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Ecumenism and Enlightenment in Rome



All religions are paths to reach God," said Pope Francis. "They are—to make a comparison—like different languages, different dialects, to get there. But God is God for everyone."

Pope Francis 

This new statement from Pope Francis shows us the real measure of the man. To say such enlightened things  from the very seat of the Bishop of Rome, is truly a feat of courage and unbridled bravery. 
The so- called Traditional Catholics ( Dr. Taylor Marshall, Matt Fradd, Mel Gibson etc) will be spewing their hatred on the "heretical" and "communist" Pope who, according to their narrow minded and stunted worldview should not be occupying the Santa Sede. 

One doesn't need to be a theologian to understand that God has to be far more intelligent than the fundamentalists concede. Would an intelligent, all loving God create millions of non-Roman Catholics to then condemn them all to the eternal fire of hell? Traditional Catholics and religious fundamentalists in general are trapped by the signifier ( this is, the particular form that their religious denomination takes on) but care little for the signified ( this is the message contained in their religion). 

Fundamentalists always emphasise the cosmetics of theology instead of the meat and bones of the faith. It seems that turning the other cheek, forgiving seventy times seven, feeding and sheltering the needy are of little importance to these "staunch defenders of the faith". It seems that for them, faith in God can only be attained through confessional mortgages. 
This obsession with excluding the "other" and seeking to reaffirm some kind of false superiority over those who don't share the exact same beliefs bears no resemblance to the message of the carpenter's son. In fact, it sounds more like the message of an evil entity seeking to divide and sow discord and hatred. 

Long live Pope Francis. He will save the Church from itself. 

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  1. James H Bardwell15 September 2024 at 08:51

    Accurate, I have personally already witnessed the pushback of his statement in certain social media groups...

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