I saw these so I decided to share with you guys....by the way my answer below after the text...Mr. Frosbel in particular

I’m not Catholic, and I’ve never completely understood Catholics’ preoccupation with Vatican politics. But I’ve been watching the Vatican closely since last week when Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became the 266th pope and instantly got 2 million followers—and counting—on Twitter.

Why is this man so popular? That’s easy to understand. He’s humble. He cooks for himself. He chose to live in a small apartment in Buenos Aires instead of the archbishop’s palace. When he was the leader of Argentina’s Catholics, he took el micro—the city bus—to get around. He took the bus again after his election last week in Rome.

He even slipped out of the Vatican after his election to go and worship with the regular people—without security guards or the popemobile!

And Bergoglio, who will go by the name Pope Francis, is a staunch advocate of social justice. He reportedly asked his Argentinean colleagues to skip his inauguration in Rome and give the money they would have spent on airfare to the poor.

Have you noticed a contrast between Pope Francis’ simple lifestyle and the sickening excess that is on display among some of our Pentecostal/charismatic leaders?

I’ve pulled a lot of my hair out watching our embarrassing charismatic sideshows over the last few years. I think it is time we draw a line in the sand and say: “NO MORE.”

NO MORE BODYGUARDS. We have evangelists who send a small squadron of muscular thugs to “scout” the lobby of a hotel before they arrive. This is extremely odd when you realize that most of the people in said lobby have never even heard of the guy! Sorry, but I really don’t trust a man of God who claims he needs a bodyguard in church. Get down on the people’s level if you want to minister to them.

NO MORE $10,000 PER NIGHT HOTEL ROOMS. We have traveling preachers who book 10,000-square-ft. hotel rooms with private pools so they can rest on their way home from international trips. Excuse me? We could build an orphanage with the money this man wasted. (P.S. I know a good Hampton Inn where you can get a nice bed for $89 a night—and it includes a hot breakfast.)

NO MORE PRIVATE JETS. We have egomaniac ministers who insist on flying in private jets to speaking engagements, claiming that preachers who fly commercial aircraft have no faith. These same ministers will hand you a fuel bill for $25,000. That is sick, especially when you consider that Jesus rode a donkey when He was presented as the Messiah to Jerusalem. (Note to Rev. Bighead: You are not the president, and you do not need Air Force One.)

NO MORE CHARLATANS. We have slimy TV preachers who beg for dollars on Christian television stations, pocket a large amount of the take and then use some of the funds to install marble floors in their four-car garages. That’s worse than when medieval priests sold papal indulgences to get relatives out of purgatory.

NO MORE LIMOUSINES. I don’t believe ministers have to drive clunker cars. Higher-priced cars usually mean lower repair bills. But we have a problem when a visiting preacher refuses to be picked up at the airport in a church van, or when the pastor of a 100-member church insists he must ride in a neon yellow Ferrari. Get over yourself. Maybe you should learn from Pope Francis—and take the bus until your ego shrinks to a normal size.

Last week in this column I shared a dream in which I saw a tsunami crashing into the Vatican and turning the Catholic system upside down. When the new pope was elected, an Argentinean newspaper called him “Tsunami Bergoglio” because they expect him to reform the stuffy, prideful, bureaucratic Vatican and challenge Catholics to return to a humble focus on Christ.

We need the same drastic reforms on our side of the evangelical/Catholic divide. We need Pentecostal and charismatic leaders who shun the palace, reject lavish excess and get back to the basics of true gospel ministry.

J. Lee Grady is the former editor of Charisma and the director of The Mordecai Project (themordecaiproject.org). You can follow him on Twitter at leegrady. Click here to read his column from last week, in which he describes a dream he had about a coming reformation in the Catholic Church.


btw My advice to the writer is to stop acting ignorantly, what about his predecessors who lived the flamboyant way....there are billionaires who still drive outdated cars, lives in homes that was purchased way back decades ago yet sound so cold when it comes to spending their own wealth, please does this way of life make these idealists more sinful or pathetic than the rest who blow their money for their maximum comfort?

@op
pope francis may not live an extravagant lifestyle but i'll tell you that he is more devilish than the pentecostal charlatans cos he sits on a seat that represents the devil and not Jehovah. Do more study on the history and practices of catholics to understand my statement.

something we British like to say, same ole , same ole.

Satan also appears as an angel of light, do not be deceived.

frosbel: something we British like to say, same ole , same ole.

Satan also appears as an angel of light, do not be deceived.

Just like satan is using you as his point man. Who needs an anti-christ when frosbel is doing a great job for his master satan.

frosbel: something we British like to say, same ole , same ole.

Satan also appears as an angel of light, do not be deceived.

deluded black man.

Alfamann:

deluded black man.

why ?

Segeggs: @op
pope francis may not live an extravagant lifestyle but i'll tell you that he is more devilish than the pentecostal charlatans cos he sits on a seat that represents the devil and not Jehovah. Do more study on the history and practices of catholics to understand my statement.

God's blessings

never trust a Jesuit, dangerous people.

frosbel: never trust a Jesuit, dangerous people.

never trust people with silly user id as frosbel. they can b very fooolish in their comments.

Segeggs: @op
pope francis may not live an extravagant lifestyle but i'll tell you that he is more devilish than the pentecostal charlatans cos he sits on a seat that represents the devil and not Jehovah. Do more study on the history and practices of catholics to understand my statement.

dnt say wat u dnt knw.. May God hav mercy on u, 4giv u all ur sins and bring u 2 life everlastin.. Amen

sege**s, f**sbel

*LUNATICS DETECTED AND IGNORED*

woky: dnt say wat u dnt knw.. May God hav mercy on u, 4giv u all ur sins and bring u 2 life everlastin.. Amen

you should be saying that prayer for yourself

priest are more learned .an average priest spends 4 years readin philosophy ,4 years reading theology . Eight years b4 being a priest.

A pastor dont


a priest speaks a minimum of 4 languages. 2 foreign and 2 nigerian.excluding english and native language.

A pastor dont

a priest prays gently,quietly,. A pastor shouts angrily

a priest exorcism of a demon posessed child is more authoritative with sequential proces. A pastor yels and shout .
A priest goes to needy african countries, in war ,famine. To share d word of God. A pastor goes to Usa, england and other rich nation

a priest dont own major property.no persnal car, house,land, jet etc. Only clothes and shoes. Their property belong to d church.

Pastor own property


wen a nigerian priest dies in lets say congo. He is burid there.

Priest are more logical in arguement than priest.if u doubt, ask an atheist

tobechi74: priest are more learned .an average priest spends 4 years readin philosophy ,4 years reading theology . Eight years b4 being a priest.



Priest are more logical in arguement than priest.if u doubt, ask an atheist

" See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world rather than on Christ." - Colossians 2:8


"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, "He is THE ONE WHO CATCHES THE WISE IN THEIR CRAFTINESS" - 1 Corinthians 3:19

Don't boast about your priests studying Philosophy , it means nothing in the kingdom of GOD, it is the Holy Spirit that teaches the truth to the hearts of MEN.

It is precisely because of vain philosophy , that there is so much confusion in Christendom today.

Stick to the bible , Pal.