Oh really?
Posted on 09/24/2015 11:20:20 AM PDT by xzins
A reference to ‘family life’ tells me this Pope knows how to spin words. Probably learned such as a bouncer at a S America bistro. If Catholics expect US citizens with reverence to our Constitution to swallow such double speak they need to know the US was not and is not only for the Catholic faith but for a variety of other faiths including that of Luther who had his problems with papal thoughts and edicts.
"A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as Lincoln did, when it fosters a culture which enables people to "dream" of full rights for all their brothers and sisters, as Martin Luther King sought to do; when it strives for justice and the cause of the oppressed, as Dorothy Day did by her tireless work, the fruit of a faith which becomes dialogue and sows peace in the contemplative style of Thomas Merton.
You could pick out your four depending on your evaluation of America. I think Pope Francis gave us a good one.
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Exactly.
*shaking my head*
I don't know, but I did not hear him mention Jesus Christ our Lord (God) and Savior. Nor do I hear many Catholics mentioning Him, they are OK with confessing their sins to a man, blasphemous. Since when can a man dressed up and with schooling forgive our sins?
Heck, even the NY Times recognizes a fellow traveler when they see one. Their headline reads: “Pope Urges Congress to Act on Agenda Tilting to Left.”
I’d say it was more than “tilting,” though. He could simply have been reading the Democratic Party platform.
The speech is all generalities, except for banning the death penalty. As a Catholic, I am scandalized that he mentioned Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. Day’s offenses have been mentioned already. Merton died a practicing Buddhist in Asia, and in a scandalous situation.
The Left will trumpet endlessly that the Pope is on their side.Local Sierra Club here has already declared that the Pope’s encouragement will stimulate their further efforts to “save the environment.”
“Holy Father”? Not mine.
“Nowa you all gotta be nice, right? And whattsa wrong with taking some refugees? You gotta some space outta there, right? You know whatta I’m saying? I been to Passaic, there’sa nothing happenin there, you know whatta mean? And whattsa up with alla da smokestacks? I step outside to hava my cigarette, and I’ma choking out there. Get ridda some of da carbon.”
Oh sorry. I suppose not everyone got the premium cable service with Father Guido Sarducci as translator.
I am baffled by the religious who think Almighty God is incapable of preparing the Earth in full anticipation of everything that we might do.
Of all the great American men and women over the centuries, how many would name Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton among their top 100?
In before the 'He was poorly translated' crowd.
No.
The vicar of Christ on earth.
Who?
The blasphemy of thst title along with others grates like fingernails on a chalkboard. Only God is Holy.
I’ve been to Thomas Merton’s retreat (Abby of Gethsemene) near Bardstown, Kentucky with groups of soldiers. It is a contemplative place, but as I recall, Merton was a bit of a mystic liberal. (They also make great bourbon fruitcake. Makers Mark is in nearby Loretto, KY.)
Yeah I went on the MM tour.
What a nice place.
Beautiful property and nice folks.
Oh really?
Exactly. Talk about your obscure champions of the religious left.
While the world burns in flames and in Africa and Middle East there an unabated holocaust of Christians, or the millions of unborn babies murdered by abortion; for Pope Francis and president Obama, their top priority is to exploit the hoax of the global warming to distract the people over much bigger crisis.
“WAKE UP!”: MUSLIM PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS ABETTED BY THE WEST
Mideast Christians beg Western governments to stop aiding the slaughter.
September 23, 2015
Raymond Ibrahim
Cardinal Dolan reiterated praise of Day when he spoke in NYC today.
They are all fellow travelers.
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