Posted on 02/22/2014 11:57:28 AM PST by NYer
I have no idea why Kaspar was chosen to speak. I do know that not one thing pertaining to faith and morals is changing in the Catholic Church and if Kaspar wants divorced people to receive communion, they will........when they they have divorce ANNULED!
Or do you believe in paying 20 bucks to get a document rubber stamped? With that type of income, maybe then the Vatican will lift its wage and hiring freeze.
“Then you apparently never heard of Jews.”
And that’s just the point... The Church isn’t Jewish.
Divorced people can receive communion now. I think you meant divorced and remarried without a degree of nullity.
Jesus was a Jew.
I think you;’re a Catholic. If that’s the case why do you constantly bash the Catholic Church. Your postings are identical to a Catholic-hating protestant.
“I think you meant divorced and remarried without a degree of nullity”.
Yes. Thanks for correcting me.
I fear for you based on your posts. They demonstrate a lack of Scriptural knowledge.
The Cardinal is an office, ordination has nothing to do with it. Although current canon law does limit it to ordained men, there have been lay Cardinals in the past. So it is possible to make a woman a Cardinal. Remember, the Pope can always dispense with Canon Law.
NOTE: JP2 asked Mother Teresa did she want to become a Cardinal. She declined.
What part of “men” do you not understand? I even highlighted it for you.
Please make up you mind; you earlier said Church doctrine cannot change.
Like I said the Pope can do anything he feels like doing.
Canon Law is kinda irrelevant to this whole thing, because only the Pope can name a Cardinal, and the Pope is the only person that Canon Law is not binding upon. The Pope is not subject to Canon Law (or at least not the parts that are not grounded in Doctrine). For Popes, Canon Law is more like a suggestion. That’s what we mean when we call him the Supreme Pontiff. The idea that Canon Law could actually forbid the Pope from doing anything is absurd.
And, of course, Canon Law itself is a brand-new concept for the Church. Prior to 1917, there was no such thing.
It’s not Church Doctrine, it’s law and the law can be changed if the Pope so desires.
Oh I know, only protestants know scripture.
Look up “doctrine”.
So the pope could approve homo marriages, polygamy, abortion, etc. Right? He could declare there is salvation outside the Church. He could walk on water and part the Red Sea.
What an absurd thing to say! Why even have canon laws?
The Ten Commandments are laws. Can the pope change those? You said he could do anything he wants to.
The above statement is false.
You’re beating a dead horse. This new thing introduced in 1917, Canon Law as we are referring to it, is actually pretty much the will and whim of the Pope in terms of how he wants things run. He can change any part, rewrite the whole thing, discard whatever he doesn’t like or add stuff. I believe he is supposed to listen to whatever groups of Bishops or other persons as may have standing or interest. But he doesn’t have to do what they want, he does whatever he pleases.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.