Posted on 04/29/2017 4:52:40 AM PDT by NYer
Benedict XVIPope emeritusVatican City15 April 2017
Distinguished Mr. President of the Republic of Poland!Eminences and Excellencies!Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen!
With great and profound emotion, gratitude and joy, I learned the news that, on the occasion of my 90th birthday, with the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, high representatives of the state and ecclesial authorities of Poland will meet for a scientific conference on the theme: "The concept of the State in the perspective of the teaching of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI".
The chosen theme brings together state and ecclesial authorities to dialogue about an essential question for the future of our Continent. The clash between radically atheistic conceptions of the State and the emergence of a radically religious state in the Islamist movements, leads our time into an explosive situation, the consequences of which we experience every day. These radicalisms urgently demand that we develop a convincing conception of the State that sustains the clash with these challenges and can overcome them.
In the travail of the last half century, with Bishop-Witness Cardinal Wyszyński and with Pope Saint John Paul II, Poland has given humanity two great figures, who not only reflected on this question, but have brought to it their own suffering and lived experience, and thus they continue to point the way to the future.
With my cordial gratitude for the work that their Excellencies propose in this circumstance, I impart to them all my paternal blessing,
Benedict XVI
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Catholic ping!
The REAL pope, not the pretend Marxist usurper.
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Thanks, NYer. Hope to catch up with this later.
Benedict’s “resignation” looks more and more suspicious every day.
Why doesn’t Benedict move to Avignon, France and make it official? There’s a nice “fixer upper” papal palace there he could have for a song.
I learned the habit of daily Mass in my little camp NAJMAH, thanks to my Muslim boss. The one who objected to my going to Sunday Mass (Sunday was a work day; Thursdays and Fridays were the "weekend.") was my Catholic Indian co-worker. HE "told on me" to my Muslim boss, Mohammad Hussein. It was my boss who told us: "Harry, God is number one. There is always time for God. CloudMountain" can go to pray whenever she wants."
When we finally returned home to the USA I started daily Mass and still do so today.
People are all different. There are wonderful folks and jerks/aholes in every culture, regardless of their faith or culture. We all know that.
The USA has been in Saudi Arabia since the 1920's. That is 100+ years, a LONG relationship with the Saudis.
The ImPopester is preparing his flock for the slaughter.
He's Christian?
Uh-oh. Trouble back at the ranch.
It is good we have a pope.
O Lord, Jesus Christ, give Thy servant Pope Benedict XVI long years ahead.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
Amen to your prayer.
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