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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 47496959 United States 10/30/2013 11:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pope Francis called right-wing Christian fundamentalism a sickness. During a daily Mass last week, Pope Francis called ideological Christianity “an illness” that doesn’t serve Jesus Christ. Instead, it “frightens” people and pushes them away from religion. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 32478365 United States 10/30/2013 11:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow!!! Quoting: Indysmindy Pope Francis has been very clear about how he feels about ideological purity in religion. He’s been particularly critical of right-wing Christian fundamentalism. Pope Francis has shifted the focus of the Catholic Church to issues facing the poor and the sick. He has railed against economic inequality and has criticized the anti-gay and anti-abortion strains that have come to dominate the Christian Right here in America. Such ideological extremism is dangerous, not only to Christianity, but to the world. And Pope Francis said as much last Thursday. [link to www.addictinginfo.org] For one, helping the poor and sick is nothing new to Catholics. For two, good call. |
tiger1 User ID: 17935593 United States 10/30/2013 11:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow!!! Quoting: Indysmindy Pope Francis has been very clear about how he feels about ideological purity in religion. He’s been particularly critical of right-wing Christian fundamentalism. Pope Francis has shifted the focus of the Catholic Church to issues facing the poor and the sick. He has railed against economic inequality and has criticized the anti-gay and anti-abortion strains that have come to dominate the Christian Right here in America. Such ideological extremism is dangerous, not only to Christianity, but to the world. And Pope Francis said as much last Thursday. [link to www.addictinginfo.org] He is a false prophet. Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow !!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 48175751 United States 10/30/2013 11:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 49117812 Australia 10/30/2013 11:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. Agreed but right wing fundamentalists are heading to the same place Islam is. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 47496959 United States 10/30/2013 11:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. Nope your surely wrong. You may believe what you believe about Christianity, but those who truly follow the word of God know better than to say we are all the same. I don't pray to Mary nor look up to the Pope (nor any man). My trust and belief is in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who died on the cross for my sins. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 32478365 United States 10/30/2013 11:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. Agreed but right wing fundamentalists are heading to the same place Islam is. I think they already went there and are on a millennial feed back loop. |
rekameohsnad User ID: 49166261 United States 10/30/2013 11:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). trusting in paper instead of flesh....interesting |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47095265 Canada 10/30/2013 11:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. Agreed but right wing fundamentalists are heading to the same place Islam is. Christians have been way too passive, the message shouldn't be "please ignore the creeping homosexual agenda being pushed on children, please ignore the loss of your culture/religion to foreigners from other nations, please ignore everything & continue to be a pushover." Extremism is wrong, however today the extremists in power are on the left, not on the right. It's time Christians pushed back, it's time they denounce these "western values" that are not even values but abominations. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1406520 Australia 10/30/2013 11:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). Well as the bible was written by a number of men ..you do believe the opinion of a group men.... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1406520 Australia 10/30/2013 11:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow!!! Quoting: Indysmindy Pope Francis has been very clear about how he feels about ideological purity in religion. He’s been particularly critical of right-wing Christian fundamentalism. Pope Francis has shifted the focus of the Catholic Church to issues facing the poor and the sick. He has railed against economic inequality and has criticized the anti-gay and anti-abortion strains that have come to dominate the Christian Right here in America. Such ideological extremism is dangerous, not only to Christianity, but to the world. And Pope Francis said as much last Thursday. [link to www.addictinginfo.org] Wow is right..best pope ever!...finally someone trying to rescue christianity from going down the same nutjob path as islam |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 47496959 United States 10/30/2013 11:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). trusting in paper instead of flesh....interesting HA! Word of God, not paper! KJV John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed they that have not seen, and have believed. