Posted on 06/05/2019 6:12:59 PM PDT by marshmallow
On his return flight from Romania, Francis spoke to journalists. Europe that must recover "the mystique of the founding fathers". "A politician must never, never sow hatred and fear". Listening to Benedict XVI "gives me strength, I feel the nourishment of my roots and it helps me to move forward".
Vatican City (AsiaNews) - Ecumenism that is "journeying together", Europe that must regain "the dream of its founding fathers" and ethics in politics "a politician must never, never sow hatred and fear" were the main themes of the press conference held by Pope Francis, as usual on his return flight from Romania from Sibiu, in Romania, to Rome.
The question on ecumenism was aroused by the clearly very friendly encounter with the Orthodox patriarch Daniel. Ecumenism, Francis replied, “is done by walking, going together, praying together. We have blood ecumenism in history: when they killed them, Christians did not ask: are you Catholic? Are you orthodox? Are you Lutheran? They asked: are you a Christian? There is the ecumenism of testimony, of blood and then the ecumenism of the poor, working together to help the poor, the sick, the ill, as we read in chapter 25 of Matthew. Walking together, but don't wait for theologians to agree to arrive at the common Eucharist. Ecumenism is made together with works of charity and loving each other ”.
Francis also spoke in response to a question about the fact that "we see that in Europe the number of those who do not want fraternity and prefer to walk alone is growing".
"I spoke of this problem in Strasbourg and when I received the Charlemagne prize and then the speech with heads of state and government in the Vatican on the anniversary of the European pacts. And there is also a fifth speech, with......
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He obviously doesn’t understand the Founding Fathers AT ALL.
Jorge makes the Rock of Gibraltar look brilliant.
The Pope doesn’t speak for our represent me, and if he excommunicated me it would have no impact on my faith or how I practice it.
Is that Chrislam I see just there on the horizon? The talking mule will be sure and bring it to you ...
S when Francis says ecumenism means not waiting on theologians this means the Vatican will now drop Catholic theology and embrace a more ecumenical approach that embraces Protestantism?
“So” not S.
That is perhaps about the most crushing/devastating statement I have heard here today.
Salute!
Francis is a nut :)
And I stay out of the whole Catholic/Protestant fray :)
We have a common enemy that wants us ALL dead.
No wait.
We have MUZZIES and U.S. LIBERALS and COMMUNIST LEADERS that want us ALL dead.
And a NUMBER of folks in other “democracies” that wouldn’t mind seeing us disappear.
Geez, I didnt realize until now how many people want us dead.
Please do not mention this abject Infiltrator in our presence.
I have given up on all, except the faith I was Taught and practice at home.
I will get involved with core issues, not with heterodox or silly doctrines or teachings.
Unless your favorite theologian is Kasper, the Friendly Heretic, whom Bergoglio gives praise and honor.
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