Another example of a lie posted to distort the truth. First of all, let's begin with facts. He removed only the crucifix from the rosary and now wears it in a pouch next to his heart. Let's revisit the event.
Francis made the revelation Thursday during an informal chat with Roman priests about the need to be merciful to their flocks. He told the story of the "great confessor" of Buenos Aires who had heard confessions from most of the diocesan priests as well as from Pope John Paul II when he visited Argentina.When the priest died, Francis went to pray by his open casket and was stunned that no one had brought any flowers.
`'This man forgave the sins of all the priests of Buenos Aires, but not a single flower ...?" Francis recalled. So he went out and bought a bouquet of roses, and when he returned to arrange them around the casket, he saw the rosary the priest still held in his hand.
"And immediately there came to mind the thief we all have inside ourselves and while I arranged the flowers I took the cross and with just a bit of force I removed it," he said, showing with his hands how he pulled the cross off the rosary. "And in that moment I looked at him and I said `Give me half your mercy.'
The pope asked for half his mercy. He then went on to say:
"And whenever a bad thought comes to mind about someone, my hand goes here, always," he said, gesturing to his heart. "And I feel the grace, and that makes me feel better."
The priest is long dead but, through the cross from his rosary, the mercy he showed continues through the pope. To honor the memory of the deceased is wrong?
When my grandmother died, just before they closed the lid on her coffin, I took her rosary. During her life, she counted off prayers for friends and family on those beads. Today, I do the same and will now add you to my list.
Great post.
Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
-- Romans 1:32
Well!!! There you have it!!! It was only part of the rosary so all is fine!!!
Am I living in an alternate universe? These guys justify the Pope stealing because it was only a part? This is totally bizarre! One doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. These people are justifying theft by the guy who they might rely on to speak for God!!
What happened to "thou shalt not steal"?
The proper thing to do is to sort out the items before the person is laid out. Once the person is laid out what is in the casket remains in the casket. Anyone who has worked weekends in a funeral home knows that.
That doesn't bother me she she was family but I think you are supposed to assign the effects beforehand.
The haters are going to hate. You can tell who they are by the responses.
So are you saying stealing from the dead and calling that sin honoring them is a Roman Catholic tradition?