Posted on 01/28/2020 9:44:11 AM PST by ebb tide
What a concept!
Those of us in the protestant church don’t want him either.
Done!
So we’re not allowed to proselytize and if we don’t like the current Pope, we should leave the Faith. Such awesome shepherds the Church has.
It's almost the Epidemides Paradox:If the pope himself is a Protestant, what do you call those who protest against him?
And were could I go to be just Catholic?
Anglican Ordinariate may be a choice
I don’t know.
I don’t know.
I don’t know where you gonna go
When the Pope-cano blow..............
I think that is a great idea.
That is exactly what I did 30 years ago.
Schism Redux.....
Whatever the Pope is, he’s no Protestant. Apostate to the Catholic faith, yes, but not Protestant.
“Our Protestant brethren have neither the pope nor the bishop — everyone makes his own choices.
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Choices based on the word of God.
The Bishop and Pope should try it.
I hear the EO doesn’t have these issues.
You’re not going to pawn your apostate pope off on Protestants. He’s the very epitome of Catholicism, you guys own him. If the hierarchy has been corrupted it’s certainly not our doing or our responsibility. It’s yours.
Uh, Christian’s?
I made a brief look-see at a PCUSA church a close relative goes to. I think Senor Bergoglio would fit right in there.
We would, but who would be Catholic?
I get the feeling that any criticism is considered "destructive" by the Pope.
There are too many Catholics speaking out because this Pope has turned traditional Catholicism on its head...he seems to deliberately vague about interpretation of the Gospels. This creates confusion where none should be, and invites attacks from non-Catholics.
He also seems far too willing to wade into political discussions and preaches far Left doctrines as if they too, were the word of God. I'm not saying there isn't room for leaders within the Church to engage in politics when critical to its core beliefs (such as for abortion), but Catholics don't want to hear about climate change.
Apostates to the faithful remnant: Get out! It’s our church now!
No way in Hell!
“Nice try, but the Protestants were not mere protesting against the pope but of all the bishops and 1500 years of Church teaching.”
The Reformation started with Luther protesting against abuses being sanctioned or perpetrated by the pope at the time. Principally, indulgences.
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