Posted on 02/19/2019 3:30:43 PM PST by ebb tide
Too many Christians shy away from the social gospel, Pope Francis said Monday, because they are afraid the Church will end up looking like the communist party.
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This guy is the Anti-Pope.
Communist China just arrested 150 Christian pastors. They didn’t look enough like communists.
I agree, and he has a lot of competition.
I truly feel sorry for my Catholic brethren. To be lead by such a man must be heartbreaking.
It’s like having HanK Johnson ( the Guam congressman ) represent you....
You are correct.
What an evil bitch this fiend is.
Pope Stupid the First shoots more “wisdom” from his pie hole.
Lol
What’s next? Christians shouldn’t fear looking like pedophiles?
Catholic church has jumped the shark
The Catholic Church has jumped nothing. It's a heretic lone wolf, Jorge Bergoglio, who has jumped out of his Church years ago.
The backbone of communism is Atheism! or arguably Satanism! What a piece of ...
Pope’s instructions to China clerics loyalty to Commies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3725307/posts
There is no ‘social gospel,’ there is only the gospel...etc.
If all the cardinals the ladt 3 popes electrd this guy can you imagine whatbyhe next one is like?
I remember Liberation Theology.
The social gospel utterly fails at “seek ye first the Kingdom of God”.
Worst Pope in history.
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Worst in modern history, that’s for sure.
The Uber-Moron of religion spews bullschtein again.
After all, why would a Christian be concerned by looking like an anti-Christian?
From the book, “The Naked Communist “
FALLACY 7—Communism further alleges that religion is not of divine origin but is simply a man-made tool used by the dominant class to suppress the exploited class. Marx and Engels described religion as the opiate of the people which is designed to lull them into humble submission and an acceptance of the prevailing mode of production which the dominant class desires to perpetuate. Any student of history would agree that there have been times in history when unscrupulous individuals and even misdirected religious organizations have abused the power of religion, just as all other institutions of society have been abused at various times. But it was not the abuse of religion which Marx and Engels deplored as much as the very existence of religion. They considered it a creation of the dominant class, a tool and a weapon in the hands of the oppressors.
They pointed out the three-fold function of religion from their point of view: first, it teaches respect for property rights; second, it teaches the poor their duties towards the property and prerogatives of the ruling class; and third, it instills a spirit of acquiescence among the exploited poor so as to destroy their revolutionary spirit.
The fallacy of these allegations is obvious to any student of Judaic-Christian teachings. The Biblical teaching of respect for property applies to rich and poor alike; it admonishes the rich to give the laborer his proper wages and to share their riches with the needy.
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