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Vado: Oh c'mon, whether i'm a Baptist, Lutheran, Calvinist what does it matter. We are all custodians of this faith. You would rather me not criticise the pope just because he's a pope? If i should go by that logic then the 16th century Pope Charles V who sold indulgences and under whose authority a corrupt church thrived prior to the reformation shouldn't be critcised too right? Look man, they are just mortals like you and I so they aren't all that special or immune to making mistakes.
Your attempt to compare a politician with the apex leader of a church is ridiculous. A politician can say anything, even deny his faith for votes and support. These are different institutions. You can't marry their concepts or agendas. I'm not a fan of the catholic church's structures but definitely harbor no hate for them. We are all Christians at the end of the day but what is right is right, vice-versa.

BERNIMOORE: at times you want want to ask youself how these cardinal/priest/overseer truly satify the biblcal requirements to be nominated as a cardinal,

how happy i was when these prophecies below is being fufiled in my lifetime


[size=18pt]2 Timothy 4:3

"For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear" .
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BERNIMOORE: at times you want want to ask youself how these cardinal/priest/overseer truly satify the biblcal requirements to be nominated as a cardinal,

how happy i was when these prophecies below is being fufiled in my lifetime


[size=18pt]2 Timothy 4:3

"For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear" .
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JMAN05: @op. no one asked you to celebrate easter, easter was there before christ came i suppose nor did christ tell you to celebrate his birth. memorial of christ's death is not easter.

of course they can be called christians conventionally. that you call yourself christian doesnt mean that christ recognize you as such. by there fruit we know the true christians, there conduct and teachings.

there is no two faiths, there is only one true christians cos God can never be with two contradictory beliefs. God's kingdom is not divided against itself. never! so search out for the true christians with ur bible.

Vado: That same lukewarm attitude and living in denial was what propelled the lose of constantinople (Turkey) and some other parts of Western Europe to the jihadists. Preaching tolerance is cool Mr. Pope but remember not even Christ was economical with the truth at any point in time so i don't get this religion diplomacy these days. How would it have sounded if Christ was reaching out to the pagans during their ritual rites just so as to appear meek like everything is good? More or less like a cosign that they are on the right track, ain't it? So Christ is no longer the Only Way or His gospel has ceased to be about winning lost souls? Jesus was never violent but didn't hold back in calling evil evil and vented His rage when the people in the temple of God went astrayed. I'd have expected the pope to pray for the sinners and hope their hearts get divinely touched so that they can discern between the forces of light and darkness. There's nothing like diplomacy or compromise in spiritual warfare but these people don't just get it or they do but don't wanna make some people feel disgruntled. Smh.

deebrain: the earlier people get to know that pastors are mere humans and should not be looked at as anchors of faith and belief (irrespective of what God expects of them), the better. Who told u that d "good ones" we know of dont have what they are secretly struggling with. Its like people in religion section just like opening threads to look for pastors to backbite about-whereas they (d pastors) dont even know they exist. Meanwhile, let me give u d benefit of doubt. He that is without sin, please cast the first stone on these people. (sits down with his bottle of fruit wine and watches)

Hopcy: Did you read d post well at all?

peppy luv: just like ur father is a molester!!

SPEED5: . Jesus spoke in parables to d pharesies cos there hearts were hardened, but every parable he spoke, he took his disciples aside and explained it. The bible clearly commands those who commit such acts to be excomunicated. A little leaven leaveneth the who loaf

Samuelfriday: I think we are all loosing it let's call a spade a spade ok , i think it high time we start telling ourselves the truth the act is against the law of God dat is why he made man and woman, jus incase we have forgotten God destoy d land of sudom and gomorah for dis same offence, i tink my take on dis is d pope shud state clearly for better undertsanding what is evil from what is bad as some one said earlier nobody is asking anybody to jugde but @ list some word against such act can save some souls.

lomprico: Abeg! which part of bible talk am?

SPEED5: . There is no point for him to speak in un straight words. His stand is meant to be clear. His coment simply shows his acceptance of GAY

SPEED5: . THE BIBLE INSTRUCTS THAT D PEOPLE WITH SUCH SINS SHOULD BE EXCOMUNICATED

Okeikpu: Pope Francis is doing a great job.. Catholic church is losing a lot of customers these days.. Its all about business... If Brazilians were not Catholic nation, u wont see any Pope there. Pope was elected to fix the economy of Catholic c. So no big deal abt the gay stuff.....

35000tons: Dear Pope,

Nobody is asking you to judge gays...you are only expected to point out their errors (using the bible as a guide) and show them the way of the LORD.

As someone said earlier,''The Vatican has lost it.'' The question now is, when do we start having gay priests and bishops?

35000tons: Dear Pope,

Nobody is asking you to judge gays...you are only expected to point out their errors (using the bible as a guide) and show them the way of the LORD.

As someone said earlier,''The Vatican has lost it.'' The question now is, when do we start having gay priests and bishops?

honeric01: Unbelivers see ghost of their dead unbeliver brethern, so?

Yes, what i quoted is in context of john 20, s but for the christians (true), if we're to forgive sins, its because we represent christ on earth, hence 1pet 2;9. Every true christian is christ on earth, so confessing to one another's a collective christian obligation and was not a specific duty of one person as the catholics practise.

Summary: God's the one who forgives finally, Jesus is our link to the forgiver and he's giving us the proxy to forgive others. So whicheverway you look @ it, it still means 'one to another' and not to a 'specified person'.

italo: So were Moses and Elijah living or dead...at the transfiguration?

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Theblessed: [b][size=16pt]You too, still haven't got it - have you?

Imagine you trying to make us believe the writer is non-Catholic therefore, did not mean or understand what he wrote.

And, you who is a devout Catholic - you lack Scriptural knowledge as well, due to what you have been fed by Priest who had no clue of the Scriptures themselves - why?

Because you failed to read your Bible everyday to know, learn and understand the 'Word' and 'Will' of God for us.

Imagine you, implying or should I say writing to say - we must make our confession to 'a Priest' a man! How ridiculous!

You confess to God (no one else!) and repent from your sins and never to go back to it again. As soon as you do so, Jesus forgives you, ok!! Have you problem grasping that?

Therefore, you don't confess your sin to man 'Priests' - you don't because, the Priest himself is a sinner too, and remember the Bible tells us that 'There is none Righteous,no, not one! Romans Chpt. 3 v.10. And, if there is none Righteous, that includes the Priest who you confess to...as the whole World have sinned and fell short of the glory God'

Therefore understand this, just as we believe that God is a Spirit and he sees and knows all things and is every where and with that assurance, we can make our prayers anytime, anywhere - on land, on air, in the sea in our private rooms, in the Congregation of our Churches, when we are driving, cooking, eating, or doing anything that is of God, in the same manner, we can CONFESS our sins as we pray to the Father God in Heaven and to Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour there and then - no need to go to the PRIEST to do just that.

Now, may I ask Catholics this, but who does the Priest confess his own sins to...? Or is he without sin? Is it not to the Father God in Heaven and Jesus Christ our Saviour? Then, what's stopping you from doing so, than going to the Priest to make your confession?

Therefore, may I say this to the writer - please, stop poisoning minds further with the little knowledge you have of the Scriptures because, you too don't know/understand the 'Word' yourself otherwise, you wouldn't have made this error in suggesting we go to the Priest for our confession.[/size][/b]