Posted on 12/27/2022 9:45:08 PM PST by ebb tide
With Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the Vatican, the de-Christing comes all the way from the top:
Francis used his annual Christmas greeting to the Roman Curia to again put the cardinals, bishops and priests who work in the Holy See on notice that they are by no means beyond reproach…
Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou way of living the Catholic faith. …
Francis appeared to also want to take broader aim at arch-conservatives and traditionalists who have become the pope’s biggest critics. Francis blasted their way of living the faith, insisting that being Catholic doesn’t mean following a never-changing set of dicta but is rather a “process of understanding Christ’s message that never ends, but constantly challenges us.”
“True heresy consists not only in preaching another gospel, as Saint Paul told us, but also in ceasing to translate its message into today’s languages and ways of thinking,” Francis said.
A skeptic might interpret this as meaning that true heresy is heresy against moonbattery.
Francis, who has blessed pagan statues in the Vatican Gardens, has been accused of heresy himself.
If there was ever a time to stand firm against the incremental erosion of traditional values, it is now that the increments are becoming gigantic.
On a tip from Anonymous.
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Yes people who are pretentious are hard to take whatever garb they wear or titles they hold. People who project are even more difficult to bear.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander,
Traditionalists Denounce Pope Francis
“Pope Francis Denounces Traditionalists.”
In other developments, the sun came up today.
Mr Negative needs to blow it up his robe
It is said that Mao wasn't a true believer in Marxism. He employed it because he thought it would be an effective weapon against the religions and traditions of the Chinese people that were impediments to his dictatorial rule. Same for Xi.
Apparently the CCP is still waging war against Chinese religions and traditions. And religion and traditions are still fighting back.
Yes people who are pretentious are hard to take whatever garb they wear or titles they hold. People who project are even more difficult to bear.
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Interesting perspective. Can you elaborate on it for us?
I don’t think Saint Paul was talking about believing in same-sex marriage and killing babies in the womb! Wow...what is happening to the Catholic church?
Jesus Christ wore a crown of thorns. And upon His Cross, King of the Jews was inscribed.
Was Jesus Christ pretentious?
No. Christ was not pretentious. Nor were the crown of thorns, the cross itself or the sign attached to it that the Romans provided props. However St. Paul himself warned there would be men who would essentially purloin Christ’s legacy, these things and use them to promote themselves, achieve power and advance their goals. He explicitly warned the danger such men posed to the faithful and the Church.
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