You are missing my point. In Joan of Arc’s time, the informed view among the powers of the church was that she was a heretic, a nut. They were fearful of her and did not object to her being burned. We perhaps have been enlightened over 500 years and now don’t see things that way. It wasn’t that long ago that Catholics directly laid the blame for the crucifixion at the feet of the Jews and shunned and persecuted them. Who was our Pope just visiting and embracing a few weeks ago? Did God will us to have the hatred and rift, or the rapprochement and embrace?
Pope Francis is getting awfully close to blessing gay unions? What is God’s will on this? Our faith and growth in holy spirit is far, far more rich than some ideologue claiming that practicing yoga may separate us from the Holy Trinity. That’s so small and silly that in the big scheme of the challenges we face as a faith, it’s simply a laughable claim.
Back up.
You are proving the point of the headline.
If you think we are enlightened, compared with those in former times, you might want to rethink your premises.
people think, now, that they are impervious to the enemy.
It’s never been more wrong a notion.
The Pope might be off on his advice in economics, and other things, but he will never be able to bring the Church to an acceptance of the practice of homosexuality.
Read the papal document on human sexuality
No one thought Joan of Arc was a “nut.” A heretic, yes, because she reverted to male clothing was the reason given for her execution. In fact, the Burgundians who prosecuted her were amazed at her brilliance. Some of them deeply regretted her judicial murder.