Her opinions "do not represent the opinions or teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, (Boise) Bishop Peter Christensen or even our Holy Father, Pope Francis, who has been an outspoken supporter of ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue," a statement from the Boise Diocese said on Friday.
It appears here that we have a Catholic Bishop stating that he, and Pope Francis, do not believe Hinduism is a false religion nor do its participants worships false gods.
Really? The Roamin' Catholic Church doesn't believe that Jesus is THE Way, THE Truth and THE Life?
Okay. I've always suspected that and I'm fairly certain I've even said it several times on this forum but it seems like I always receive a ration of carp from those same Roamin' Catholics.
I'm saving this story for future use.
They can start flinging their you-know-what at their own Bishops. And Rooks. And Horsies.
The American Catholic hierarchy fails to understand that when they treat these other religions as valid they remove any incentive for Catholics to show up anymore (or contribute).
The Church was never stronger than when it called a spade a spade.
I’m not sure she was wise to make a production out of it, but there is no reason why a Hindu should be invited to say the opening invocation here in America, or why anyone should feel obliged to attend. Notice that she says that America is a “Christian” country—which indeed it is. Presumably she would not boycott a Protestant invocation.
You can respect Hindus and be polite about them, but why on earth should you ask them to give the invocation?
But Pelosi and Biden can be anti-abortion as they want and the pope won’t say boo.
At the moment, Islam is the threat and danger.
Old news. This was posted many days ago.
You would think a state senator would be savvy enough to know when to take a public stand.....and when to shut her yap...
She made a mountain out of a molehill...
This country was founded on people seeking religious freedom...today that includes all religions....
Nothing wrong in recognizing that...nobody was asking to make hindi the state religion...
She could have just sat there and played with her iPhone if the prayer upset her...
That Judeo-Christian stuff didn't last long, did it?
No, he said Pope Francis is a strong supporter of ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue. He did not say that Hindu was true or false.
“Hindu is a false faith with false gods”. Her opinions “do not represent the opinions or teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, ???????
A mad house. A MAD HOUSE!
This mental midget should look up what the founders thought about the Catholic Church, especially Jefferson and Madison.
Lots of signs here of the Last Days apostate church. If you can’t see it, you have no discernment and will be completely taken in by what is coming later.
The true church honors the holy scriptures and bring their lives into subjection to it because the true church/true bride loves and honors her Bridegroom. He invites his bride to come “die with him” in this life. “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live…”
The true church rightly divides the Word - exegesis - taking out that which it actually states vs eisegesis - reading into the scripture that which we want, elevating our own ideas above scripture or “proof texting” - beginning with what we want and trying to find a verse to support it or one we can take out of context to do the same.
The true church will have a balance between the Spirit and the truth vs an emphasis of one over the other. Those seeking the Spirit to the exclusion of truth to support it will get a counterfeit spirit. Those that emphasize truth to the neglect of the Spirit will move into cessationism -i.e., “the gifts died out, that was for another day.” Also, “You can take the mark of the beast and still go to heaven, brother!”
The true church will understand the prophetic purposes for Israel and the Jews. The false church will move towards supersessionism and replacement theology and will oppose Israel - just like the lost world does.
The true church will have/demonstrate the unity of the Spirit. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. When spiritually and doctrinally united they will organize on the basis of practicality NOT denominationalism, hierarchical structures or ecumenicalism (which is what this post is all about). What relationship does light have with darkness? This isn now a huge issue and growing. Beware of this false christ!
The true church will have a concept of church as relational vs the institutionalism of the false compromising church. Body life in the true church is Spirit led vs programatic approach of the compromising church (40 days of purpose, we’ve scheduled our revivals for Oct. and then in April, we’re using the new program of such and such - our people love it, etc., etc.)
The true church is historically aware. Those who are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it - which the false church does, repeating the errors of past compromisers and claiming it’s the latest move of the Spirit. You might fit into this category of you think name it and claim it was a new “move of the Spirit where God wants his children to be rich!” Can you say Amen and praise God! Just keep those checks coming!
The growing remnant of true believers will have a Christ-centric view of life and this present world. They realize Christ has called them to not hold tightly to the things of this life and to die to self and be surrendered to Him for His purposes (and their eternal good) because He is a loving Savior who laid down His life for us. They go with Him prepared to lay down their lives physically (as those in the middle east have just done) in order not to deny Him or dishonor His sacrifice. They are prepared to be “hated by all men” for His name sake. The false church will have an eccleso-centric view where we all “join the club” Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim because truth no longer matters. They will listen to the soothsayers to build a false unity and in the process will build monuments to men that will not stand the test of time or eternity. It’s a beautiful thing don’t-cha-know?
The true church knows that tearing down the false before trying to build the new comes first in real revival. It also knows that prayer, repentance and Godly brokenness and sorry are precursors. Where we recognize not just our own sin but the sin of our nation and our leaders - not in a blaming way but in a way that deals with sin and desires to agree with God’s righteous standard and in a way that desires to root it out - in our own lives first.
I’m sure there are other characteristics that could be included (feel free to post) but we are living in an age of great deception, great compromise, little true discernment and increasing lawlessness and abject evil. God is about to judge our nation. He’s already begun. That is why we have such a man in the Oval office. However, our problem is not Barrack Obama, Harry Reid, John Boehner or pick your favorite “evil person”. Our problem is that we have forgotten our God and as a result we have forgotten His Word - but He hasn’t! That is why our nation is in trouble. 50 million babies killed for convenience, the Roman church covering for priests that prey on little children, preachers that drive around in big expensive cars and sleep around with members’s wives and build monuments to themselves while the flock struggles to get by. Ted Cruz or the Republican party is not going to save us. There is NO political solution! Judgement must begin at the house of the Lord. If you are not ready there is little time left. God is still merciful but his anger will not sleep forever and America is past due on her account.
