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Priests are a gift from the Heart of Christ, Pope Benedict says
CNA ^ | 6/13/2010

Posted on 06/13/2010 12:16:24 PM PDT by markomalley

Vatican City, Jun 13, 2010 / 10:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- 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.


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To: Dr. Eckleburg; Judith Anne

~Not polite at all. Most of us remember who writes what when.

I can also post unattributed unbiblical endtimes garbage, entire missives that I’ve archived offline, and everyone would know who wrote it.

I would certainly not without pinging that person to the post as I have done in the past, and would post and ping them again if necessary to buttress an argument.


681 posted on 06/19/2010 9:09:14 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: Religion Moderator
"shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach" is not a common foreign phrase.
682 posted on 06/19/2010 9:11:26 AM PDT by Natural Law (Don't automatically presume the voices in your hear are the Holy Spirit.)
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To: Natural Law; Religion Moderator
"shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach" is not a common foreign phrase.

The translation is:

May you someday come to know the peace
of the NAME of Jesus the Messiah.

It is known by all of the followers of the Messiah

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
683 posted on 06/19/2010 9:16:44 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Natural Law

Try alea iacta est. ( -;

See how long that stands.


684 posted on 06/19/2010 9:20:00 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: Natural Law; UriÂ’el-2012; All
If a foreign language phrase - whether Spanish, German, French, Hebrew, Greek, Latin or whatever - is familiar to you, then you do not need to translate it. However, if someone asks what it means, then provide the translation.

If it is a whole paragraph or more, then always translate it.

And if anyone uses a foreign language phrase to finesse the guidelines of either not using potty language or not making it personal, there will be consequences.

685 posted on 06/19/2010 9:22:40 AM PDT by Religion Moderator
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To: ForAmerica
sloppy hermeneutics

"Hermeneutics" is a fancy word Protestants use when they intend to obfuscate the creal sense of the gospel. The text in John 20:21 is not qualified in any way and is repeated, with varioations, all over the gospels, never restricted to any task in particular. Compare Mt. 10:40, Lk. 10:16, 1 Cor. 4:16.

Jesus sent the apostles to share the gospel

The reason I chose that particular quote, John 20:21 is because in the following verses Christ authorizes the Apostles to do the priestly function of forgiving sins. Sharing the gospel is not even mentioned there.

686 posted on 06/19/2010 9:25:36 AM PDT by annalex
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To: ForAmerica
If you also saved by “good works”, why do you need Jesus? What does being chosen before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:4 & 5) mean to you? What did to be chosen before the foundation of the world?

We need Jesus because He gives us the necessary grace for both faith and forks.

God knows His elect from the foundation of the world. It does not relieve the elect from doing what God commanded. He commanded us to believe the gospel and do good works; these good works He also "prepared" (Eth. 2:10).

do you repent for you righteous deeds, acts or works?

I did not answer because the question makes no sense. We don't repent for righteous works. We repent our sins.

687 posted on 06/19/2010 9:31:40 AM PDT by annalex
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To: small voice in the wilderness
See the difference?

There is no difference. With either proposition (the original indeed has two different ones: "αυτου γαρ εσμεν ποιημα κτισθεντες εν χριστω ιησου επι εργοις αγαθοις οις προητοιμασεν ο θεος ινα εν αυτοις περιπατησωμεν"), we are told to do the good works prepared for us.

688 posted on 06/19/2010 9:35:41 AM PDT by annalex
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To: Iscool

THX FOR YOUR KIND REPLY.


689 posted on 06/19/2010 9:42:36 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: small voice in the wilderness

YOU ARE MOST WELCOME.

We have to take our humor where we find it hereon, imho.

There’s so much pathetic UNBIBLICAL, FARCICAL, HIDEOUS, HERETICAL, IDOLATROUS, BLASPHEMOUS STUFF in the name of God! . . . humor becomes a NEED.

LUB,THX,


690 posted on 06/19/2010 9:44:39 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: Alamo-Girl
It is an insult
to God
when
anyone
suggests
that
the Blood of the Lamb
is
in
any
way
inadequate or incomplete[!]

INDEED TO THE MAX. THX.

691 posted on 06/19/2010 9:47:56 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: Alamo-Girl

THX TONS.

MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS AND PRAYERS.


692 posted on 06/19/2010 9:48:50 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: Natural Law; Dr. Eckleburg

. . . OF COURSE . . .

. . .

in the very flawed seeing of

UNNatural Bawl mewling with a scratchy ‘voice’ as usual.


693 posted on 06/19/2010 9:50:30 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: Quix
Thank you so much for your encouragement, dear brother in Christ!
694 posted on 06/19/2010 9:51:42 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Natural Law

We’ve noticed.

Perhaps a local taxidermy shop would have some spare thicker skins around.


695 posted on 06/19/2010 9:52:19 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: Quix; Amityschild; Brad's Gramma; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; GiovannaNicoletta; Godzilla
Romans 10:9 That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

Yeah. Funny that everyone gave me the quote from Eph. 2 which directly teaches the Catholic doctrine of salvation by grace alone through faith and good works, and no one so far though of Romans 10:9, much clearer prooftext. Must be a fool moon or something.

If that were the only scripture we had, we would indeed be obliged to conclude that faith alone is sufficient for salvation. However, we have other gospel as well. Matthew 25:31-46, Romans 2:6-10 -- the same letter!, -- teach that works alone are sufficient for salvation; John 6:51-60 tteaches that the Euchariast alone is sufficient for salvation. James 2 teaches that faith must be accompanied by good works in order to save someone. There is a prooftext that a woman is saved simply by giving birth. So we have, as honest students of scripture conclude that either Romans 10:9 is not the only necessary thing for salvation, or that the faith spoken about in Romans 10:9 comprises the entirety of the gospel taught by Christ. I subscribe to the latter understanding. Indeed, mature Catholic Christian faith is alone sufficient because mature Catholic Christian faith includes the entirety of the Gospel in it.

Look, further, at the context. Paul is not teaching soteriology in Romans 10. He is, rather, explaining that the ethno-religious disctinction between the Greeks and the Jews is not material for salvation, so long as all nations are united in the same faith. This explains why the short reference to faith was not elaborated upon, like it is in other his writings.

The rest of your Bible quotes do nothing to advance the cause of Protestantism: Faith must be accompanied by good works but works of the law are not necessary for salvation (nicely summarized in Gal 5:6, "in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by charity").

696 posted on 06/19/2010 9:55:24 AM PDT by annalex
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To: Natural Law

GUFFAWS
TO
THE
MAX!
ROTFLOL!

What a treasure chest of much needed humor today! LOL.

697 posted on 06/19/2010 9:55:41 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

However,

THEN

where would we find such

ABSURDITIES TO THE MAX???

LOL.

Besides, how could we expect card carrying members of the various Roman Catholic et al rabid cliques to act? It’s part of their bylaws to be absurd, UNBiblical, prickly, thin-skinned, harshly personally assaultive etc.

Aren’t we just supposed to all get along and ignore one another’s flaws and failings?

Oh, right, and warn when the brother is in or headed for the ditch.

LOL.

Sigh.


698 posted on 06/19/2010 9:58:51 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: RnMomof7; small voice in the wilderness
Me: The individual salvation depends on what the individual does with these things.
You: Could I have a scripture on that?

Matthew 5-7, 25:31-46, Luke 18:18-27.

699 posted on 06/19/2010 9:59:04 AM PDT by annalex
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

INDEED.

Sigh.


700 posted on 06/19/2010 9:59:35 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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