Re: Pope's comments irrelevant to non-Catholics and that the nice part... My heart sank when I read this op-ed piece. Another former altar boy and "die-hard Catholic" who turned against the Church.
He should be testifying to finding Christ's love, mercy, forgiveness, grace, and truth in the Catholic Church.
Instead, he says he was never encouraged to study Scripture (what did he do in Catechism class all those years?), Pope Benedict is an egomanic looking for attention, Catholics try to "own Jesus", and that his years as a Catholic were wasted.
It's sobering. Let's do our best as Catholics to prevent this from happening to other children growing up in the Catholic Church. We need to make sure our kids know Christ, the Bible, and the bottom line of our faith: love. It's a shame that this article will be one of the few things some people get to hear about the Church.
Re: Pope's comments irrelevant to non-Catholics and that the nice part... I'm rather disappointed with this piece, and CNN for publishing it. Why didn't they run the reaction of a major Protestant church, or respected leader or theologian?
Mr. Martin disagrees with the recent document issued by the Vatican, which is fine, a lot of us do. And, he may have some points to make. But instead of tackling the actual issue, he launches into a litany of unrelated personal grievances he has with the Catholic church, and comments bordering on being personal attacks against Benedict. I think the author would have been well served to cool off for a few days before publishing this, and have gotten the help of some respected clergy to help think about the issue.
IMO 20 years ago a respected new organization like CNN probably would not have run this piece, at least not without major editing. With the news media more and more seeking out the angry, the confrontational and insulting, and we see more and more of like this rather angry, personal opinion piece masquerading as analysis.
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It is these kinds of missives by Pope Benedict XVI that do nothing to support or build the community of faith. All it does is divide.
Which unfortunately describes Mr. Martin's comments.
Re: Pope's comments irrelevant to non-Catholics and that the nice part... He was another Catholic that just didn't get it... a pew warmer, like I was. It WAS all there. I'm still floored, does it show?
I mean, my one uncle's kids, all 5 were altar boys & all 5 left. Maybe a Bible study course should be part of CCD classes... then again, maybe I'm trying to point fingers off myself again.
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--- ...Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and do not curse them.
Amen
Re: Pope's comments irrelevant to non-Catholics and that the nice part... I agree Onslow. I wish they would have covered the Reformed Chucrhes response that you posted a link to in another thread.
I agree with you to Hasah, our diocese is offering home Bible studies. I think it's a great idea! But it has to be encouraged and lived in the family at home. That is the key.
Re: Pope's comments irrelevant to non-Catholics and that the nice part...
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Onslow7 wrote:
IMO 20 years ago a respected new organization like CNN probably would not have run this piece, at least not without major editing.
Frankly, when Ted Turner was in charge of CNN, they would have been more likely to run it. Turner is very much against organized religion of any kind, and particularly against the Catholic Church. Remember that he divorced Jane Fonda because she got "saved".
That's not to say CNN has turned pro-Catholic or even pro-religion by any means, but it is not as vituperative in its hatred for religion as it used to be.