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47095265 Canada 10/30/2013 11:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow!!! Quoting: Indysmindy Pope Francis has been very clear about how he feels about ideological purity in religion. He’s been particularly critical of right-wing Christian fundamentalism. Pope Francis has shifted the focus of the Catholic Church to issues facing the poor and the sick. He has railed against economic inequality and has criticized the anti-gay and anti-abortion strains that have come to dominate the Christian Right here in America. Such ideological extremism is dangerous, not only to Christianity, but to the world. And Pope Francis said as much last Thursday. [link to www.addictinginfo.org] Wow is right..best pope ever!...finally someone trying to rescue christianity from going down the same nutjob path as islam How can the pope not be anti-abortion? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1406520 Australia 10/30/2013 11:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). trusting in paper instead of flesh....interesting HA! Word of God, not paper! KJV John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed they that have not seen, and have believed. I love it how christians use paragraphs written in the bible as proof of its divinity.......have they no ability for critical thinking????....... |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 47496959 United States 10/30/2013 11:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). Well as the bible was written by a number of men ..you do believe the opinion of a group men.... It's the word of God I believe that is in the bible. Whenever I hear anyone give a translation of the word of God, I refer to the bible for direct guidance not man's mere interpretation of it. The bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit. God will not be mocked and every word that is in the bible will come true. Look at the signs and wonders now and the prophecy coming to pass. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 48744763 United States 10/30/2013 11:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Being inflexible on issues is not good for church attendance, which is not good for their coffers and golden thrones. They will allow gays, abortions, pedophiles, and whatever as the "flesh of Christ." Bunch of Satanic homos. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1406520 Australia 10/30/2013 11:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow!!! Quoting: Indysmindy Pope Francis has been very clear about how he feels about ideological purity in religion. He’s been particularly critical of right-wing Christian fundamentalism. Pope Francis has shifted the focus of the Catholic Church to issues facing the poor and the sick. He has railed against economic inequality and has criticized the anti-gay and anti-abortion strains that have come to dominate the Christian Right here in America. Such ideological extremism is dangerous, not only to Christianity, but to the world. And Pope Francis said as much last Thursday. [link to www.addictinginfo.org] Wow is right..best pope ever!...finally someone trying to rescue christianity from going down the same nutjob path as islam How can the pope not be anti-abortion? he is not being anti- abortion he just has the abilty unlike fundamentalist nutjobs to see its not a black or white issue. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 47496959 United States 10/30/2013 11:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Indysmindy Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). trusting in paper instead of flesh....interesting HA! Word of God, not paper! KJV John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed they that have not seen, and have believed. I love it how christians use paragraphs written in the bible as proof of its divinity.......have they no ability for critical thinking????....... Call me a non critical thinker, I don't care. I will be forever more in heaven with my Lord and Savior one day!!! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 48175751 United States 10/30/2013 11:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. Nope your surely wrong. You may believe what you believe about Christianity, but those who truly follow the word of God know better than to say we are all the same. I don't pray to Mary nor look up to the Pope (nor any man). My trust and belief is in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who died on the cross for my sins. But that's my point, you say you believe in a character who was sacrificed. REALLY? And that's the sickness that is Christianity. HUMAN SACRIFICE is never ok, no matter how hard you try and justify it. Nobody died for your sins. They STOLE that from the Original Testament and then twisted it. It comes from the Scapegoat provision in the Book of Remembrance (so-called Old Testament--Levitical law). How the heck Gentiles managed to turn that into a human sacrifice ritual is beyond my understanding (unless their fallen angel fathers did it to MOCK the Most High which seems to be the case). Christianity, at it's very root, is evil and wicked. All Christians need a mental health check up, quite frankly. Not to mention the whole blood-drinking thing (that they glossed over and SAY they replaced with wine as a symbol). John 6:53--"If you don't eat the flesh of the Son of Man (Adam's descendants), and drink his blood, you have no life in you." THAT'S your Christianity, in all it's twisted human sacrificing glory. SICK--just like your Pope. