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To: SubMareener
Notice that Msgr Pope focused on our personal relationship with Jesus and avoided the kabuki theater of doctrinal debates within Church hierarchy.

Read all four Gospels. You will find that they all tell the same story of the same Man in the same period of time... but they each tell it a different way. Matthew spoke to the Jews using deeply religious references meant for them. Mark spoke to the Romans and focused more on leadership. Luke was a Greek speaking to Greeks... he spoke of insights and truth. John wrote to everyone of the God Who became flesh for the redemption of man.

There is a time and place for doctrinal debates and for the style of Msgr Pope's message here. They are not at odds... only different methods for different audiences.

5 posted on 07/06/2016 8:02:16 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: pgyanke

Jesus had quite a few doctrinal debates with the religious leaders, however He always dealt with individuals in a personal way. Since we know that the end is near and that the Christian churches will come under the False Prophet it would be a good time to focus on ones personal relationship with Jesus.


7 posted on 07/06/2016 8:24:22 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!e)
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