Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
i can't help but wonder...all the people crying for prosecution of the Pope...how would their lives stand up to public scrutiny? i am 1 catholic who is on overload with 30 yr old news...what we need to hear are the voices of the good priests who will break open scripture for us now and lead us on our journey to the New Jerusalem...leave the judging to God where it belongs.
ReplyDeleteBut, Mary, those who were abusers did not abuse God. They abused children. Somebody needs to answer for that in the here and now.
ReplyDeleteAnd people are starting at the top because they know from past experience that they get nowhere by starting anywhere else.
I don't think they will arrest the Pope in England. I do think that they will have to carefully choreograph his public appearances to avoid a lot of jeering and rotten fruit on the Popemobile's splash screens.
ReplyDeleteHas anybody read the coverage of the Maciel affair?
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Apparently Cardinal Ratzinger is one of the few who refused bribes from this con man. Both Cardinal Sodano and Cardinal Dziwisz accepted money from this group. It is significant that action was taken against Maciel by Ratzinger soon after his election.
There may well be corruption in the Vatican but Ratzinger is one of the good guys. This is nothing more than a lynch mob with far more bloodlust than concern for either truth or justice.
All I can say is ... Pope Benedict is a very strong and courageous man and the devil knows this!
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Yes, Benny will always be the Pope. That's the problem, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteTimmy should be Pope.