Posted on 08/04/2016 5:28:03 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
Pope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice, adding that his predecessor, Benedict XVI has labeled current times 'the epoch of sin against God the Creator'.
Francis weighed in with his view on gender and what he said was that of the emeritus pontiff while meeting privately last week with bishops from Poland during his pilgrimage there.
The pope said he wanted to conclude his remarks by reflecting on this: 'We are living a moment of annihilation of man as image of God.'
Francis said: 'Today, in schools they are teaching this to children -- to children! -- that everyone can choose their gender.'
Without specifying, he blamed this on textbooks supplied by 'persons and institutions who donate money.' The pope blamed what he called 'ideological colonizing' backed by 'very influential countries' which he didn't identify, adding 'this is terrible.'
The 'colonization' theme is one he has railed against before, including during an Asian pilgrimage in 2015.
This time, though, he volunteered that he has discussed the gender issue with Benedict, who has lived at the Vatican since retiring in 2013.
'Speaking with Pope Benedict, who is well, and has a clear mind, he was telling me: 'Holiness, this is the epoch of sin against God the Creator.' He's intelligent! God created man and woman, God created the world this way, this way, this way, and we are doing the opposite,' Francis told the Polish bishops Wednesday shortly after his arrival in Krakow at the start of a five-day pilgrimage.
Francis' ended by telling the Polish bishops he wanted them to reflect on this: 'We must think about what Pope Benedict said -- "It's the epoch of sin against God the Creator".'
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God, your new pope finally said something worthy.
Actually, I’m taking a Presidential Survey rightn now ad it’s asking me which gender I Identify with.
I’m stuck. Anybody help? Was thinking of asking my wife.
The rock star pope finally said something worth listening to. He obviously made a mistake.
How about choosing “WTF”?
Notice the Pope says something very conservative while he was visiting the country of Poland. He is tailoring his message to the crowd of the day. With this Pope, I have to remain rather cynical.
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Oh. You said "gender"?
I’ve seen ‘questioning’ and ‘gender fluid’ as choices.
‘Gender fluid’ sounds gross and unsanitary.
Freegards
He will probably come back to say.......if you are born LBTQWTF.......you are ‘born this way. You shouldn’t have to choose’.
It’s like Bob Uecker hitting a homerun off Koufax. No one ever expected it, but it is baseball after all. Weird things occasionally just happen.
Freegards
Here's my own old, not-updated and not- complete, but still pretty robust link list of the Pope speaking out in favor of traditional marriage morality and against gay marriage and radical "gender theory" over just over the course of a couple of months:
What, you haven't seen these in the mainstream media, either?
Ever wonder why?
LINKS:
New Pope Francis called homosexual "marriage" a "machination of the Father of Lies"
Pope Francis: Gender Theory Is a Threat to Society
Pope: Marriage between man and woman is threatened by gender ideology
Pope Francis: "Children have a 'Right' to a Mother and Father"
Pope Francis: marriage inscribed in creation (Man/Woman)
A Letter to Pope Francis (Pope defends man-woman marriage)
Pope Rejects 'So-Called Gender Theory'
Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals
Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)
Vatican says 'no' to transsexual godparents amid Spain controversy
The Family As God Wills it, 0ne man and one woman, is being deformed
Pope Francis Against Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption
Pope Francis supports Slovak effort to ban gay marriage, adoption
Gay Advocacy Groups Rush to Demonize Pope Francis
The Closed Door of Pope Francis (Speaks against abortion, divorce, and homosexuality)
Pope Francis and the family, the next step (pro-Traditional Family)
Pope Francis is starting to look a lot like Sarah Palin (Guardian UK dumps Francis)
Pope Francis refuses gay French ambassador
Pope Rejected Gay French Diplomat as Ambassador to Holy See
Pope Francis condemns gender theory a third time: 'The family is under attack'
Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals
Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)
Pope Didn't Bless 'Gender Theory' Children’s Books
Pope Francis unwavering in his opposition to same-sex marriage (Slovenia vote)
Pope Urges Slovenia to Oppose Gay Marriage as Country Heads to Ballot Box (Breitbart)
"The true meaning of human sexuality in God's plan" is heterosexual marriage
lol
ROFL!!!!
lol!!!
i’ve selected OTHER at times so i can type and speak my mind.
You can write what you want in OTHER, somtimes.
I write what the #### are you guys TALKING ABOUT?
Are you nuts? I’m a GUY!
Nope. Don’t buy it. Thus pope has come out in favor of gay marriage and criticized those who don’t like it.
I used to respect the Catholic church. They no longer stand for amything.
Another Amen!
*Kiss* to Pope Francis. I think he has the right instincts, but he’s just getting dotty, bless his heart, like our Deacon Rafael, but that’s another story. Get you another drink? Anyway, where was I ...
Oh, I remember! I don’t think we can make any progress until we nail down the distinction between “sex” and “gender.” People say, “Oh, you’re just a drunk Grammarnazi” (wanna see my flag?), but we have to get right with reality in our terminology before we can go any further.
Excepting a few genetically damaged individuals, each of us is clearly either male or female. That is our sex, and it reflects the order of creation. “Gender” is a rather amorphous term, though, relating to the concepts of grammar, or weaseling around how our male-or-female reality expresses itself in society.
Our society has beaten “gender,” the expressions of male/female reality, to death. Have you looked at the Daily Mail lately? Everyone’s nearly naked. Their “gender” is in everyone’s face, but God forbid anyone believe anything about someone’s sex, or believe it has any relevance beyond stimulation.
As long as the whole society acts as if our sex and our sexual behaviors have nothing to do with reproduction, I don’t see any possibility for improvement short of total societal collapse, which wonderfully focusses the mind.
It's like saying I have blue eyes but I identify as a brown-eyed person.
Really?! How stupid does that sound?
Those who complain the loudest and most stridently, however, would do well to look in mirrors.
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