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To: BlueDragon
Remember, you're quoting Pope Francis, the man who believes prosleytism is nonsense and atheists can go to Heaven without converting.
128 posted on 11/15/2013 7:04:59 AM PST by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

How many Roman Catholics here have gotten all up in arms concerning how "the press" misquotes or misconstrues Bergoglio's words? Yet if a "Protestant" or non-denominational portrayed his past words such as characterized above, we need not imagine the protests from RC'ers on this forum, for such has already occurred...

Personally -- I don't have all that much trouble understanding Bergoglio. His remarks concerning how proselytism can be nonsense (if lacking crucial elements?) need be taken in context, not entirely taken out-of-context. I don't think he said directly; "Athiests[sic] can go to heaven without converting" either, but if you have a source for that alleged almost-quote, then feel free to review and reconsider what the man's intended meaning was...or being generous towards him...what it may have been.

Besides:
I didn't elect him. A college of [Roman Catholic] cardinals did. In Rome, no less...

Neither in this present discussion had I directly quoted the man or attempted to rephrase anything which he has said, but instead referred/provided link to a page relative to the subject of this thread, in hope that could be an entryway towards greater understanding of what the "disrupted" inter-faith Kristallnacht observance was about, by showing some background as to perhaps how it came about --- the friendly, even 'theological' collaboration between Bergoglio and Skorka.

I did not see there (in that small sample) anything outlandish or blasphemous coming from Skorka. He may as well have been a Christian theologian of most any stripe, when he spoke of Job. I will admit to enjoying the man's insights at that juncture.

Now if there can be some actual "desecration" demonstrated; then that needs be shown --- or the "flower" [Tancred] --- need shut his yap about it, other than to withdraw his own mischaracterization of the event.

131 posted on 11/15/2013 8:59:47 AM PST by BlueDragon
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