Pope Leo XIV said "Trump is a test from God".

[Luckyone]

the pope just hates trump
if the pope was really worried about the poor he would sell off all of his churches silver, gold, jewels and land and give the money to the poor

Are you using your mind or your balls with this post of yours?

Common sense would tell you that if the Church sells off its silver, Gold, jewels and land to give money to the poor (which by the way they are giving a lot to the poor already), that would mean they could no longer give anything in the future as they would have nothing left to give.

That is pure business common sense. How do you build a charity organization in the first place? You do it by building a business that generates income, in order to give part of that income away through charity. If you destroy the business (give it all away), the charity is over as well, duh!

 

[irosie91]

Those teachings that you are talking about have been transmitted to me throughout my life by the problems and ills that I have had to face and learn from.

My guidelines were not GIVEN to be by any human being (not the Catholics or by any person, or by God himself) but through experiences that taught me what is right and wrong.

They are my own guidelines (built by me), but that do match what God's teachings are all about. Simply stated as an example, helping others has helped me more than not doing it. Giving love first is what allowed me to find love being given back to me in the same way. I did not know that when young. I learned that by the mistakes I made in life. Being bullied as a teen and not doing anything about it, made me realize I had to learn to fight back but not be a bully myself.

It really is that simple and it should answer your question. I was not given the guidelines by anyone (or any imaginary power), experiences taught them to me.

Oh----so you are not referring to christianity

 

[Luckyone]

Oh----so you are not referring to christianity

Yes and no. What I have learned in my life matches what Christianity teaches, so referring it to myself is the same thing as referring it to Christianity.

Bottom line is not everyone is going to experience the same things that I experienced in my life, and as such, others should refer to God's teachings (given through the Christian Church) so they can have the guidelines to follow.

 

[chesswarsnow]

I am not of the Church. I am of the Christian faith. The church is full of humans that are fallible and make mistakes. I do not condone that.

I quoted the Pope not because he is a Catholic leader but because he was quoting the teachings of God. I follow those. I do not follow the Church's guidelines as they are based on Humans making decisions.

Sorry bout that,

1. I will ask you again, did you did, or did you not did, vote for Harris?
2. Answer as if your life depends on it.
3. But go I will not sacrifice.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[LordBrownTrout]

The pope needs to repent. He preaches a false gospel.

 

[Luckyone]

Sorry bout that,

1. I will ask you again, did you did, or did you not did, vote for Harris?
2. Answer as if your life depends on it.
3. But go I will not sacrifice.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

I 100% voted for Harris but 95% of that was the fact that I was voting against Trump. Mickey Mouse could have run against Trump. and I would have voted for Mickey.

By the same token, I have not seen anything about Harris that would make me believe that she would not have done at least a valid job as President. By the same token, I would have preferred other candidates that offered more (like Bloomberg that would have been my candidate), as long as anyone (other than Trump) on the Far Right was chosen to run (like JD Vance).

Why do you ask? How does my answer change anything?

 

[chesswarsnow]

The pope needs to repent. He preaches a false gospel.

Sorry bout that,

1. So what Gospel did you hear this Pope preach?

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[chesswarsnow]

I 100% voted for Harris but 95% of that was the fact that I was voting against Trump. Mickey Mouse could have run against Trump. and I would have voted for Mickey.

By the same token, I have not seen anything about Harris that would make me believe that she would not have done at least a valid job as President. By the same token, I would have preferred other candidates that offered more (like Bloomberg that would have been my candidate), as long as anyone (other than Trump) on the Far Right was chosen to run (like JD Vance).

Why do you ask? How does my answer change anything?

Sorry bout that,

1. You are dismissed, you voted for a poor wretched soul Harris, you should be able to see you were wrong, but you are blinded by hatred.
2. I cant rant with you anymore, you would kill babies, I want your demise, not thiers, and im not willing to suffer your distastefulness in your endeavor of killing the unborn.
3. You can step off here:

Regards,
SirJameofTexas

 

[Luckyone]

Sorry bout that,

1. You are dismissed, you voted for a poor wretched soul Harris, you should be able to see you were wrong, but you are blinded by hatred.
2. I cant rant with you anymore, you would kill babies, I want your demise, not thiers, and im not willing to suffer your distastefulness in your endeavor of killing the unborn.
3. You can step off here:

Regards,
SirJameofTexas

Thank you for doing this. It saves me the time and effort to do that to you.

Evidently, your mind is 100% set on how things should be (like your belief that abortion is 100% wrong and that because both Harris and myself do not support your view, she is a wretched soul and you want my demise).

By the way, I do not HATE Trump. I am just 100% against what kind of a man he is and what he is doing to our country.

If he was NOT president, he would not even be in my mind, meaning that the hate that you accuse me of is wrong as I would not seek any retribution against him (personally) if he was out of office.

Hate is something that drives someone to harm the other person, 100% of the time. I do not want any harm to happen to Trump. I just want him to be out as our president and as such, I am willing to move heaven and earth to make that happen. You want to call that hate, so be it. You are entitled to your opinion.

Anyhow, thanks again for saving my time by doing what should be done between us. I also have no desire to talk to someone that doesn't see reality and that lives in a fantasy world where anyone that disagrees with you, you desire their demise. That is called Hate!

