Posted on 03/26/2021 9:20:35 PM PDT by ebb tide
Once again Pope Francis makes a human gesture that challenges the Church orthodoxy. Will official teachings change?
The latest in a long list of dust-ups came this week when Francis apparently gave his blessing to Francesca Pardi, a children’s book author who happens to be lesbian and who has a title on the list of banned books in the Venice school district that has sparked a feud between Venice mayor Luigi Bugnaro and the likes of Elton John.
In the wake of the fiasco in Venice, during which one of Pardi’s books was yanked from public schools, she sent a few books to the pontiff along with a letter asking for his blessing. As we have seen countless times before, the pope gave a seeingly impromptu response, bestowing on Pardi and her wife and four children an apostolic blessing. She tweeted a picture of the papal envelope addressed to her with the announcement, “The pope answered!”
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Bttt
He’s a man.
He’s no more connected to God than you or me.
“Once again Pope Francis makes a human gesture that challenges the Church orthodoxy. Will official teachings change?”
Better question: Will Francis reject the truth of the Scripture and override it with the traditions of men?
A very evil presence has descended over the Vatican.
I’m definitely no big fan of Pope Francis - in fact, when I pray the rosary everyday on the prayer for the pope’s intentions I pray, “for the future Pope’s intentions, may it be Cardinal Sarah”. Anyway, in this case as in others, I think that it is mostly mail room flunky error. So she got a reply from the Pope. I’d bet even money that he never set eyes of the book, or the letter he supposedly wrote.
Satan is definitely having a field day with the Catholic religion/higher echelons-
A man can be saved, born again .. thus connected to God.
Satan, on the other hand ...
WHEN will Catholics rise up against (not the, but..) this anti-Christ
So Frankie is reverting to his pro-homosexual tendencies. I guess the announcement that the Vatican will not bless same-sex unions was just a fake out then.
Are we beginning to understand how John felt when he was shown the Harlot? What was it the Angel said to him? “Why do you marvel?” We are close folks, very close. Hold fast to what you were taught when you first believed.
He is not my Pope.
I am soooooooo thankful I never became a Catholic.
thanks for your posts, ebb tide
This from the man who kissed the imam on the lips and hated Donald Trump.
The Pope said the books and letter were “A delicate matter”? Doesn’t sound like he approved of them. Delicate, because they are against Church teaching, but the Pope assumes you’re not willing to listen to G-d’s words on homosexuality?
Question: what does a blessing from the Pope mean? Does it mean the Pope is declaring the recipient holy?
Two women and children are not a family.
More like a CURSE coming from this nut job pope.
The reason the Vatican was forced to make the announcement about same sex blessings was because Catholic priests are already doing it.
No, it’s more like a prayer by a Church minister to invoke grace upon the recipient and dedicate them (or the object) to God’s service. It’s a holy rite, but does not guarantee the recipient will be holy, that’s up to them cooperating with sanctifying grace.
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