Beginning to Like this Pope: takes on the 'Christers'

Post #382,587 by Ashton 10/22/13 11:35:21 PM Reply	Beginning to Like this Pope: takes on the 'Christers' http://www.rawstory....ithin-the-church/ And any Pope who asks a rhetorical question with a "eh?" on the end.. well.. that's almost democratic! Speaking at daily Mass last Thursday, Pope Francis warned Christians against turning their faith into a rigid ideology. ÂThe faith passes, so to speak, through a distiller and becomes ideology,Â he said, according to Radio Vatican. ÂAnd ideology does not beckon [people]. In ideologies there is not Jesus: in his tenderness, his love, his meekness. And ideologies are rigid, always. Of every sign: rigid. ÂAnd when a Christian becomes a disciple of the ideology, he has lost the faith: he is no longer a disciple of Jesus, he is a disciple of this attitude of thoughtÂ For this reason Jesus said to them: ÂYou have taken away the key of knowledge.Â The knowledge of Jesus is transformed into an ideological and also moralistic knowledge, because these close the door with many requirements.Â ÂThe faith becomes ideology and ideology frightens, ideology chases away the people, distances, distances the people and distances of the Church of the people,Â Francis added. ÂBut it is a serious illness, this of ideological Christians. It is an illness, but it is not new, eh?Â He said Christian ideology was the result of a lack of true prayer. Watch video, courtesy of Rome Reports, below: Wonder what sort of Commyunist-apellation the Far-rightful shall bestow. If they even hear of this treason against their Certainties. {sigh} And so it goes.
Post #382,590 by boxley 10/23/13 12:43:06 AM Reply	subtext ÂThe faith becomes ideology and ideology frightens, ideology chases away the people, distances, distances the people and distances of the Church of the people,Â and collections go down. Needs a little more seasoning before I buy. Don't get me wrong there is a JP candle burning around the living room somewhere. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 58 years. meep
Post #382,614 by a6l6e6x 10/23/13 9:42:44 PM Reply	I agree, but prefer this story: Pope Francis Expels German 'Luxury' Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Els From Diocese Of Limburg Pope Francis expelled a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday pending the outcome of a church inquiry into his 31 million-euro ($43-million) new residence complex. http://www.huffingto...p-_n_4148086.html Alex
Post #382,627 by Ashton 10/23/13 11:34:02 PM Reply	OMG! Taking on ... the Capitalists ... TOO!!?!?ONE111 Keep that up and--what was the 'Good' John who died soon==mysteriously. a few decades past? (John the XXIII maybe?) They'll smother the Y.P.B. without a twinge.. :-/ Should we send him a Twitter: Watch Your BACK! ??
Post #382,630 by drook 10/24/13 12:05:34 AM Reply	John Paul uno? -- Drew
Post #382,698 by Ashton 10/25/13 3:37:47 PM Reply	Think I've conflated the qualities of JP1 and JPXXIII in my rarely-visited Catholic-stuff-memory-register.. IIR~C though: Roncalli's 2nd Vat. Council set the stage for some slightly-advanced thinking amidst the troops and he was a pleasant/emotional kinda guy. N-years later, Luciani had said some things which--to us-Outsiders--indicated a similar propensity for ... that Scary-Thing: Change. (In both cases these were the LIberals, natch..)

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