Pope Francis, "If Mary is not your Mother, you are an orphan!"

Charisma News ^ | 9/5/2014 | Jennifer LeClaire

[Jan_Sobieski]

Pope Francis has been a breath of fresh air for many Catholics seeking greater liberty and a growing concern for conservative Christians who take issue with his comments about homosexuality and other cultural issues.

But the pontiff's latest statement is sparking an uproar from believers around the world. Pope Francis sent a tweet Tuesday that absolutely violates the truth of Scripture:

"The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan," Pope Francis tweeted.

As of the time I wrote this column it had been retweeted about 4,000 times and many of the responses were in appropriately unkind. It's not appropriate to attack the pope for his beliefs. It's more appropriate to share the truth...

[caww]

Rotflol...!

[Elsie]

Satan is terrified of the Crucifix.

I know Dracula sure is!!!

[Elsie]

Good one.

You’ve hit the target...

[mlizzy]

I thought “The Passion” by Gibson was extremely powerful, and it portrayed the crucifixion.

Outstanding movie. So incredibly difficult to watch, but at the same time, important to do so. I remember when we first got married, my better half said we needed to get Crucifixes. And I said "plural"? And he responded it was best to get one for every room of the house. :) My mother, part of a Catholic-hate-team that would make nons on FR blush, said, "Oh, Tom's so weak; he's using the Catholic faith like a crutch." We got a big LOL on that one. She's thanking me left and right in purgatory (or heaven) now, for using my crutch and praying for her like a monk.

[Elsie]

There should be!

I should set one for myself!

[jjotto]

“...it’s a wallet, but if you rub it it turns into a suitcase.”

[mlizzy]

That’s it, Elsie; you found it.... I can always count on you. :)

[Elsie]

Some oxes are more sensitive than others. ☺

[Elsie]

Dig this crazy necktie!

[caww]

Another priest giving "veneration " to a dead copses' skull..this skull has a flesh colored net around it's head...

[Elsie]

[WVKayaker]

A troll might. ...

It seems the ones trolling on this thread are the ones insisting that they cannot err as long as they follow Rome. Yet, when confronted with Scripture refutations of their folly, they insist the others are not conforming to their ideas as dictated by Rome. Scripture is just something taken out of context to use as a springboard for establishing some alleged validity to their traditions of men.

Jesus warned us against them!

and he might not share his denomination because his understanding might be limited.

I'll side with Jesus every time! Christians are joined together into God's family, not into some manmade institution that requires rote response and blind allegiance. That comes from early indoctrination, and we can see that same fervor among their friends*...

* It was Benedict XVI who amended the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) before he became pope. It is said that he did it for Pope Paul II. So now the Roman Catholic Church claims in Paragraph 841 of the CCC that Muslims are going to heaven with Christians — a lie of course. It is not possible for Muslims to go to Heaven with Christians, because they do not believe that Jesus died for them (John 3:16-18) Also, John 1:1-5 says Jesus is the Creator. The Muslims do not believe Jesus is the Creator. Apparently, Roman Catholics do not believe Jesus is the Creator, either. Paragraph 841 says:

841 – The Church’s relationship with Muslims The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind’s judge on the final day.”

The CCC says Muslims “together with us, (i.e., Roman Catholics and Muslims), adore the one, merciful God.” Pope John Paul II repeated this statement even more clearly when he said to Muslim youth: “We believe in the same God, the one and only God, the living God…”

[WVKayaker]

forgot to ping you...

[caww]

The Catholic Church has kept 'two' bodies of Gorg Preca... One is his true bones,.... and one a body embalmed in wax. The “saint” is kept above the altar....the corpse they looted from the grave is hidden beneath....

Here's the fake wax one

Here's the real deal one.....doesn't look so good either..

[JPX2011]

we found and bagged remains rather than licking them

Interesting. By the way did the protestant contingent ever produce a picture of someone licking human remains? I mean I know they're hard at work posting every pic on the internet to this thread, but so far no joy.

Or the more likely scenario is that it is nothing more than another in a series of lies and calumnies by protestants.

[boatbums]

It took a long time after I was saved to get rid of thinking of God as capricious, stern, condemning and keeping a list of all my sins ready to throw it on the scales at my final judgment. To know Him as my loving Father, slow to anger, abundant in mercy, whose love is past finding out, is a true blessing and I praise Him every day for His grace and saving my soul.

The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him." (Lamentation 3:23-24)

[Al Hitan]

Bookmark.

[caww]

As mentioned...other pagan type rituals of the dead are performed by other than catholics but are quite similar.....This ritual, called 'Ma'nene', happens every three years to 'honour/venerate" the villagers love for the deceased.... Every three years they dig up their family member's corpse to perform this ritual... carried out in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Province

Here's a family member touching the muummifIed corpse of his relative during a 'traditional' ritual...and they also give names to their rituals

They don't just dress their bones...they dress and "walk" them throughout the village street so that all can show their love..... Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago...rather like catholics believe in the spirits of their departed......The familes dress them..though these folks don;t look real keen about doing so...but then not all catholics like the idea of kissing or bowing in front of theirs either

The also use paint or use earth to "color their skin and body parts in order to keep them as fresh as possible..and they get them new clothes

[Califreak]

Yuck!

Necromancy.

A sure way to draw demons.

[mlizzy]

You are sure fascinated with this.