Posted on 05/05/2024 1:52:05 PM PDT by ebb tide
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I don’t see this as the Pope, whom I really really don’t like, is being supportive of trans sex workers. But he is modeling to us that we must care for the sick and exploited, including sex workers and mentally confused people. Think Mother Theresa ministering to the homosexual people who had AIDS.
He must be right because of the Roman Catholic doctrine of Papal Infallibility according to dogma prescribed in Pastor aeternus.
Thank you.
The Vatican is over there. Let em’ take it up the butt.
I doubt Bergoglio is telling these pervereted sex-workers to, “Go, and sin no more”.
“I don’t see this as the Pope, whom I really really don’t like, is being supportive of trans sex workers. But he is modeling to us that we must care for the sick and exploited, including sex workers and mentally confused people. Think Mother Theresa ministering to the homosexual people who had AIDS.”
Only he has elevated them to a high level of activity and importance with multiple scheduled meetings.
“I want to meet them all.”
“I see you still do not comprehend the limits of papal infallibilty.”
Jan Sobieski, I see that you do not understand the limits of papal infallibility. It has nothing to do with the day to day decisions and actions, right or wrong, of a Pope. I am no fan of Francis, who I think was installed by the NWO, but Papal Infallibility has nothing to do with this action.
From Pastor aeternus, which you referenced in an earlier comment:
6. For the Holy Spirit was promised to the successors of Peter not so that they might, by his revelation, make known some new doctrine, but that, by his assistance, they might religiously guard and faithfully expound the revelation or deposit of faith transmitted by the apostles.
“...when the Roman Pontiff speaks EX CATHEDRA, that is, when, in the exercise of his office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians, in virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, he defines [not creates] a doctrine concerning faith or morals to be held by the whole Church.”
The mission of the Church is to minister to sinners, as Christ did. If Francis starts telling the male prostitutes that what they are doing is OK and that they don’t need to stop and repent, that would violate Church doctrine and would definitely not be OK. And to my knowledge, Francis has not attempted to pronounce EX CATHEDRA that it is OK.
Even if not infallible in all matters, he’s supposed to be the Vicar of Christ, representing Christ to the world.
Some head of a church.
If a non-Catholic were doing these things, the Catholics would be the first to accuse that it’s typical of Protestantism and what you get for not being Catholic.
Well, they are Catholic and this is what they have. The very thing they condemn in others.
Well, guess what? It is lay Catholics who are posting these articles about Catholic apostates. We're not hiding anything.
Respectfully, the term “Catholic Church” is improperly used and understood today.
Faithful Catholics (traditional Catholics who follow all the true teachings of the Church that were extant prior to Vatican II—think SSPX) recognize that Pope Francis is the leader of the “visible” or “institutional” Church. It is often referred to as the “Conciliar Church” since it was established by and follows the teachings of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II).
That institution must be distinguished from the true Church of Jesus Christ which is believed by faithful Catholics to be the “Mystical Body of Jesus Christ.”
Prior to Vatican II there was no distinction, but as the heresy of Modernism crept into the hearts of various bishops and popes after the death of St Pope Pius X, the leaders of the visible Church were led astray.
But, like any sinners, Those men have the opportunity to return to preaching the true faith and bring the visible Church back in line with the true Church founded by Jesus Christ under St. Peter and the Apostles (the first pope and bishops).
All that being said, faithful Catholics ignore the false teachings of these Modernist leaders in Rome and around the world by celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass and following all of the true teachings of the Church.
Where is this promise to the successors of Peter written in the Bible? I'd really like to look those verses over carefully. Thanks in advance.
So how do you, a lay Roman Catholic I presume, make the determination as to the validity of what is or is not Roman Catholic dogma?
You seem to be putting yourself in the very position of the Reformers.
How can you say you're any different??
Was not the Holy Spirit promised to ALL believers of Christ??
Hold on there! If God let every Peter, James and Paul be imbued with the Holy Spirit, they might not feel the dependency on the Catholic Church to guide their every step. If that happened, they may read the Bible (for themselves!!) and conclude some of the Only True Most Holy Catholic Church has strayed from its first teachings. That it is,in fact, in error! That would cause a cascade of calamities if people started reading the Bible without a Catholic priest to "guide" them. It's too terrible to contemplate.
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