25 Sep 15
Originally posted by whodeySo if Christ came back today, would you call it a 'cult of personality'?
Any religion or movement can become a cult when people either sell out to a personality or organization over that of God.
It can virtually happen to anyone. That's why it pains me to see people waiting all day lined up to just catch a glimpse of the Pope.
Yes, I think you would.
25 Sep 15
Originally posted by KingDavid403Bravo.
Yes I read the Article. Who cares. That was in 1769; a much different culture and time. I am more interested in today. If we want to go back in time, Kim Davis has had four husbands. The one she is with now is a husband that she divorced in the past and then she had kids with another man in between. She is an abomination to the Lord. However, I am ...[text shortened]... k and his followers trying to smear the Pope because the Pope is against their political agenda.
Yes, there is a difference between Christians and those who would merely call themselves Christian. I'm with you on this all the way.
According to Elias Castillo, author of "A Cross of Thorns: The Enslavement of California's Indians by the Spanish Missions," Serra would brutally beat and whip men, women and children in order to force obedience among the Indians. Castillo also writes that Serra celebrated the demise of Indian children, referring to their deaths as a "harvest."
That's not all. Castillo says that Indians who did not voluntarily enter Serra's missions were kidnapped and then held captive within the mission's parapets, where they were subjected to an "unforgiving regimen that would ultimately claim the lives of 62,000 Indians and devastate their civilizations, including the extinction of a number of small tribes."
Castillo has found that Spanish Governor Felipe de Neve expressed to Serra that he believed his methods of punishment were exceedingly harsh, to which Serra responded that they were tried-and-true techniques of the Catholic Church.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/23/opinions/smith-junipero-serra-no-saint/index.html
Can't Pope Francis find someone else less controversial to make a saint?
Originally posted by SuzianneYou don't seem to listen
So if Christ came back today, would you call it a 'cult of personality'?
Yes, I think you would.
I said anything or anyone that exalts themselves over God is a cult.
Do you reckon he could generate more that 12 followers after telling people the truth, like the Pope, without being nailed to a cross again? 😛
Originally posted by whodeyShow us scholarly sources where the Pope exalted himself above Christ. I watched the service yesterday in Philadelphia and he did nothing but worship Christ. You are as bad as the complete liar RJ hind arse. Get a grip on reality fool. Catholic tradition teaches that the popes are the religious direct descendants of the Apostle Peter. Far from Christ. Again, you have no idea what you are talking about. 🙄🙄 It was awesome in his speech to congress when he said that life should be respected in all stages. The far-right freaks like you all got up shouting and applauding thinking he was talking about abortion; however, then, he quickly basted them on the death penalty and they all quickly set down. Hilarious to say the least. I'm still laughing about that one. It was Priceless. 😀😀😀
You don't seem to listen
I said anything or anyone that exalts themselves over God is a cult.
Do you reckon he could generate more that 12 followers after telling people the truth, like the Pope, without being nailed to a cross again? 😛
25 Sep 15
A transcript of the Pope's speech is here:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122905/pope-franciss-address-congress-transcript-his-full-speech
Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton; a very interesting choice of people to praise in an address to this Congress. Day, in particular; a pacifist socialist who had an abortion.
25 Sep 15
Originally posted by no1marauderHere is the video of entire speech.
A transcript of the Pope's speech is here:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122905/pope-franciss-address-congress-transcript-his-full-speech
Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton; a very interesting choice of people to praise in an address to this Congress. Day, in particular; a pacifist socialist who had an abortion.
26 Sep 15
Originally posted by EladarPope Francis is Anti-Pope
I agree. There is a difference between a true Christian and those that claim to be Christian.
Pope Francis: I’m no ‘leftie,’ jokes about not being ‘anti-pope’ on flight to USA
The Little Sisters is an international religious community of nuns that operate group homes and provide daily care for the elderly poor in 30 U.S. cities.
The sisters’ refusal to compromise their Catholic values by providing contraception and abortifacients to their staff as required with the Obamacare mandate and resulting continued legal fight for a mandate exemption, rejected because they don’t exclusively employ Catholics and they serve people of all faiths, has made them an example of the attack on religious freedom in the U.S.
Contraception, sterilization, and abortion all violate Catholic Church teaching, but Obamacare requires employers to provide these as healthcare “services” to their employees without a co-pay. The Sisters have argued that the law's exemption isn't sufficient, since it means they would simply be signing the coverage away to another party.
The Little Sisters first filed suit against the Obamacare mandate in 2013. But the Obama administration denied them a waiver because the nuns did not meet its standard for a religious exemption.
The administration demanded the nuns comply in January 2014 even after the Supreme Court gave them an injunction temporarily protecting them from the mandate.
In July of this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled that the Little Sisters must comply with the contraception requirement. The sisters then appealed July 23 to the Supreme Court.
Pope Francis spent about 15 minutes shaking hands and speaking with each one of the sisters in their chapel, said Becket Fund senior counsel Mark Rienzi, lead attorney for the Little Sisters.
Pope Francis told the sisters at the gathering how their work is important and how ministry to the elderly is frequently overlooked, Rienzi said in a report from the Washington Post, with one nun he spoke with saying she did not hear the Holy Father bring up the lawsuit during the discussion.
GOP senators help Democrats defeat Senate bill to defund Planned Parenthood
September 24, 2015
Republican-controlled Senate voted this afternoon against a Continuing Resolution that would have defunded Planned Parenthood for one year.
Eight Republicans and one presidential hopeful - Sen. Rand Paul - voted against the measure.
The Continuing Resolution would have funded the federal government through December 11 but redirected $235 million of taxpayer dollars away from the abortion provider to federally qualified health centers, instead.
Pope’s speech to Congress: no specific mention of abortion, only the death penalty
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-im-no-leftie-jokes-about-not-being-anti-pope-on-flight-to-usa#./senate-defeats-measure-defunding-planned-parenthood?&_suid=144321712463508912505808057483
28 Sep 15
Originally posted by RJHindsThe real reason you are dissing the Pope is because he is seen as liberal. If he was a flaming right wing Nazi type you would love him.
Pope Francis is Anti-Pope
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28 Sep 15
Originally posted by KingDavid403Does one need to exalt themselves above Christ for others to exalt them above Christ?
Show us scholarly sources where the Pope exalted himself above Christ. I watched the service yesterday in Philadelphia and he did nothing but worship Christ. You are as bad as the complete liar RJ hind arse. Get a grip on reality fool. Catholic tradition teaches that the popes are the religious direct descendants of the Apostle Peter. Far from Chris ...[text shortened]... own. Hilarious to say the least. I'm still laughing about that one. It was Priceless. 😀😀😀
No.