Ag13 said:
Captain Pablo said:
Ag13 said:
L7 WEENIE said:
If you know about the history of the pope and who many of them were you would see that the idea of them being chosen by god is funny
Let me guess - you got your church history degree from Wikipedia? Did you catch the part about what St. Peter did prior to the crucifixion and then going on to become the first Pope? Not sure what's funny about God guiding the choosing of the successor of St. Peter through the Holy Spirit.
Pretty obvious he's referring to some of the rotten popes we've had
A better retort might have been God guides, the men choose. Sometimes the men don't listen and they screw it up
Pray they didn't this time
I do pray that we have the best Pope possible. And yes it's obvious he's referring to the fact that there have been some bad, even downright wicked Popes from the past. Still don't appreciate someone from the "I grew up Catholic" sect of the Church coming in with a drive-by insult of the Papacy and the Catholic Church at large on the day that we have a new Pope.
This is when you remember that even Judas fell, and even Peter denied Christ 3 times. Pray for people to find their way back to the Church, and to have a reversion deep enough to appreciate the Church as a whole. "Growing up Catholic" doesn't necessarily mean what you may equate with growing up Catholic. For many, it may be attending church at Christmas and Easter, and maybe attending faith formation through first communion or confirmation. For me, it was mass every Sunday, faith formation from age 4-18 every Sunday, Daily mass when possible, family rosary every night, getting sprayed with holy water from a squirt gun before bed from my parents in the hallway, mass at every holy day of obligation (and even many that werent), stations of the cross every Wednesday and Friday during lent, spending holidays talking about the history of the Church with a bishop and monseignor, etc. We all have different definitions of what "Growing up Catholic" means.