 

[Paradoxical#1]

I am not of the Church. I am of the Christian faith. The church is full of humans that are fallible and make mistakes. I do not condone that.

I quoted the Pope not because he is a Catholic leader but because he was quoting the teachings of God. I follow those. I do not follow the Church's guidelines as they are based on Humans making decisions.

I am unclear. The Pope is allegedly quoting the bible, and you could do that, or I could. What difference does it make if it is the pope or a garbage collector reciting scripture that was incidentally written by man, and no one has yet told me where the proof of god inspiration is or what that would mean. It's like some Muslim telling me the Quran was inspired by Allah and shoving that in my face.

 

[Luckyone]

I am unclear. The Pope is allegedly quoting the bible, and you could do that, or I could. What difference does it make if it is the pope or a garbage collector reciting scripture that was incidentally written by man, and no one has yet told me where the proof of god inspiration is or what that would mean. It's like some Muslim telling me the Quran was inspired by Allah and shoving that in my face.

What an ignorant reply.

The Pope was chosen to be the leader of the Catholic Church and that means that the 63% of Christians in the U.S. pay attention to what he says and that can affect voting.

The same cannot be said about a "garbage collector reciting scripture"

I hope (but I doubt it) that this "clarifies" you unclear mind.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Sorry bout that,

1. So what Gospel did you hear this Pope preach?

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

How about purgatory? How about confessing sins to another imperfect person and asking forgiveness to that person? Those are a start. And then there's the one about the catholic church being the rock. Jesus taught none of that.

 

[Paradoxical#1]

What an ignorant reply.

The Pope was chosen to be the leader of the Catholic Church and that means that the 63% of Christians in the U.S. pay attention to what he says and that can affect voting.

The same cannot be said about a "garbage collector reciting scripture"

I hope (but I doubt it) that this "clarifies" you unclear mind.

It most definitely does NOT mean what you think. Christians are not also Catholics. There are almost 100 denominations. Catholics are a dying cult.

 

[Luckyone]

It most definitely does NOT mean what you think. Christians are not also Catholics. There are almost 100 denominations. Catholics are a dying cult.

They all follow the teaching of God. The Catholic Pope Leo XIV was not talking about Catholic doctrine but about what God said through Jesus.

 

[Paradoxical#1]

They all follow the teaching of God. The Catholic Pope Leo XIV was not talking about Catholic doctrine but about what God said through Jesus.

If you are a protestant, you don't need the pope. Catholics are becoming a minor portion of the Christian cult. They are just a mere 19% of the population now in the US and Protestants are 40%. That don't listen to the pope. In the 1960s Catholics were 25% of the populace and fortunately are going down rapidly, as are Christians. The Christians as a whole were 95% back then and today down to 64%.

 

[Mac1958]

Phony Christians don't want a Pope holding up a mirror to their face. Just like the last one.

 

[Luckyone]

If you are a protestant, you don't need the pope. Catholics are becoming a minor portion of the Christian cult. They are just a mere 19% of the population now in the US and Protestants are 40%. That don't listen to the pope. In the 1960s Catholics were 25% of the populace and fortunately are going down rapidly, as are Christians. The Christians as a whole were 95% back then and today down to 64%.

Useless information you are supplying. Everyone you mention are believers in God

 

[Paradoxical#1]

Useless information you are supplying. Everyone you mention are believers in God

believers in A god, generically. Most of them have never read the bible.

 

[Luckyone]

believers in A god, generically. Most of them have never read the bible.

1.63 MILLION Americans are Christians

 

[chesswarsnow]

How about purgatory? How about confessing sins to another imperfect person and asking forgiveness to that person? Those are a start. And then there's the one about the catholic church being the rock. Jesus taught none of that.

Sorry bout that,

1. As far as puragatory goes im not sure, Seems like its hell, but you get to find your way out of it, by doing good, is there a place everyone goes at first, kinda a pre-hell?
2. A place that will scare you into being a good person, its hard to say, I think G-D would have to be into second chances for that to be real.
3. Is G-D into second chances I would think so, if not, we all who care what happens better do right the first time.
4. I would hope G-D is the G-D of second chances, for the weaks sake, those with little a minuscule faith, it would be fair to say, yes to be fair.
5. Confessions of sins to another soul is a way to come to the truth, saying it out loud the things we've done against G-D and man, but some things weve done cant be uttered, and never get drawn out.
6. G-D knows what the unutterable things are and has his angels looking into it, and stears the human beings to himself.
7. "On this rock I will build my Church"~ Jesus
8. Ok, Jesus did say it, what did he mean, was he saying upon this statement of Jesus being the Son of G-D, which it was Peter who first said it, he would build his Church off these words, well that pretty much is amazing, seeing that Church which bares his name and his image, has grown to where it is now, so big, and so right in heart for its people, being universal which what Catholic means.
9. I think The Catholic Church has done wonders, and its all because of one man, Jesus.
10. G-D Bless The Catholic Church!!!
11. All the offshoots of Catholicism will also be blessed.
12. Likely 45 million Catholics in America, much more in, South and Central, Im one.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas