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To: daniel1212
How do you get from "Jesus Christ ought to be recognized by all nations as King" to "the temporal power of the Pope"?

The Pope's temporal power never amounted to much outside central Italy anyway, and was de facto dead and gone long before 1922. The feast of Christ the King had nothing to do with it in the old rite, and has even less to do with it in the new.

13 posted on 11/24/2019 7:33:51 PM PST by Campion ((marine dad))
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To: Campion
How do you get from "Jesus Christ ought to be recognized by all nations as King" to "the temporal power of the Pope"?

How? "kingdom is spiritual and is concerned with spiritual things” and yet still has some authority “in civil affairs, since, by virtue of the absolute empire over all creatures committed to him by the Father, all things are in his power.”

And what entity and its earthly head historically claimed to be Gods agent with power to command her secular rulers to achieve her ends even by physical means? The Methodists?

The Pope's temporal power never amounted to much outside central Italy

Since when were papal decrees and those of a ecumenical council (and one sometimes called the "Great Council") restricted to one nation? Did Ferdinand & Isabella think they were?

Arguing that Rome somewhat failed in scope to effectively exercise temporal power is no argument against her presumption to do so.

20 posted on 11/25/2019 12:31:17 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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