So, in other words, the Bible is wrong? Does the good Monsignor intend on going down that rocky road?
Even when I was a Catholic I thought this kind of thinking was blasphemous. Now I KNOW it is.
If the Bible doesn’t mean what it says, why doesn’t it say what it means?
I usually enjoy Msgr Pope.
I will even defend him against the foolish bigotry of Facebook.
But, given the choice, I would rather take the words of St. Paul and the Author of Hebrews to heart.
Either God is correct, or man is correct. Constant battle, isn't it?
That is the meaning of the "Communion of Saints" and the "Body of Christ."
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He didn’t say the Bible was wrong. He said there are additional ways of looking at it.
Take that verse out of context (because in that same chapter, Paul tells his hearers to pray for others -- that's mediation, BTW) and ignoring the Greek (which says "heis" [one, unique, primary], not "monos" [one and only one, exactly one]), is definitely wrong.
“So, in other words, the Bible is wrong?”
Per my Catholic friends, one who’s an ex-priest, yes; they do believe the Bible is wrong if/when it conflicts with the tales and bafflegab made up by the Catholic Church. (One of the primary indications that an organization is a cult is elevating men higher than God.)
So the Bible, the Final Authority, clearly saying “there is one Mediator” means nothing.
Adding further insult is using saints as go-betweens for prayer. Once again, anti-Bible and anti-Christian.
It would be nice if the Catholics who are 100% pro-Constitution would give the same amount of respect to the Bible.
Let him!