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7月10日 Who Does the Pope Think He Really Is?Have you seen the recent trash coming out of the Vatican, direct from the former Nazi himself (Pope Benedict XVI)? If you want to see an article on it, here it is: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19692094/ Read it for yourself please, but the gist of it is that unless you are Holy Roman Catholic, you are going to Hell. There are no other true Christians but those that grovel at the feet of the supposed holy one wearing the funny hat. There was mention that Christian denominations are not true churches but mere ecclesiastic communities and therefore do not have the “means of salvation.” I'll not get too into the arguments they make around apostolic succession: that the Christian church was started by Christ's direction to the apostles (true) and thus Peter was the 1st Pope (False - made up by the Roman Catholics - none of the apostles were Catholic); because all of this is just an argument trying to keep power in the Roman Catholic Church. They do not see the Church as simply a faith, but an organization where they can wield power. The Vatican is a Church State... that tells me something on its own. Something else that peeved me when reading the article: At the same time the Pope is damning us all to Hell, the Vatican is trying to say that this position did not alter their commitment for ecumenical dialogue -- basically being friendly and open with us 'pretend' Christians. You can't have it both ways Nazi Youth Pope!... I'd rather us just cut the ties. I've always tended to view the super conservative end of the Catholic church as bordering on paganism and cultism anyway. And I am smart enough and caring enough to not lump all Catholic churches together, so I am not making a blanket statement about removing the word Catholic from my view of the Christian community -- but the Pope does not belong in my view of the greater body of Christ. This just makes me all the more happy I am not a Catholic. And I am sure happy that I am not Pope Benedict XVI... I would not want to be in his position when judgment time comes along and he has to answer why he thinks he is God, doing what only God can do: judge people's souls. He just judged many millions of Christians, and indirectly millions beyond as if he were God himself. I hope he sees the light eventually, and I'll pray for him all the same. |
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