I’ve been saying right along that he has dementia. His statements are full of confusion....and erratic.
“Francis, if we evolved from apes and monkeys, why are there still apes and monkeys?”
It would be nice if the dude would stick to religion and not science ...
The Church has had many intellectual giants over the millennia, but no one will ever accuse Frances of being one of them.
To the author: Thanks for taking exactly what the media says at face value, and then running off in every other direction.
Since the document wasn’t released in English, let’s wait until the official translation comes out.
BTW, I ran the document through Google Translate, and what the press is reporting is word for word out of it.
Finally, as a Baptist pastor, what does he care what the Pope says?
The Church’s teaching on the compatibility between evolution and Creation has not changed since Pope Pius XII.
The Genesis story describes a universe that cannot and does not exist, e.g., the geocentric universe, and thus must be rationally interpreted as symbolic or allegorical.
That evolution occurs and continues to occur is proven in organisms that have short life cycles (like bacteria and viruses: evolution that we can observe in real time.
That we evolved from other common ancestors is evidenced by commonality of DNA, as well as other hints: for example, the finding of enzymatic functions and small-molecule metabolic mechanisms common to many, many species (cyclic AMP is a metabolic mediator found in mammals, plants, slime molds, etc.)
Thus, God has given us an intellect and He has left us tantalizing clues to our evolutionary origins: did he do this in order that we discover the wonders of His Creation, or did he do this to lead us down a false path?
If the latter were true, it would be a very great deception, and we all know who the Great Deceiver is.
I for one, am happy to think of God as the originator of the Big Bang, and who allowed evolution to occur, just as He imbued Man alone with an immortal soul.
I believe Jesus was dead for three days before he was resurrected. I believe he could calm the seas and heal the sick. I believe he could walk on water. I believe he was born of a virgin. I believe The Lord our God always was and always will be.
God can do things that man cannot fathom. I don’t need the pope to tell me what God can and cannot do.
The Pope has his own Josh Earnest?
The man who wrote this is unfortunately a liar, because the Pope did not say that.
I would say it’s more accurate to state
“Weasel goes the Pope”.
Weasel - verb: Using shiftiness to evade an obligation, commitment or duty. Making promises then reneging on them.
‘Weasel’ is very often followed by ‘out’ as in ‘weasel out’.
The man who wrote the letter is an idiot.
Example:
“The church’s role as arbiter of so-called scientific thought...”
And where did Pope Francis claim that?
Another example:
“The assertion from a pope that God is neither divine nor omnipotent is startling.”
Again, where did Pope Francis claim that? No where EVER. If the idiot author were to respond with, “But, but, but, the pope said “we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so” then I would know the author doesn’t understand that God can’t do anything logically contradictory. God cannot make Himself cease to exist, for instance.
Typical rude letter from some Protestant. Slippers, etc. Not going to convert me...
This letter is spot on. Frank is a socialist who seeks to be acceptable to progressives by softening his church's stance on the only two issues on which it previously took a stand - abortion and homosexuality. The Catholic church's theology has been insane as long as it has existed with its pagan worship of Mary and other dead people, transubstantiation and elevation of tradition over Scripture.
Frank is killing what's left of Catholicism just like Obama is killing what's left of Americanism.
And Pastor Terry you will burn in hell for calling Jesus a liar when he said “if you don’t my blood and drink my blood my blood you have no life in you”. Amen.
Just two things you need to know, for peace of mind.
1. The Pope uses theological terms with the precision of Norm Crosby. Not long ago he said, “Jesus is consubstantial with the Father. Jesus is consubstantial with Mary.” All well and good, except that that means that Jesus and Mary are one substance. I.e., one being.
2. Just ignore the Pope until he dies. Start paying attention when we have a new Pope.
Reading 1 Eph 6:10-20
Brothers and sisters:
Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power.
Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm
against the tactics of the Devil.
For our struggle is not with flesh and blood
but with the principalities, with the powers,
with the world rulers of this present darkness,
with the evil spirits in the heavens.
Therefore, put on the armor of God,
that you may be able to resist on the evil day
and, having done everything, to hold your ground.
So stand fast with your loins girded in truth,
clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,
and your feet shod in readiness for the Gospel of peace.
In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield,
to quench all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.
With all prayer and supplication,
pray at every opportunity in the Spirit.
To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication
for all the holy ones and also for me,
that speech may be given me to open my mouth,
to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel
for which I am an ambassador in chains,
so that I may have the courage to speak as I must.