He was Catholic in most of his theology.I would suspect most RC's could easily accept his words today without much thought.
I would suspect most
RC's 'christians' could easily accept
his their pastor's words today without much thought.
THIS is (has been) the problem of 'the church' since it's inception. NO ONE is doing much THINKING! Somehow, they get the idea that the 'book' is VERY difficult to understand without someone to explain it to them (other than GOD.)
So, over the years, all KINDS of 'interpretations' are spouted, and bits 'n pieces of these things stick in the mind, clouding the 'Truth'.
I predict THIS thread will expand, with folks 'discussing' long since dead 'holy men', trying to get inside their mindset, all the while, the Word of GOD is being set aside........
NIV 1 Timothy 4:1-3
1. The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
2. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
3. They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
NIV Isaiah 29:13
13. The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.
NIV Isaiah 54:13
13. All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's peace.
NIV Matthew 15:7-9
7. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8. "`These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
9. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.' "
NIV John 6:45
45. It is written in the Prophets: `They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.
NIV Acts 15:1
1. Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the brothers: "Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved."
NIV 1 Corinthians 2:13
13. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
NIV 1 Thessalonians 4:9
9. Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.