A Pope for All Christians
Catholic-Protestant partnership, then, whether at the grassroots or the grasstops, must be grounded in mutual commitments: to the authority of Scripture, the atoning work of Christ, the need for individual salvation and conversion, and the expression of the gospel through evangelism and social action. But given the monumental spiritual and social challenges of the 21st century, it is more important than ever that Protestants and Catholics figure out how and where they can work together.
Getting Protestants as such to ramp up mission is not that easy, since there are so many, often bickering, voices in the mix of Protestantism. Whether we Protestants like to admit it or not, though, there is a single person in Rome who can influence Christians of every stripe to work more heartily in the cause of Christ, sometimes together (even with Catholics) and sometimes faithfully in their own theological tradition. That's why even non-Catholics are praying fervently for the new pope. Given the monumental challenges of the 21st century, it is more important than ever that Protestants and Catholics figure out how to work together.
That's why even non-Catholics are praying fervently for the new pope.
Grieving with the Good Friday God
La complejidad hispana: Todo cambió en el 2012
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jacob israel
The Papal system is antichrist. This is easily discerned from the Bible by those who can read. Some things never change: “From the earliest ages of the catholic church a Christian people, whether in time of triumph or more especially in time of crisis, has addressed prayers of petition and hymns of praise and veneration to the Queen of Heaven” Ad caeli reginam 1 Pope Pius XII Also hymns Salve Regina and Ave Regina Caelorum. Jeremiah 44:25, 27 KJV “ 25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her… 27 Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.” Also Gal 1:8-9 and 1 Tim 4:1-3
Ken Richard
Very sad to see some of the hostile comments regarding the Catholic Church on this thread. Actually, I was there too, once. Having been born into the Church, leaving it for 10 years and attending some very wonderful evangelical churches here in Southern California, I have returned for the past 25 years in full enthusiasm. It was much ignorance, pride, and unwillingness to deem not myself the final arbiter of truth and historical and traditional teaching and fact that allowed me to recognize, with all Her warts, (like all Churches) She is, like it or not, the entity what was delegated "all truth" as in Matt Ch 16. Audrey, citing dissenting former priests is not very credible. So examine with an open heart, and you may be surprised what you find. Scary, I know. I've been there. God Bless.
EDWARD R LEE
Here is a quote from Pope Francis' first homily following his election. He states that the Church must profess ""the one glory, Christ Crucified"(1 Corinthians 1:23). "The same Peter who confessed Jesus Christ, says, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God(Matt. 16:16) I will follow you, but let us not speak of the Cross. This has nothing to do with it.” He says, “I’ll follow you on other ways, that do not include the Cross.” When we walk without the Cross, when we build without the Cross, and when we profess Christ without the Cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly, we are bishops, priests, cardinals, Popes, but not disciples of the Lord. I would like that all of us, after these days of grace, might have the courage – the courage – to walk in the presence of the Lord, with the Cross of the Lord: to build the Church on the Blood of the Lord, which is shed on the Cross, and to profess the one glory, Christ Crucified. In this way, the Church will go forward."