Posted on 10/02/2013 1:42:03 AM PDT by Pinkbell
I would think that satan and islam would be.
We have GOD and his SON to guide us and THEIR words are free for all that seek them.
Well, hey-—If the Pope said it, it must be true!
Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop.
If young people still had to get up before dawn and put in an 80 hour week on the farm, we’d have a whole lot less crime, delinquency and social decay.
I'm starting to form a theory about Francis. He clearly says things frequently that make people do double takes. Welcome in the gays and atheists, stop talking about abortion, the biggest issues are lonely old people and youth unemployment, etc. You scratch your head.
But I don't think he's a flake, I think he's a very empathetic man who focuses feels the personal pain of individuals and can't really visualize the big moral issues. He would take his cassock off to clothe a homeless man but when you ask him about somewhat more abstract things like abortion (i.e. not in his direct line of sight) he shrugs and thinks "why should we talk about that when that guy over there has pain in his heart because he's gay? I should go to him".
Nice saintly person, I am not sure he's cut out to be head of the entire church.
“It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 118:9
Perhaps this is what happens when believers choose to elevate a man to be “head of the entire church” and lead them, rather than God Himself.
Didn’t work out well for King Saul, or for many others throughout history. Looking back, this pope isn’t the first to wander off the expected path.
YES! I WISH HE THIS POPE WOULD VISIT AN ABORTION SLAUGHTER HOUSE AND REACH OUT TO WOMEN WHO ARE PLANNING ON KILLING THEIR CHILD!!! LET THIS POPE GO OVER THE STORY OF THE SO CALLED DR. GODSNEL AND THEN WALK AWAY AND NOT MAKE ABORTION ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVILS TO DEAL WITH IN THE WORLD. 50-60 MILLION DEAD CHILDREN JUST IN THIS COUNTRY AND NOW OBAMACARE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE WOMEN GET ABORTIONS FREE ALONG WITH FREE BIRTH CONTROL=SOCIAL JUSTICE THEOLOGY, I WOULD RATHER DIE POOR THAN KILL MY CHILD!
I’ve refrained from commenting on the Pope, but I must say, I find myself in agreement with your comments here.
He’s a head scratcher for sure!
Well unless they pray alone without a priest or minister or pastor or whatever most people have leaders in their spiritual life.
Generally the Catholic church provides such a common message on faith and morals with the exception of some rogues priests and nuns. This common message is driven from the Vatican.
However in the case of Francis, he says things with seem in varying ways at odds with this message and confusing to the laity. It seems his thrust is compassion is the supreme virtue and as a result any sort of judgementalism is wrong. This means you shouldn't talk about abortion, you shouldn't exclude atheists or gays or muslims, you shouldn't do anything except embrace everyone all the time and say "I love you!" Well that's all good and all but don't we have things like sacraments (including penance) and aren't we supposed to hold ourselves and others to certain standards of morality? After all, Jesus turned the crowd away from stoning the prostitute but he also told her to sin no more.
Typical progressive. They are not logical...they run on emotion...so they say whatever occurs to them at any given moment.
This is why their leadership is lousy and leaves their underlings in constant confusion.
I remember how Bush communicated. He didn't say a lot of junk but he meant what he said. I'd rather have a leader like that any day of the week.
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