Pope Francis on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the "new colonialism" of austerity, describing unfettered capitalism as “the dung of the devil” and apologising for the Catholic church's role in the conquest of indigenous populations in the Americas.
He delivered a powerful mea culpa on the part of the church in the highlight of his South American pilgrimage, "humbly" begging forgiveness during an encounter in Bolivia with indigenous groups and other activists and in the presence of Bolivia's first-ever indigenous president, Evo Morales.
The first Latin American pope noted that church leaders in the past had acknowledged that "grave sins were committed against the native peoples of America in the name of God." St. John Paul II, for his part, apologized to the continent's indigenous for the "pain and suffering" caused during the 500 years of the church's presence in the Americas during a...
The pope is deceived like anyone else. What the mystery to me is that whether it's him or anyone else with the same knowledge, and especially when maturity and seasoning is added to the mix, I can't understand how it is that anyone remains deceived when God's Word is so crystal clear. I can't understand why anyone in his position and with his knowledge would continue to accept manmade traditions and doctrines which directly contradict God own Word.
Francis is a total nutcase because the Bible sanctions capitalism. That is why the Founding Father's of the United States chose capitalism for the economic system of the United States.
Jim Lincoln wrote: SteveR, no matter how brilliant an idea I had to replace the motto on U.S. coinage with "Greed Works!" I didn't really expect you to remember that. Unlike perhaps many here I never considered the USA a Christian country. A strong Christian influence yes, and I mean Christian and not Catholic in society, q.v.,
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Greed is inevitable in a fallen world, and greed worked well for the Vatican in the Middle Ages, and works well for the current US administration and their DNC allies. Its unfortunate that the movie Wall Street made it appear that only the Right Wing GOP Investing Class are greedy and everyone else is a victim. Truth is EVERYONE is greedy. When your people in the DNC want economic reform, do they vote for tax revenue be dispersed to them, or the more needy in 3rd world nations?
SteveR, no matter how brilliant an idea I had to replace the motto on U.S. coinage with "Greed Works!" I didn't really expect you to remember that. Unlike perhaps many here I never considered the USA a Christian country. A strong Christian influence yes, and I mean Christian and not Catholic in society, q.v.,
[URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic]]]The Protestant work ethic [/URL] wrote: The Protestant work ethic (or the Puritan work ethic) is a concept in theology, sociology, economics and history which emphasizes that hard work and frugality are a result of a person's salvation in the Protestant faith, particularly in Calvinism, in contrast to the focus upon religious attendance, confession, and ceremonial sacrament in the Catholic tradition.
It was a pity that all of Latin America wasn't colonized by the British, latest from His Unholiness, [URL=http://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-compares-corruption-to-gangrene-in-paraguay-speech-1436672901]]]Pope Compares Corruption to ‘Gangrene’ in Paraguay[/URL], Franny is rite about Catholic capitalism & corruption, and the best answer for that is [URL=http://www.reachingcatholics.org/comeout.html]]]Come out of the Catholic Church[/URL]
Jim Lincoln wrote: I assume this is the YouTube you meant? [URL=http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9xgzEMeklg]]]Wretched: The New Humble Pope[/URL] Actually, Franny, is more dangerous because he did cut out some of the extravagance of the Papist state. He still preaches heresy, [URL=http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=31913951361]]]Jesus Christ, Our One & Only High Priest[/URL] and [URL=http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=32613123546]]]Requirements of Every High Priest[/URL]. He is not the vicar of Christ, but represents Satan quite well. As I said, SteveR, people should have read the article about [URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith]]]Adam Smith[/URL] in Wikipedia. Adam Smith was most likely an atheist, and was a close friend of Hume. Luke 16 13 "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. mammon."---[URL=http://www.lockman.org/nasb/nasbcmp.php]]]NASB[/URL]
Reformation Nationstates prospered so greatly under the principles that Smith espoused, should we so carelessly refuse to acknowledge that so many evangelical missions shared a deep symbiotic relationship with the unprecedented economic success?
s c wrote: Speaking of "humble"... a youtube video of interest- Wretched: The New Humble Pope
I assume this is the YouTube you meant? [URL=http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9xgzEMeklg]]]Wretched: The New Humble Pope[/URL] Actually, Franny, is more dangerous because he did cut out some of the extravagance of the Papist state. He still preaches heresy, [URL=http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=31913951361]]]Jesus Christ, Our One & Only High Priest[/URL] and [URL=http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=32613123546]]]Requirements of Every High Priest[/URL]. He is not the vicar of Christ, but represents Satan quite well.
As I said, SteveR, people should have read the article about [URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith]]]Adam Smith[/URL] in Wikipedia. Adam Smith was most likely an atheist, and was a close friend of Hume.
Luke 16 13 "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."---[URL=http://www.lockman.org/nasb/nasbcmp.php]]]NASB[/URL]
Franny&Smith have a lot in common. Smith was a slave to his writings and Franny is a slave to his apostate church.
Jim Lincoln wrote: Thanks for your observation, even of Smith and Franny are on opposite poles in economics, they show the similar regard for Christianity. I would suggest people read the account Adam Smith in Wikipedia
Scotland, a country rich in Reformation history, would now rather give worship to men like Scottish historian, philosopher David Hume. His prominent statue is on High Street in Edinburgh Old Town where thousands seek to touch his big brass toe for luck. Ironic tradition considering Hume spent his life arguing against deity and luck.
Jim Lincoln wrote: Thanks for your observation, even of Smith and Franny are on opposite poles in economics, they show the similar regard for Christianity. I would suggest people read the account Adam Smith in Wikipedia
Not familiar with the name. Does he play golf with Donald Trump when he visits?
SteveR wrote: On my guided tour of Edinburgh last week, considerable time was given to Adam Smith, his Capitalistic ideals & potential theological beliefs. All the consideration given to John Knox was a brief showing of the new red Audi parked above his gravesite next to St Giles' Cathedral
Thanks for your observation, even of Smith and Franny are on opposite poles in economics, they show the similar regard for Christianity. I would suggest people read the account Adam Smith in Wikipedia
On my guided tour of Edinburgh last week, considerable time was given to Adam Smith, his Capitalistic ideals & potential theological beliefs. All the consideration given to John Knox was a brief showing of the new red Audi parked above his gravesite next to St Giles' Cathedral
[URL=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/07/09/vatican-communist-crucifix-given-to-pope-by-morales-is-symbol-dialogue-not/]]]Vatican: "Communist crucifix" given to pope by Morales is a symbol of dialogue, not ideology [/URL] All crucifixes are antichristian [URL=http://xcjournal.org/the-errors-of-catholicism/crucifix/]]] http://xcjournal.org/the-errors-of-catholicism/crucifix/ (Crucifixes)[/URL]
The purpose of the trip is to shake off the old bones of communism and provide a catholic lense to socialist poverty brought on by the 3 stooges of Latin American communism -Bolivia first elected indegionist communist , Cuba's genocide brothers, Hugo Chavez's hand selected Che Guevara . All this fits finely with it's all Americas fault. As an aside, for some reason Pope Fransis looks a lot like Uncle Fester from the Adams family. Thus, the blame, claim and cast all our problems not on Central American communism, secret police and gulags and the Catholic Church, but rather it's the Protestants fault, I meant capitalists.
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Dr. Alan Cairns | 8/3/2009
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Unlike perhaps many here I never considered the USA a Christian country. A strong Christian influence yes, and I mean Christian and not Catholic in society, q.v.,
[URL=http://xcjournal.org/the-errors-of-catholicism/crucifix/]]] http://xcjournal.org/the-errors-of-catholicism/crucifix/ (Crucifixes)[/URL]