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 32478365 United States 10/30/2013 11:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. Nope your surely wrong. You may believe what you believe about Christianity, but those who truly follow the word of God know better than to say we are all the same. I don't pray to Mary nor look up to the Pope (nor any man). My trust and belief is in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who died on the cross for my sins. Sorry, no intent to offend, Christian, Muslim or Jew, same god, and a not very nice one at that. Where and when you were born determines religion. Maybe try thinking outside that box. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47095265 Canada 10/30/2013 11:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow!!! Quoting: Indysmindy Pope Francis has been very clear about how he feels about ideological purity in religion. He’s been particularly critical of right-wing Christian fundamentalism. Pope Francis has shifted the focus of the Catholic Church to issues facing the poor and the sick. He has railed against economic inequality and has criticized the anti-gay and anti-abortion strains that have come to dominate the Christian Right here in America. Such ideological extremism is dangerous, not only to Christianity, but to the world. And Pope Francis said as much last Thursday. [link to www.addictinginfo.org] Wow is right..best pope ever!...finally someone trying to rescue christianity from going down the same nutjob path as islam How can the pope not be anti-abortion? he is not being anti- abortion he just has the abilty unlike fundamentalist nutjobs to see its not a black or white issue. How is wavering on an issue admirable, you are either for or against something... Abortion is a black or white issue, I am not catholic but I believe they are allowed to terminate a pregnancy if the woman is in danger of dying. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 47496959 United States 10/30/2013 11:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Indysmindy Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). ALL Christians fall under the same category as far as their religion goes, no matter what they call their various sects. All of it is sickness. Nope your surely wrong. You may believe what you believe about Christianity, but those who truly follow the word of God know better than to say we are all the same. I don't pray to Mary nor look up to the Pope (nor any man). My trust and belief is in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who died on the cross for my sins. But that's my point, you say you believe in a character who was sacrificed. REALLY? And that's the sickness that is Christianity. HUMAN SACRIFICE is never ok, no matter how hard you try and justify it. Nobody died for your sins. They STOLE that from the Original Testament and then twisted it. It comes from the Scapegoat provision in the Book of Remembrance (so-called Old Testament--Levitical law). How the heck Gentiles managed to turn that into a human sacrifice ritual is beyond my understanding (unless their fallen angel fathers did it to MOCK the Most High which seems to be the case). Christianity, at it's very root, is evil and wicked. All Christians need a mental health check up, quite frankly. Not to mention the whole blood-drinking thing (that they glossed over and SAY they replaced with wine as a symbol). John 6:53--"If you don't eat the flesh of the Son of Man (Adam's descendants), and drink his blood, you have no life in you." THAT'S your Christianity, in all it's twisted human sacrificing glory. SICK--just like your Pope. Wow, just wow. Ok, you have your opinion. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1406520 Australia 10/30/2013 11:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well, he should know if his comrades are sick or not; he's a Pope so he's def qualified to gauge whether or not someone else is suffering from his malady. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48175751 Whatever! He's not the head of my church. I believe what the bible says only and not man (nor Pope). Well as the bible was written by a number of men ..you do believe the opinion of a group men.... It's the word of God I believe that is in the bible. Whenever I hear anyone give a translation of the word of God, I refer to the bible for direct guidance not man's mere interpretation of it. The bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit. God will not be mocked and every word that is in the bible will come true. Look at the signs and wonders now and the prophecy coming to pass. WOW cant you see the contradiction you make in this line? 'I refer to the bible for direct guidance not man's mere interpretation of it. The bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit' Something that is inspired by is an interpretation of it! ...what ever term you use the fact is the bible was written by men and depending on what translation version you look at there are many differnt interpretations of what those original men wrote... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47095265 Canada 10/30/2013 11:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1406520 Wow is right..best pope ever!...finally someone trying to rescue christianity from going down the same nutjob path as islam How can the pope not be anti-abortion? he is not being anti- abortion he just has the abilty unlike fundamentalist nutjobs to see its not a black or white issue. How is wavering on an issue admirable, you are either for or against something... Abortion is a black or white issue, I am not catholic but I believe they are allowed to terminate a pregnancy if the woman is in danger of dying. Besides seems like the Pope is the CEO of the Catholic church, they probably have growth targets and all that garbage. I'm sure this is just a new CEO with a new scheme of adding to the Catholic conglomerate. |