Posted on 08/10/2002 6:41:37 AM PDT by narses
He calls, they come. He presides, they attend.With all due respect, don't you think the Holy Father should tend to his own flock, before he entertains the novelties of heathens.
I'll repeat myself, crucifixes at Assisi were removed so as not to offend pagans. I challenge you, or any other Catholic, to present a legitimate defense of this gross violation of the First Commandment.
I acknowledge John Paul II as the Pope, and the Vicar of Christ. He is my Pope, but he is mortal and needs our prayers. On the other hand, I cannot acknowledge the legitimacy of false religions as a means to salvation.
They are exactly where they ought to be as they have rejected the fullness of truth :)
Nah, why would I respect the opinions of those who don't go to Church? When it comes to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass that Jesus instituted and Commanded we do in His memory until He comes again, I don't really trust the opinions of the uninformed. :)
Thanks be to God for TCR. They take the time to defend the Vicar of Christ rather than constantly running him into the ground as though he were just another schmo.
What I find repulsive is that those who do agitate and propagandise and rashly judge this Pope are the FIRST to whelp like newborn seals when even the mildest of criticism is directed at them.
I was giving you my impressions from the pictures posted here, not a theological argument.
"With all due respect, don't you think the Holy Father should tend to his own flock, before he entertains the novelties of heathens."
I believe that he does tend his flock. I believe that he has poured out his life for his flock.
But he is the Vicar of Christ, and his mission is to more than the people in the Catholic Church. He is the Vicar of Christ to the entire world. The Vicar of Christ is uniquely qualified by the Divine Office which he holds to call for an assembly of the world's religious leaders in a way that no other Catholic is qualified.
I won't question Pope John Paul on this one.
"I'll repeat myself, crucifixes at Assisi were removed so as not to offend pagans. I challenge you, or any other Catholic, to present a legitimate defense of this gross violation of the First Commandment."
I just don't see this as a violation of the First Commandment. I see it as an attempt to exercise courtesy to his guests. If you wish to say that it was inappropriate, that is a reasonable thing to say. But I personally find it impossible to credit the charge of idolatry.
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I think your ancestors may different from my own.
you will :)
Those who delight in underminng the Pope ought to avoid the link. It might unsettle their willfullness
However, I cannot view it in the same light when I recall the millions of martyrs, who gave their lives rather than acknowledge false religions. Their very actions resulted in mass conversions to Catholicism. Should we still not attempt to bring all non-Catholics to the one, true religion, or should we pat them on the back and say "Carry on, brother"?
If you think the Pope a mason, don't you have the Christian duty to warn others?
Oh, come on. No need to be shy :)
They're right up there with the Buddhists and Muslims on the way to heaven.
What a bunch of B.S.! That's what the Muslims did as they flew the jets into the Twin Towers. (Of course they were praying to a false god).
I'm surprised you posted this garbage; it's pathetic.
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