Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
I think this current Pope is trying to improve the image of the Catholic Church. It could be said that he is responding to a need at this time in history, which goes to prove that most or all pronouncements were driven by the culture or the empathy or feelings of the era.
ReplyDeleteThe Nicene Creed for example, the response to various heresies etc. This only proves that many decrees (dogmas) were an emotional response at the time. I am referring specifically to such decrees as "salvation can not be found outside the Catholic Church," and another key one "the fullness of truth exists in the Catholic Church".
If that is the case with Francis, then if emotion dictates, these old decrees need to be rescinded.
Cliff