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Pope Benedict XVI's version of 'forward progress' seems to be a return to a Medieval Catholic Church. His latest bit of 'progress' is to release a Doctrine of Faith stating unequivocally that the Russian and Greek Orthodox churches are 'defective' and that all other Christian denominations (i.e., every Protestant church) are not "true" churches.
I'm sure that's a stance that's likely to help the Vatican's relationships with other faiths. And gee, Pope Benedict, if all the other Christian churches are false churches, then what are churches that aren't even Christian? I'll bet you can't wait to hear all those heathens screaming and writing in the eternal flames of hell, you kindly old man, you.
This reverses a ruling by the Second Vatican Council which met in the mid-60s under Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI in an effort to drag the Roman Catholic religion (kicking and screaming) into the 20th Century and a 'modern' world. (Those damned liberal popes!) Last Saturday, Benedict had revived the old Latin Mass, which had been replaced by 'secular' masses by the Second Vatican Council.
Next week, no doubt, he'll do what no one expects: bring back the Spanish Inquisition. Hide your comfy chairs!
Evidently in his infallible conversations with God, the former Cardinal Ratzinger has learned that God has changed His mind (because Ratzinger's god is most definitely male) and now wants to dismantle all those crazy liberal ideas that He had back in the 60s. (Hey, we all did crazy things back then, and God's pot must be absolutely, well, heavenly. No wonder He was confused at the time.)
In my opinion, the previous pope, John Paul II, had been one of the lesser popes in history due to his staunch conservatism and lack of vision, and had done great harm to the church's standing in the world. Benedict appears poised to become one of the most destructive popes in history... and hey, these guys rule for life. My bet: the Roman Catholic Church's already declining status in the world is going to undergo a crisis under this pope. I wouldn't be surprised to see a separate American Catholic Church after this fool's through.
I'm sure that's a stance that's likely to help the Vatican's relationships with other faiths. And gee, Pope Benedict, if all the other Christian churches are false churches, then what are churches that aren't even Christian? I'll bet you can't wait to hear all those heathens screaming and writing in the eternal flames of hell, you kindly old man, you.
This reverses a ruling by the Second Vatican Council which met in the mid-60s under Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI in an effort to drag the Roman Catholic religion (kicking and screaming) into the 20th Century and a 'modern' world. (Those damned liberal popes!) Last Saturday, Benedict had revived the old Latin Mass, which had been replaced by 'secular' masses by the Second Vatican Council.
Next week, no doubt, he'll do what no one expects: bring back the Spanish Inquisition. Hide your comfy chairs!
Evidently in his infallible conversations with God, the former Cardinal Ratzinger has learned that God has changed His mind (because Ratzinger's god is most definitely male) and now wants to dismantle all those crazy liberal ideas that He had back in the 60s. (Hey, we all did crazy things back then, and God's pot must be absolutely, well, heavenly. No wonder He was confused at the time.)
In my opinion, the previous pope, John Paul II, had been one of the lesser popes in history due to his staunch conservatism and lack of vision, and had done great harm to the church's standing in the world. Benedict appears poised to become one of the most destructive popes in history... and hey, these guys rule for life. My bet: the Roman Catholic Church's already declining status in the world is going to undergo a crisis under this pope. I wouldn't be surprised to see a separate American Catholic Church after this fool's through.
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