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.
Oh, and of course, be a member in good standing of the Roman Catholic Church, go to Mass, receive communion, go to confession, say your prayers...and then MAYBE you will spend some time in Purgatory, depending on who of your "peeps" pray for you, and THEN you can go to heaven (the Beatific Vision). Got that??? Strange that faith in Jesus Christ as savior doesn't play much, if any, part in it.
So it is more blessed for a catholic to ignore their church doctrine and kill her baby that have a protestant have on that belongs to a church that believes it is ok??
On that day we will be judged as individuals not as church members or based on the doctrine of our churches..
Once again..I do not have CHURCHES.. I belong to one denomination ... I am not and will not be held responsible for what heretics do in their "churches". The elect can not be deceived. they will hold to the word of God because it is written in their heart.
Catholics should be concerned because they look to the church for salvation and right now that church is heretical and pastored too often by immoral men .. It is no wonder that Catholics do not respect the teachings of their own church
Thank you so much for posting the Catholic Vote breakdown. A very interesting insight.
All Christians accept Mary's virginal motherhood.. but believe she has godly relations with her HUSBAND and produced other children
Scripture is quite clear that she had sexual relations with her husband Joseph, and had children by him.
Matthew 1:19 Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: 23 Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife. 25 And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Other Scripture lists Jesus' brothers by name.
Why is it so important to Catholics to think that Mary was always a virgin?
What's the problem they have with the thought that she was a wife to her husband and had other children?
How does that affect Catholic doctrine?
Does it affect a person's salvation if she wasn't perpetually a virgin?
How would the Catholic church change if she wasn't?
WOULD it change?
You have a problem with the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible?
Epistle Of Saint Paul To The Galatians
http://www.drbo.org/chapter/55002.htm
http://www.drbo.org/chapter/55003.htm
What she posted was this.....
'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"'
What you claimed she said was this.....
'On one hand you condemn the Catholic Church for building hospital and say it’s from the devil,than you glorify calvin as if he is a God for building a hospital.'
Nowhere in that post 1400 of hers does she condemn the Catholic Church for building a hospital and say it's from the devil.
She said it was NOT Rome that began to build the hospitals but the man that Rome ( and/or FRoman Catholics) calls the *devil* (referring to Calvin).
Calvin started hospitals and the catholics call him a devil
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"
I was responding to this post of francis where she called Calvin a devil..
Protestants, or at least Calvinists, really don’t believe the beatitudes or being charitable applies to them The poor hungry and meek do not represent the God of their wrongly formed mind because of John Calvin, so they think the poor hungry and meek lack the grace of God because they are not like Calvin-who was a devil in disguise.
I agree, the devil would not spend his money on a hospital, instead he would build himself a Really nice house
I have never condemned the Catholic church for building a hospital ..that is a FALSEHOOD ..Prove it or apologize PLEASE
please give the attribution for this or is this YOPIS?
God forbid a Catholic actually show up on a Catholic topic thread and attempt to defend the Church against the most reprehensible slanders and scandalous attacks. They are treated like the fat kid in dodge ball by the anti-Catholics.
LOL
I see you did attribute it at the beginning..Is this an official commentary written by the Vatican ?
"And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice,and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee,and the paps which thou hast sucked.".(Luke 11: 27).
This would have been the perfect time for Christ to exalt Mary and speak of her perpetual virginity or worthiness of worship.
Instead He replies: "But he said, yea RATHER, blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it". (Luke 11;28).
And what do you have to say to and about the Catholics who engage in the most reprehensible slanders and scandalous attacks against others.
Like calling Calvin a *devil*?
Since that cannot be proved as a fact, it falls into the category of opinion, thus making it a reprehensible slander and scandalous attack.
Is it OK when Catholics do it to infidels, then? After all, they’re just heretical infidels, destined to burn for eternity anyway, so who cares?
Sure makes those dirty infidels want to come rushing to join the Catholic Church, doesn’t it?
There is a LARGE problem with this persons ability to read the scriptures
See the greek word used in the beatitudes is not a verb ( an action) or a noun .. ..it does not mean a blessing FROM God... it is not an action ..it is an adjective describing a state of the person..it is like saying "I am so blessed today"
The greek word is makarios
1) blessed, happy
Blessed--Of the two words which our translators render "blessed," the one here used points more to what is inward, and so might be rendered "happy," in a lofty sense; while the other denotes rather what comes to us from without (as Mat 25:34 ).
DAVID BROWN
So this could be rendered ..Happy are the poor in spirit ...
Not ..LOL
To Calvin, Mary is an idol in the Roman Church, and she diminishes the centrality and importance of Jesus. Hence, his Genevan Catechism not only outlawed Marian veneration, it also punished related behavior, such as carrying a rosary, observing a saints day, or possessing holy relics.[2] Regarding Marian relics, Calvin commented in an ironical way that since the Papists had assumed her to be in heaven, at least nobody can claim to have Marian relics, otherwise there would be so many Marian bones in circulation, that a huge new cemetery could be filled with them.[3]
Actually, it would be a refreshing change to see a Catholic actually defend the Catholic church using something besides strawmen and using vapid responses such as *That's NOT what the Catholic Church believes* and never providing any substance to back it up.
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