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.
No, Peter is correct. Paul’s writings are Scripture.
It’s pretty darn hilarious to see you argue against your own church’s position.
Very good. We have John telling us that Jesus is God, kinda, sorta, and only on occasion.
13 8 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi 9 he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, 10 others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 11 Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."
This does not say that Jesus is God. Far from it. David, for instance was a son of God. So were most of the OT kings. This is not proof of the divinity of Jesus.
I have quoted many scriptures from Paul that clearly, at least to me and others on this thread, state the divinity of Jesus Christ.
They state certain things, but they do not state that Jesus is God, however much Protestants wish it.
THEY LOOK GOOD AND BIBLICAL.
THX.
Negative. I do not argue against the Church's position. We are not quite as malleable as Protestants who argue from the state of their belly, the state of their emotions, or the direction of the wind.
I think, however, if we handed those out to any teens of the rabid clique folks’ families . . .
we’d have to include
the teaspoon of sugar tied into a suckable bulb of a white hanky.
It would be unkind to leave them without any comfort whatsoever.
Paul quoting the O.T. to prove a point, on the assumption that Scripture is God's word:
I Corinthians 14:21
In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord."
Cordially,
An early OPC nutjob whose writings on anything Catholic are to be taken with a grain of highly biased salt.
The Gospels don't apply because they're special. They were predestined to ignore them.
Now, see, I did not know that they had recording devices back in Jesus' day. ;o)
Do you not understand that even the writers of the "gospels" wrote what the Holy Spirit revealed to them and brought back to their remembrance just as Jesus said he would? And Luke wasn't even an apostle nor palled around in Jesus' company. He met with people who had been and compiled the book from THEIR memories of Jesus' words. Yet we can say that Luke was just as inspired in his writings as were John, Matthew and Mark AND Peter, Paul, James, Jude and whoever wrote Hebrews (personally, I believe it was Paul). It was ALL scripture, and we accept them for what they were intended to be. A gift from God and an authoritative guide for all generations to what is truth just as he planned it to be.
If you can't or won't comply then leave the thread.
I Corinthians 14:21 In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord."
In other words, Paul does not quote God except for the three introductory verses in Acts 9. John quotes throughout his Revelation, but Paul doesn't.
That is what we mean when we say that, for example, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John quote God Alighty. Paul doesn't except for three introductory verses in Acts 9. We hold the direct quotes from God to be superior to any man's. That includes both Peter and Paul.
An early OPC nutjob whose writings on anything Catholic are to be taken with a grain of highly biased salt.
Darken his hair and give him a small moustache and he'd be indistinguishable from Adolph Hitler. Just as rabid and just as anti Catholic. A fitting comparison, I'd say.
You know that isn't true, you've been given the scripture before. Stop with the feigned ignorance. It doesn't become you.
Special is the word.
But according to Paul (Gal 1:16-17) Jesus did not reveal himself to Paul; rather God revealed his Son "in" [sic] Paul [GNOSTIC ALERT!]. And this is Paul's own account rather than Luke's second-hand story (which is internally inconsistent, i.e. Acts 9, 22, 26).
Paul also claims that the gospel was revealed to him "not by man" but by Jesus Christ (he doesn't say God) but doesn't say when or where.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
I'm sure growing up with a name like "Loraine" left "him" with emotional trauma.
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