Catholics should no longer evangelize Jews. How Jews can be saved while not believing in Christ “remains an unfathomable mystery in the salvific plan of God.” Pope Francis’s Vatican has issues a a major new document that draws the church further away from the strained relations of t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Roman Catholic Church’
May 17th, 2015 - 1:06 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Hypocrisy: Raul Castro praises Pope Francis while the Pope Sanctifies Junipero Serra
After leaving the Vatican, Raul Castro gushed with praise for Francis. At the same time the Pope sanctified Junipero Serra, a man regarded like Castro as a ideologue willing to sacrifice other people’s lives for his beliefs. The pontiff “is a Jesuit, and I, in some way, am too, .. (I [...]
October 26th, 2014 - 12:11 pm § in Religion, The Ave Scene
Is Religion an Issue in Elections Here?
I do not know Mark Miloscia at all, but why shouldn’t a strong religious stand be an issue for any candidiate? Religions do take moral and political stands … as do certain companies (AKA Hobby Lobby or Koch). Does anyone seriously doubt that Mitt Romney ‘s religion was an appro[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Bishops to Pope: FU
The only way this Pope is going to fix the Roman Catholic Church is by 1. using his ability to speak for God. 2. Appointing better people as Cardinals and Bishops. Pope Francis needs to do more. At 75, Pope Frank is likely to die and the current college of Cardinals will replace hiumn with anot[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: WA Bishop promoted to archbishop of Chicago
In his first major appointment in the U.S., Pope Francis today appointed Spokane’s Bishop Blase Cupich to be archbiship of Chicago. As the next archbishop of Chicago, Blasé Cupich signals a shift in tone in one of the most important posts in the U.S. church. Bishop Cupich has called f[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope Francis to host joint Israel-Palestinian peace prayer
Pope Francis has invited Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas to pray at the Vatican. The sense of irony here is overwhelming. When Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President , Mahmoud Abbas come together with Pontifex Maximus Francis, how many of the men there will be believers in …[...]
BUCHENWALD 39: Lost in the story of the resurrection, is a story of an insurrection.
How Christians Think About Jews at Easter There is a very strange understory associated with this video. Jay Michaelson at the Forward sees the video as a crude effort to desecrate the memory of Auschwitz and use the camps as a lever to convince Jews that Christianity is our salvation rather than[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Chief Justice for the Vatican Disses President Obama
Cardinal Raymond Burke, quoted from Vatican City: Just before President Obama’s visit with the Pope. “It is true that the policies of the president of the United States have become progressively more hostile toward Christian civilization. He appears to be a totally secularized man who aggr[...]
March 23rd, 2014 - 12:02 pm § in Hypocrisy
Caribbean Nations Seek Reparitions for Slavery
Caribbean States Call for Slavery Reparations The leaders of 15 Caribbean countries are calling for reparations from European countries relating to the slave trade that took place 200 years ago. A lawyer representing them says the legacy of slavery still plagues the region today. Interview Conduc[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope Francis’ Philo-judaism Has Ancient Limits
The Catholic Church CANNOT recognize Israel as a Jewish State. Hadar Israel הדר ישראל posted on FACEBOOK “Doing so would contradict the FOUNDATIONS of Xtian, and in particular Catholic, theology, by recognizing that Go-d’s Covenant with the People of Israel was never [...]