Looks like the pope is coming out today doing away with some rules for catholics

[there4eyeM]

In other words, Jesus, 'the son of man', didn't understand the consequences of his words. We are to believe a latter day commentary instead of the source. That is the game being played.

 

[Meriweather]

In other words, Jesus, 'the son of man', didn't understand the consequences of his words. We are to believe a latter day commentary instead of the source. That is the game being played.

Jesus was talking to people in that day and age about an issue occurring in that day and age. Check it out.

 

[there4eyeM]

So, the meaning was temporary.

 

[rightwinger]

The pope needs to address birth control, celibacy, divorce and women priests

 

[The Irish Ram]

This Pope is a False Prophet we are warned about in Revelation, and whom Malachy warned about. He will lead millions away from God, right into the hands of the anti-christ.

 

[there4eyeM]

The above post overrates the Vatican.

 

[rightwinger]

This Pope is a False Prophet we are warned about in Revelation, and whom Malachy warned about. He will lead millions away from God, right into the hands of the anti-christ.

The pope is one of the few religious leaders who gets it
You could learn a lot from him

 

[The Irish Ram]

The above post overrates the Vatican.

Millions think the Pope is one step down from God. He will lead them all astray. You may be the one underestimating.

 

[The Irish Ram]

This Pope is a False Prophet we are warned about in Revelation, and whom Malachy warned about. He will lead millions away from God, right into the hands of the anti-christ.

The pope is one of the few religious leaders who gets it
You could learn a lot from him

Then surely he'll be practicing what he preaches and open the Vatican to Syrians. And share his solid gold shoes with them. The man's a politician in Pope's clothing. He and Obama are one.
The citizens of France have learned a thing or two, and so have the Germans, the Belgians, the Greek............

 

[rightwinger]

This Pope is a False Prophet we are warned about in Revelation, and whom Malachy warned about. He will lead millions away from God, right into the hands of the anti-christ.

The pope is one of the few religious leaders who gets it
You could learn a lot from him

Then surely he'll be practicing what he preaches and open the Vatican to Syrians. And share his solid gold shoes with them. The man's a politician in Pope's clothing. He and Obama are one.
The citizens of France have learned a thing or two, and so have the Germans, the Belgians, the Greek............

What a dumbassed post
What does that have to do with his positions?
He does not live in the palace he lives in a small apartment

 

[Meriweather]

The pope needs to address birth control, celibacy, divorce and women priests

It's been addressed many times. People who do not care for the decisions want them to be addressed until they like the decision. Then they will want them to stop being addressed.

 

[there4eyeM]

What did Jesus have to say about the term 'father(Pope)'?

Are you aware that in the time of Jesus, in the steps of Abraham, those who wanted to lead another sect (and there were many sects in that day) wanted to be known as the father of their particular belief/sect. This is different from biological fathers, stepfathers, spiritual fathers.

Jesus makes this plain when he goes onto say, You have but one Father. He makes it plain God is the Father/Author of our teachings and beliefs. Jesus was not addressing children who call their sires, "Father", nor was he speaking of the kindly, respectful address when someone calls an elderly man, "Father." We see Jesus, and later his apostles, addressing disciples as "children" and being a spiritual father (not the Father/Author/Founder) of a sect.

In Catholicism, God is our Father. Priests don't create their own sects with their own beliefs and rules. Some of the Reformers better qualify as the type of "Fathers" and founders Christ warned of.

"We should always be prepared so as never to err to believe that what I see as white is black, if the hierarchic Church defines it thus." Ignatius of Loyola

 

[rightwinger]

The pope needs to address birth control, celibacy, divorce and women priests

It's been addressed many times. People who do not care for the decisions want them to be addressed until they like the decision. Then they will want them to stop being addressed.

Birth control is obvious.......most Catholics already use it

Celibacy and women priests are essential to the continuation of the church. There are no legacy priests who's father and grandfather were priests. Existing priests are aging and they need to go outside the U.S. To find them. Allowing women and married priests would solve that

The Catholic Church already allows divorced people to remarry. They call it an annulment instead of divorce