Pope Scolds Canada

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty

Correct me if I am wrong, but I would say there is little to no difference between policies of current pope and JPII. Can you think of any dogma where their opinions significantly differ?

I'm no theologian, and I'm not a catholic, but my understanding is that Benedict was the rightmost of all the candidates being considered for the job. There might not be a difference of policy, but it's hard to imagine JPII hectoring Canada for our liberal social policies, isn't it? I find it hard, anyway.

You raise an interesting point, though. If the pope gets his inspiration from God--then why is god more conservative when Benedict is pope than he was when JPII was? Food for thought, anyway.

[Cheese]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

I'm no theologian, and I'm not a catholic, but my understanding is that Benedict was the rightmost of all the candidates being considered for the job. There might not be a difference of policy, but it's hard to imagine JPII hectoring Canada for our liberal social policies, isn't it? I find it hard, anyway.

You raise an interesting point, though. If the pope gets his inspiration from God--then why is god more conservative when Benedict is pope than he was when JPII was? Food for thought, anyway.

Religion = created by man
Politics = created by man
Poltical leanings right or left ...well you get the story.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Cheese

Religion = created by man
Politics = created by man
Poltical leanings right or left ...well you get the story.

Well, jeez: I was TRYING to be diplomatic about it, Cheese! Yeesh.

[mykalberta]

The church is an antiquated organization that is no closer to god (perhaps evern farther away) than the whore walking along 17th Ave NE.

MYK

[Bobblehead]

Benedict -- on the second day of a visit to his native Bavaria-- said that spreading the word of Jesus Christ was more important than all the emergency and development aid that rich churches like those in Germany gave to poor countries.

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I could not disagree more with him.

[Cheese]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

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I could not disagree more with him.

Well lets face it Bobble...the more the word is spread the more money that goes into the Catholic coffers. So as opposed to actually spending their coin to help their people...or "heaven forbid<sic>" change their antiquated dogma to allow the use of condoms, they have larger gold reserves for the big fight against the anti-christ.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Cheese

Well lets face it Bobble...the more the word is spread the more money that goes into the Catholic coffers. So as opposed to actually spending their coin to help their people...or "heaven forbid<sic>" change their antiquated dogma to allow the use of condoms, they have larger gold reserves for the big fight against the anti-christ.

Sad but true.

Catholic Church is one messed up organization. Sure doesn't mean they represent ALL of religion though.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Azure

You certainly have a point there.

Yea... That sort of belongs back on page one around post three or four...