide, is if you have a problem here with Pope Francis or with the Catechism?

22 posted on 01/11/2014 12:34:16 AM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: markomalley

Thank-you for your help. God Bless.


23 posted on 01/11/2014 3:44:19 AM PST by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: markomalley; Biggirl

Yes and yes. I have big problems with JP II’s catechism.


26 posted on 01/11/2014 11:32:29 AM PST by ebb tide
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To: markomalley; Biggirl; annalex
Pope Francis and the Old Covenant
30 posted on 01/11/2014 5:29:06 PM PST by ebb tide
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