Posted on 01/25/2021 6:33:37 PM PST by marshmallow
ROSARIO, Argentina — On Sunday, the Catholic Church in Latin America launched a consultation process that involves not only the hierarchy but also the laity, and Pope Francis reminded those taking part that “an elite illumined by one ideology or another” is not the Church.
“This Ecclesial Assembly [cannot] be an elite, separated from the holy faithful People of God,” said Francis in a video message sent to the online presentation of the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean.
An assembly, the pope says, is a sign of a Church that doesn’t exclude anyone.
The pope’s words were made public on Sunday, during the presentation of the first regional assembly that aims at “reviving” the spirit of Aparecida, the landmark 2007 regional meeting of the Conference of Bishops for Latin America and the Caribbean, CELAM.
The assembly launched on Sunday will take place Nov. 21-28, 2021, in Mexico City, and has a “synodal character,” as it is a convocation to lay men and women, religious, deacons, seminarians, priests, bishops and cardinals, with the scope of “marking a milestone in the journey of the missionary disciples of our continent.”
The website of the Assembly also notes that this is the first time such an initiative is taking place at the regional level, and that the hope is to “generate places of encounter and an itinerary for all the members of the Church, with the purpose of looking for the will of God from prayer, the exchange of ideas, and debate.”
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Yeah,don;t let those stinking pro-lifers get in there..They will keep babies alive..Especially black babies.....Also the ones who think raping boys is bad.. We liberals just don’t have a problem with killing babies or raping boys.....
Was he wearing his red shoes?
Inquiring minds would like to know.
Pope calling kettle black.
Ugh. Praying for him is not easy.
Dear Pope Francis, was Jesus an elite ideologist? It is Him who we are supposed to follow, right?
How many of us thought our Christian leaders, Protestant and Catholic, were good spiritual men. Politicians too. Those days are gone.
The Pope is a member of an ideological elite, the pro-gay, pro-communist Jesuits.
Whatever has come to the reflection of Christ’s answer to Pilate during His passion when He replied “My Kingdom is not of this world”
Sin no longer exits.
XLNT
Oh THAT’S rich coming from mr. ideological elite himself.
I am not fan of Frankie's but I have to respond to the red shoes comment.
Those shoes are not made of the flesh of murdered babies. They are made of leather and represent the willingness of the cardinals to accept martyrdom if it comes their way, as if to be willing to walk in blood, hence the shoes being red.
Most cardinals don't really think that way today, but that is the true reason for the red shoes.
Some of us never had such illusions.
I have always assumed every “authority figure” was a dirtbag unless they were able to prove otherwise.
Very few have managed to meet that challenge.
I now understand why—it is that sociopaths are skilled at stabbing others in the back to rise in _any_ social hierarchy.
Such as.... the Pope!
I have come to the realization of this recently and it brings me deep sadnesses
The dramatic growth of evangelicals in Latin America ...
www.ncronline.org › blogs Aug 18, 2006 — Latin American Protestants shot up from 50,000 in 1900 to 64 million in 2000, according to Evangelical scholar William Taylor, with Pentecostal ... It continues to grow.
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