Posted on 02/06/2023 6:25:40 PM PST by marshmallow
Pope Francis once again championed the notion of 'fraternity' through interreligious action in various ecumenical speeches over the weekend.
JUBA, South Sudan (LifeSiteNews) –– Both in his ecumenical “pilgrimage of peace” and in his message for the International Day of Human Fraternity, Pope Francis recently called for religions to “increasingly intertwine” in the “service of brotherhood.”
Over the past few days, Pope Francis has once more renewed his oft-spoken calls for increased interreligious dialogue and activity, reawakening concerns that leading prelates have made in the wake of such statements over the years.
Religions must ‘increasingly intertwine’ to promote ‘fraternity’
The first came during his recorded February 4 video-message for the third International Day of Human Fraternity, which is born out of his 2019 Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity – a document which stated that a “pluralism and diversity” of religions is “willed by God.” Francis’ video was also to mark the awarding of the accompanying Zayed Prize for Human Fraternity.
His statement mentioned God, but did not mention Christ or Catholicism. Instead, Francis spoke in a much more abstract manner, describing the purpose of religion as “reminding us that man’s destiny goes beyond earthly goods and lies in a universal horizon.”
Francis argued that religions must be “at the service of fraternity” and consequently “enrich each other:”
Religions, in order to be at the service of fraternity, need to engage in dialogue with each other, to get to know each other, to enrich each other, and above all to develop that which unites and to collaborate for the good of all.
Without highlighting the Catholic Church, the Pope called for “various religious traditions” to draw “from its own spiritual heritage” to “make a great contribution in the service of fraternity.”
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The Pagan Pope.
Back when I was a Catholic, so was the Pope.
Now, he’s not and neither am I.
Apostate Barf Alert
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Apostate is right ... he has gone beyond mere heresy.
Sexist sob... What about the sisterhood?
Sometimes (as here) Bergoglio talks like he just walked out of a rally of Freemasons in 1975.
Other times, he talks like just walked out of a communist rally in 1935.
Other times, he talks like he walked out of a gay rights rally in 2005.
Never does he talk like a proponent of the Catholic faith.
I’ve got a feeling that if Christ somehow disappeared from all Catholic teaching, Francis would not care in the least. In fact, he might prefer it that way.
Globalist one-world church, right on schedule.
Christ without the Cross.
Lord, deliver us from this scourge.
The Bible says,
"Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” — John 14:6
Anti-christ?
Why should He? I find it as likely as not that He provided this scourge as an aspect of His judgment.
I mean, there comes a point, after people show that are truly committed to the lies they believe, He says "So be it."
Francis is just the logical fulfillment of the RCC.
Well there’s been some really really bad Popes throughout the churches history....
Go join the Universalist Unitarians, Pope.
Only nonbelievers think all religions are the same. What does that say about this Pope?
‘Service of Brotherhood’
He means Ishmael and Isaac or Jacob and Esau type brotherhood.
“I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.”
I am John Galt.
“I am the way the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father but by me.” Jesus Christ
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