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.
False. Neither the IMF nor the CIA numbers support that. The lowest per capita incomes are in predominantly Islamic and Animist countries and only three of the top ten are majority Protestant.
However, a 'cardinal role in our faith' is not 100% Biblically accurate either.
MORE UNMITIGATED BALDERDASH
FROM THE !!!!TRADITIONAL!!!!
REALITY MANGLERS.
You know, things like the corrupt papacy, indulgences, money grubbing....
. . . RC SEX-CAPADES
Likely, it’s going to fall on deaf ears.
I pointed that out once already and was told that I was wrong, that (typical knee jerk reaction) *That’s not what the Catholic Church teaches*.
interesting link I found. The RCC is big on eternally condemning those who disagree with its doctrine.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/COUNCILS/TRENT7.HTM#2
Canon 4 is particularly interesting...
Canon 4. If anyone says that the sacraments of the New Law are not necessary for salvation but are superfluous, and that without them or without the desire of them men obtain from God through faith alone the grace of justification,[2] though all are not necessary for each one, let him be anathema.
Exactly. Their whole sacramental system is developed on the idea that you need refills of Grace and only they can provide it.
The "Holy Tradition" stuff is no different than the twisting of the Scriptures that Jesus condemned the clerics of in Judaism.
I haven't seen any of this among Born Again Christians. If it were going on I would condemn it.
"...If we would only heed what nature teaches us we would enjoy the happiest state that humans could desire. For God has created all of us in his own image, so that we have only to look at our neighbour to see ourselves. We are one flesh. And although appearances and attitudes are very different, it is impossible to efface the unity which God has conferred on us. If only that were firmly etched in our minds, we would all be living at peace with each other, in a kind of earthly paradise. The opposite, however, is the case. Everyone around us follows his own interests and looks to his own advantage; everyone wants to lord it over others. Hence our pride, our surliness, our venom the instant we are provoked. Harshness and even cruelty abound. We are vindictive and cause no end of trouble: it is as if lightning should fall from heaven every time someone is offended. So if in the course of life we endure many difficulties, we do not have to look far for the explanation: the pain men suffer comes from their fellow men. It is, of course, true that people all have their excuses. They want nothing better, they say, than to be gentle and mild-mannered, and to show patience toward those among whom they live. But, they add, it is not possible to deny our human nature: we must hunt with the hounds, because to be a sheep is to risk becoming someone else's dinner. That, then, is the excuse usually offered by men to cloak their actions. In reality so full are they of bitterness, arrogance, and pride that they cannot abide one another. It is all the more fitting, then, that we remember the lesson which the Son of God has for us here. For although we think we are hard done by when we cannot retaliate against those who ill-treat us, he tells us that it is the peace-makers and the meek who will possess the earth...
by John Calvin
I would hope this sermon helps you to understand Calvin's perspective on the family of man and our responsibility within that community.
If we have to add anything to the death of Christ, then the death of Christ wasn't good enough. If the death of Christ isn't enough to satisfy God's wrath against sin, how can our righteous deeds, which are as filthy rags in His sight?
When one adds anything to Christ's death, that's the thing that one says confers salvation. It's saying that Christ's death isn't good enough and whatever one adds is what one is putting their trust in for salvation.
ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
And the thief on the cross did exactly what after he put his faith in Christ?
I guess you haven't heard of the HALLOWED !!!!TRADITION!!!! of the beginnings of the STATIONS OF THE WHITE HANKY.
Magnificent Magical Mary descended in a UFO looking much like a huge white hanky the size of an average back yard. The shining rays of white were near blinding.
She gave the thief on the cross a rosary and insisted he pray through it 3 times just to be sure his exhausted flesh got some exercise.
Then she exited off the large white hanky and magically took the thief from the cross and literally drug him through all the STATIONS OF THE CROSS insisting that he genuflect and prostrate himself at each one. Given his tortured and exhausted state, the prostrating himself was no problem. However, Mary had to pick him up by the scruff of his neck each time and forcefully drag him to the next STATION.