Lots of signs here of the Last Days apostate church.
The true church honors the holy scriptures and bring their lives into subjection to it because the true church/true bride loves and honors her Bridegroom. He invites his bride to come “die with him” in this life. “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live…”
The true church rightly divides the Word - exegesis - taking out that which it actually states vs eisegesis - reading into the scripture that which we want, elevating our own ideas above scripture or “proof texting” - beginning with what we want and trying to find a verse to support it or one we can take out of context to do the same.
The true church will have a balance between the Spirit and the truth vs an emphasis of one over the other. Those seeking the Spirit to the exclusion of truth to support it will get a counterfeit spirit. Those that emphasize truth to the neglect of the Spirit will move into cessationism -i.e., “the gifts died out, that was for another day.” Also, “You can take the mark of the beast and still go to heaven, brother!”
The true church will understand the prophetic purposes for Israel and the Jews. The false church will move towards supersessionism and replacement theology and will oppose Israel - just like the lost world does.
The true church will have/demonstrate the unity of the Spirit. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. When spiritually and doctrinally united they will organize on the basis of practicality NOT denominationalism, hierarchical structures or ecumenicalism (which is what this post is all about). What relationship does light have with darkness? This isn now a huge issue and growing. Beware of this false christ!
The true church will have a concept of church as relational vs the institutionalism of the false compromising church. Body life in the true church is Spirit led vs programatic approach of the compromising church (40 days of purpose, we’ve scheduled our revivals for Oct. and then in April, we’re using the new program of such and such - our people love it, etc., etc.)
The true church is historically aware. Those who are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it - which the false church does, repeating the errors of past compromisers and claiming it’s the latest move of the Spirit. You might fit into this category of you think name it and claim it was a new “move of the Spirit where God wants his children to be rich!” Can you say Amen and praise God! Just keep those checks coming!
The growing remnant of true believers will have a Christ-centric view of life and this present world. They realize Christ has called them to not hold tightly to the things of this life and to die to self and be surrendered to Him for His purposes (and their eternal good) because He is a loving Savior who laid down His life for us. They go with Him prepared to lay down their lives physically (as those in the middle east have just done) in order not to deny Him or dishonor His sacrifice. They are prepared to be “hated by all men” for His name sake. The false church will have an eccleso-centric view where we all “join the club” Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim because truth no longer matters. They will listen to the soothsayers to build a false unity and in the process will build monuments to men that will not stand the test of time or eternity. It’s a beautiful thing don’t-cha-know?
The true church knows that tearing down the false before trying to build the new comes first in real revival. It also knows that prayer, repentance and Godly brokenness and sorry are precursors. Where we recognize not just our own sin but the sin of our nation and our leaders - not in a blaming way but in a way that deals with sin and desires to agree with God’s righteous standard and in a way that desires to root it out - in our own lives first.
I’m sure there are other characteristics that could be included (feel free to post) but we are living in an age of great deception, great compromise, little true discernment and increasing lawlessness and abject evil. God is about to judge our nation. He’s already begun. That is why we have such a man in the Oval office. However, our problem is not Barrack Obama, Harry Reid, John Boehner or pick your favorite “evil person”. Our problem is that we have forgotten our God and as a result we have forgotten His Word - but He hasn’t! That is why our nation is in trouble. 50 million babies killed for convenience, the Roman church covering for priests that prey on little children, preachers that drive around in big expensive cars and sleep around with members’s wives and build monuments to themselves while the flock struggles to get by. Ted Cruz or the Republican party is not going to save us. There is NO political solution! Judgement must begin at the house of the Lord. If you are not ready there is little time left. God is still merciful but his anger will not sleep forever. America is past due.
The Vatican II religion does not believe Hinduism (or any other religion) is a false religion. This all goes back to the heresy taught in Vatican II. Until that gets fixed, this will only get worse.
a. The senator's views are her own
and
The Pope and Bishop support ecumenical dialogue
No statement contradicting the fact that Hinduism is a false religion.
Heresy: An opinion or a doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from or denial of Roman Catholic dogma by a professed believer or baptized church member. - thefreedictionary.com
These RC leaders are not only committing heresy on a virtually daily basis, but failing to witness for Jesus & dooming Hindus & muslims to Hell.
The pope, these Catholic leaders, & many others are equally guilty of failing to spread the word Christ.
I don’t know what their fate will be, nor my own, but I’d just as soon go the other way as to share “Paradise” with these heretics & their muslim & Hindu friends for eternity. I’ve already gotten a belly full of it here on Earth.
“I am the way, the truth, the light. No one comes to the Father but by me”. - Jesus
Mark 16:15-16King James Version (KJV)
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
It can’t be simpler than that.
Isn’t that in the Catholic bible? Isn’t that an established religious belief in the Catholic Church? Or is the pope a higher authority, the Idaho’s Catholic leadership a higher authority than the Bible & the plain words of Jesus?
Folks, I don’t have a lot of respect for heretics. I don’t trust their words or motives. I don’t respect their authority.
When I contrast this Catholic behavior with that of the Iraqi children that where crucified & beheaded for refusing to renounce Christ, I want to vomit.
It can’t be simpler than that.