Posted on 06/13/2010 12:16:24 PM PDT by markomalley
.- Thousands of pilgrims and faithful gathered at noon Sunday in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with the Holy Father. Before the prayer, he said that the fruits of the recently ended Year for Priests could never be measured, but are already visible and will continue to be ever more so.
“The priest is a gift from the heart of Christ, a gift for the Church and for the world. From the heart of the Son of God, overflowing with love, all the goods of the Church spring forth,” proclaimed Pope Benedict XVI. “One of those goods is the vocations of those men who, conquered by the Lord Jesus, leave everything behind to dedicate themselves completely to the Christian community, following the example of the Good Shepherd.”
The Holy Father described the priest as having been formed by “the same charity of Christ, that love which compelled him to give his life for his friends and to forgive his enemies.”
“Therefore,” he continued, “priests are the primary builders of the civilization of love.”
Benedict XVI exhorted priests to always seek the intercession of St. John Marie Vianney, whose prayer, the “Act of Love,” was prayed frequently during the Year for Priests, and “continues to fuel our dialogue with God.”
The pontiff also spoke about the close of the Year for Priests, which took place this past week and culminated with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He emphasized “the unforgettable days in the presence of more than 15,000 priests from around the world.”
The feast of the Sacred Heart is traditionally a “day of priestly holiness,” but this time it was especially so, Benedict XVI remarked.
Pope Benedict concluded his comments by noting that, in contemplating history, “one observes so many pages of authentic social and spiritual renewal which have been written by the decisive contribution of Catholic priests.” These were inspired “only by their passion for the Gospel and for mankind, for his true civil and religious freedom.”
“So many initiatives that promote the entire human being have begun with the intuition of a priestly heart,” he exclaimed.
The Pope then prayed the Angelus, greeted those present in various languages, and imparted his apostolic blessing.
I think you have that backwards; there is truth outside of Scripture, according to Catholic tradition.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
FWIW, the message of The Gospel was not given to the Gentiles until after Stephen was martyred. Until then the Apostles were a Jewish sect.
True, true. My apology to you!
Exactly right, wm. With Stephen’s murder, Israel became Lo Ami, and salvation went to the Gentiles. Maranatha!
Jesus wasn't preaching to the multitudes in the Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew 5:1-2 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:
Luke 6:20 And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
In both places, it clearly says that Jesus was speaking to His disciples.
Just wow.
So Catholics will believe just anything then?
Too bad for them. That’s the pathway to being deceived.
There but for the Grace of GOD go I.
No it doesn't. Jesus had 24/7 access to His disciples, He didn't need a sermon to communicate to them. Further, we know that Jesus gave the sermon at least one other time at the Sermon on the Plain. No need to tell His disciples again. Many scholars believe that He gave His message to many different crowds and in the process created believers.
Jesus is the Living Word. The Bible is the written Word.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
Scripture leads one to Christ, who saves.
No, just the opposite. Protestants prattle on endlessly about Sola Scriptura even though there is nothing in Scripture to substantiate it. It would be funny if it weren't so sad.
Is that YOPIS or is that official Roman Catholic Church doctrine?
Where is that found on vatican.va?
The Bible doesn’t call it a sermon. All it says is that He taught His disciples.
Why are you reading more into it than it says?
This of course is contrary to the word of God which teaches only two sacraments are to be shared among the congregation as instructions by Christ to bring His family closer to Him.
Can men be saved without the sacraments? Of course. But once aware of their place in God's universe, the Christian will want to faithfully partake of the sacraments as emblems of His abiding and benevolent constancy.
The Westminster Confession of Faith articulates the Biblical perspective...
Although it is a great sin to contemn or neglect this ordinance (baptism), [13] yet grace and salvation are not so inseparably annexed unto it, as that no person can be regenerated, or saved, without it:[14] or, that all that are baptized are undoubtedly regenerated.[15]
Grace saves, not the sacraments.
I. Sacraments are holy signs and seals of the covenant of grace,[1] immediately instituted by God,[2] to represent Christ and His benefits; and to confirm our interest in Him:[3] as also, to put a visible difference between those that belong unto the Church and the rest of the world;[4] and solemnly to engage them to the service of God in Christ, according to His Word.[5] II. There is, in every sacrament, a spiritual relation, or sacramental union, between the sign and the thing signified: whence it comes to pass, that the names and effects of the one are attributed to the other.[6] III. The grace which is exhibited in or by the sacraments rightly used, is not conferred by any power in them; neither does the efficacy of a sacrament depend upon the piety or intention of him that does administer it:[7] but upon the work of the Spirit,[8] and the word of institution, which contains, together with a precept authorizing the use thereof, a promise of benefit to worthy receivers.[9] IV. There are only two sacraments ordained by Christ our Lord in the Gospel; that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord: neither of which may be dispensed by any, but by a minister of the Word lawfully ordained.[10] V. The sacraments of the Old Testament in regard to the spiritual things thereby signified and exhibited, were, for substance, the same with those of the new.[11]
Of the Sacraments
According to the RCC catechism...
1257 The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation.59 He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them.60 Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament.61 The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are "reborn of water and the Spirit." God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments.
Did you get that? The RC church supposedly insures men are "reborn of water and the Spirit."
As if. Again, Rome usurps the work and responsibility of the Holy Spirit who alone declares the names of God's family which the church then affirms and strengthens through the fellowship of congregational worship.
And there is nothing in the written word that says they are one in the same. In addition to the written Word the Word was revealed orally "by the apostles who handed on, by the spoken word of their preaching, by the example they gave, by the institutions they established, what they themselves had received - whether from the lips of Christ, from his way of life and his works, or whether they had learned it at the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
Bringing up the Westminster Confession of Faith to refute the Catechism of the Catholic Church is like trotting out PeeWee Herman to debate Charleston Heston. Its great comedy but not much of a contest.
The poster was just posting Paul again. Romans 10:17
Silly me, I’m just getting to bored to bother.
But they've heard it before and they either think Christ only spoke to His apostles on the Sermon on the Mount and no one else since the crowds most likely were out of earshot (not sure where they get this error from) or they think there were unbelievers among the crowds of His disciples (also false.)
They just make stuff up to accommodate their misconceptions.
It's TOO bored to bother.
Charleton Heston was Protestant.
Its great comedy but not much of a contest.
The only joke is your spelling of "Charleston."
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