The experience was so moving, hastening his death dramatically, for the thief, that the thief insisted that Mary establish also THE STATIONS OF THE WHITE HANKY in memory of him and her wonderful efforts to insure he had SALVIVIC WORKS to his credit before he expired.
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Maybe I should switch the brand of wetwipes in my backpack. Those look wonderful.
Quix is always having to clean up the horrific
MANIACALLY MANGLED ‘BIBLE’ POSTS;
THE MANIACALLY MANGLED DICTIONARY POSTS;
THE MANIACALLY MANGLED HISTORY POSTS;
THE MANIACALLY MANGLED MATH POSTS;
THE MANIACALLY MANGLED ‘LOGIC’ POSTS;
THE VIOLENTLY MANIACALLY MANGLED VENOM SPEW POSTS;
. . .
Ahhhhhhhh . . . THX.
I have no clue why the Catholic Church lifted its long standing ban on eating meat on Fridays.
And yes, I strongly agree with you that we all have been guilty of saying one and doing another.
Thank God for the indwelling Spirit Who convicts us when do just that so that we can confess our sin and repent!
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. - I John 1:7-10
INDEED.
Countries founded on the Protestant work ethic prosper because they elevate the role of the individual and his God-given conscience, while acknowledging that all work should be done for the glory of God and thus for the betterment of their fellow men.
lol, and get in line, take a number, now serving number 26 billion.... 26 billion.... 26 billion? 26 billion and one
INDEED.
Actually it was not Rome...whos primary interest was in building a castle for the the pope (the Vatican) that began social services, hospitals, and a government that was designed to affirm the dignity of man ..it was the man you call the “devil”
“Calvin’s emphasis on work (which became known as the “Protestant work ethic”) had a direct impact on the Industrial Revolution. His influence is felt on the development of several European nations as commercial and colonial powers as well. Calvin is widely known for his “doctrine of election,” which lay behind his work ethic—a sign of being numbered among those whom God has predestined for salvation is an industrious, pious and successful life lived according to the commandments of God. This also contributed to the rise of capitalism.
Calvinism stresses self-denial, sobriety, thriftiness, efficiency and morality, which can result in high production and low consumption, creating a surplus that cannot be consumed, which is instead invested for the greater glory of God. Previously, many Christians had regarded excess wealth as immoral. Calvin also advocated that all believers have a calling, not just the clergy, which opened up the possibility of service inside and outside the church and also made faith more relevant to secular life, sanctifying work as a holy activity.
.....On the one hand, Calvin recognized social responsibility; on the other he stressed individual responsibility to live a good, productive and moral life before God. Stressing the dignity of man, Calvin’s social reforms included relief for the poor, construction of hospitals, schools (which were free), new prisons, consumer protection laws, provisions for refugees, and a sanitation system that made Geneva one of the cleanest and healthiest cities in Europe. Calvin was morally strict but humane, almost a humanist in his concern to reach the heart not only the mind of men and women.
INDEED.
It is that glass house thing again...Do you know Catholics have the highest number of abortions than any religious group? The Alan Guttmacher Institute, it was reported that Catholic women have an abortion rate 29 percent higher than Protestants.
nuns back abortion
INCREDIBLE.
Doesn’t hinder the long pointy finger of the Nurse Rachett brand of Roman Catholics, however.
We see that here in our own country with the way the voting works out.
Catholics regularly vote Democratic, which is liberal, socialist politics. If it weren't for the Protestant voting block impeding it, we'd be in the same sorry state as Central and South America.
And we're heading that way now, thanks to the help of the Catholics for all these decades.
INDEED.
Maybe someone can get to it before I do.
The assertion that in Hebrews, Paul never mentioned faith alone but always and only with works. IIRC, THAT’S BRAZENLY FALSE. Can someone else do a check on that and post it, please?
UNMITIGATED BEARING FALSE WITNESS AGAINST EVERY PENTECOSTAL AND BAPTIST I KNOW.
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