Posted on 10/19/2014 10:58:58 AM PDT by millegan
Today, Pope Francis beatified Pope Paul VI, who served the Catholic Church as the bishop of Rome 1963-1978. (“Beatification” is one step below being canonized a saint.) Paul VI had a jam-packed papacy, including finishing the Second Vatican Council, traveling to all six inhabited continents (a first for popes), and historic ecumenical break-throughs. But today he’s probably most remembered for his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae, which confirmed the Catholic Church’s long-standing teaching against contraception, abortion, and sterilization.
Outside of the Catholic Church (and, unfortunately, by a large number of people within the Church as well), the teaching of Humanae Vitae is considered absurd, if not gravely immoral and even dangerous for the world. Women’s liberation, population control, the war on poverty – don’t all of these causes need contraception, abortion, and sterilization?
I used to think so, at least regarding contraception (I was always against abortion).
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I was sitting in the audience when Pius VI announced this.
You were alive in 1799 ?!!!!
This guy died in 1799
but unlike the song, he likely enough did not die in a religious themed or even religious-tinged war, and regardless of how many have lied in the name of Christ, and/or have been made to die (wrongly) in the name of Christ, He is still worth believing in.
According to the New Testament scriptures, everyone who accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior, IS A SAINT.
No church is able to confer that designation upon a person.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
That could cover it, logically enough. There could be many more unsung saints also. It's a lead-pipe cinch that there are?
God only, knows for certain.
Are you reading KING JAMES Bible?? Didn’t King James CHANGE a LOT of wording because Henry VIII got rid of the Catholic Faith in England because he divorced his wives and beheaded some!!! Just asking.
In canonization, the Church recognizes that a person is already in heaven as a saint. It does not make someone into a saint.
Does that answer your question?
Good article. I didn’t realize Pope Paul was beatified today. Shows how much attention I’ve been paying ...
Good on him!
“ChurchPop” loves popups.
Hi, you’re new here, so just a friendly comment. You are not required to excerpt your OWN material here. Folks here think it’s polite to post entire content as opposed to teasers that redirect folks to your own site.
Also, just another word of advice regarding your site. When I’m reading a site, and something popups up blocking what I am reading (The popup reads “Do you love ChurchPop? Click here.”) it’s really quite rude. I immediately click away since such site owners seem to care little about common courtesy.
Just saying so you know.
I agree with Larry. Excerpting your own material: tacky. Popups on the site: annoying.
You have the opportunity for an interested audience here, but there are common courtesies.
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I don’t need to understand what Catholics believe. I believe what the Bible says about sainthood. It’s right there in black and white.
Nobody has to agree with me.
I just like to give some other opinion except the Catholic view, whenever I get the chance.
I’m an equal-opportunity Christian.
I don’t remember asking any question.
I was stating facts.
I’ve been studying the Amplified Bible for more than 25 years; 3 years of which were spent in a Bible school, not a seminary.
And .. whether King James did this or that .. does not matter a hill of beans to me.
Well .. since you totally missed what I said, let’s clarify a few things.
It was Jesus who talked about sainthood.
Good point. I should have said “Does that refute your insinuation that the Catholic Church confers sainthood upon a person when it canonizes them?”
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