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To: boatbums
"Interregnum"....a Catholic weasel word used by some to explain how a validly elected Pope or Popes isn't really THE Pope while at the same time insisting they have an UNBROKEN line of Popes going all the way back to St. Peter. And...FYI, Benedict XVI is no longer the Pope of Rome. He resigned four years ago. But don't Sedevacanists dispute every Pope AFTER Pope Pius XII who died in 1958? According to them (you?) the See of Peter has been vacant for going on 60 years. Quite a long time for an interregnum, wouldn't you say?

I'm sorry -- exactly what in the hell are you talking about? Men's follies? The Consecration of the Pope has not been broken -- regardless of the actions-of-man. Can God ***N-O-T*** institute Holy Orders upon His Throne?

Just asking - Please, continue on with your account of the evils-of-man...

199 posted on 11/17/2017 9:07:28 PM PST by WrightWings (Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November...)
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To: WrightWings; ebb tide
"Interregnum"....a Catholic weasel word used by some to explain how a validly elected Pope or Popes isn't really THE Pope while at the same time insisting they have an UNBROKEN line of Popes going all the way back to St. Peter. And...FYI, Benedict XVI is no longer the Pope of Rome. He resigned four years ago. But don't Sedevacanists dispute every Pope AFTER Pope Pius XII who died in 1958? According to them (you?) the See of Peter has been vacant for going on 60 years. Quite a long time for an interregnum, wouldn't you say?

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I'm sorry -- exactly what in the hell are you talking about? Men's follies? The Consecration of the Pope has not been broken -- regardless of the actions-of-man. Can God ***N-O-T*** institute Holy Orders upon His Throne? Just asking - Please, continue on with your account of the evils-of-man...

It might help if you read back through the chain of the thread to understand what responses go with what comments. This one in particular was in response to Ebb Tide - the orginator of this thread. He stated:

Nope. I’m saying Jorge Bergoglio is not a Catholic and the Catholic Church will always prevail against the gates of Hell, despite the likes of him.

To which I then asked:

And about that "we have an UNBROKEN line of succession" part? Tell me, does that line allow for intermittent breaks???

Ebb Tide then referred to this vacancy of the Papal throne (though Francis remains seated there to the chagrin of a few Sedevacantists on this forum) as an "Interregnum" and I asked about the quite LONG period of time all while several validly elected Popes reigned but no Pope was accepted by them (Sedevacanists) as being valid after Pius XII. All of this you would have known if you followed the conversation. Do you agree with Ebb Tide?

As for "men's follies" and "evils-of-man" accounts, my questions are valid and need to be addressed especially by the one who posted this thread insisting Pope Francis is a "Liberal Protestant". It is hardly attacking Catholics when a Catholic posts a thread, or threads, that criticize non-Catholics expecting to stir up discussion, or dissension as the case usually is with certain people. Your mistake is to take personally the comments opposed to your religion's doctrines or in defense of what Protestants/Evangelicals believe on certain subjects. Your ire might be better spent on your fellow Catholic who continues to post anti-Protestant threads rather than the "bees" his striking the beehive has provoked.

216 posted on 11/17/2017 10:33:29 PM PST by boatbums (The Law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages.)
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