Attack on Pope Francis Must Stop

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Annie said:
As to the concerns many have for abandoned spouses, that is certainly a cross.
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Yeah. The thing is that I know people who were abandoned by their spouses and they remained faithful to their vows and they feel that it’s kind of a kick in the teeth to them that they lived all this time, faithful to the Church but now people want to water down the teaching.

One woman in my parish was abandoned years ago by her husband and remained faithful to her vows. She is a very holy woman and I can’t imagine her complaining that she can’t remarry or that the Church is denying her mercy.

The problem with these discussions is that people come at them with a false idea of mercy as a kind of “free-for-all” where you don’t have to do anything hard to come back into union with the Church.
 
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Bad things do happen to people, but that doesn’t justify any method to alleviate the pain
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The pain and suffering last a lifetime. As St. Paul said, its better to not marry because you’ll have lots of problems in life.
 
Interesting facts about the Orthodox Church. The marriage union is special because man and woman become one. The church itself is the bride of Christ. Let no man separate what God has joined. Yes, its sacramental with special honor. And the Pope knows this.

One word that describes the Pope, compassion.
 
I agree we must be faithful to the bible and tradition. This is what I love so much about the Catholic Church being 2000+ years old, and still on the straight and narrow path.

Now lets say homosexuality was accepted as no longer sinful, and gay marriages being blessed in Christ, I’d be the 1st one out the door switching to the Orthodox Church.
 
This is the issue at the core of the issue. Perhaps we will end up with some clarification as to what is doctrine and what is practice based on doctrine.
 
I know. Pope Francis in my book is really legit. I’m not worried about him at all. Just his Judas adversaries.
 
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So let say a young couple in their 20’s gets divorced for lets say abuse, or just had too many fights and in their young immaturity they divorced. The church then won’t grant one of them an annulment. That person then, unforgiven by the church must burn in lust for the rest of his life, 60+ more years, never to remarry???
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Unforgiven? Where do you find this? Christ forgives the repentant. Never to remarry? Yes, given the condition of no annulment granted.
 
Brian: On some of those “social justice” issues he reminds me of those who are quick to tell others what they think they should do, but don’t like that applied to them. Kind of like Starbucks and Amazon… spending other people’s money on socially progressive stuff is fine… when they got hit with the Seattle “head tax” it suddenly wasn’t so much fun anymore when their income was going to “progressive” causes. And, kind of like the Pharisees that proclaimed how to life, but did not follow that. How many “refugees” and “asylum seekers” has he housed in the Castel Sant’Angelo? It’s really easy to say something, when you aren’t faced with the situation.
 
I have very mixed feelings about the posts I am reading here. First I must say Pope Francis is the Successor to St. Peter,chosen by those whose minds and hearts were full by the Holy Spirit. He holds that title on and off the chair.and has the right to make a decision either way. The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic church and should always have that respect and we as part of the flock should listen to what he says…We don’t have to agree with all he says,with all he does…he is human after all and flawed as we all are. I have not heard of any verbal attacks by priest or other Catholics on Pope Francis and you will not give their names, I suggest we all pray for the Holy Father and remember each other .God bless
 
Are they correct in their criticisms? And while I agree with you that we are told to have love for one another, we are also told to test the spirits by what they teach. Not saying all the criticisms are equally valid. Just that there is a legitimate place for critical examination of one’s teaching and doctrine.
 
Pope Francis has been amazingly good for the Church. I can’t thank him enough for his example and his holiness.

May God continue to Bless him with fortitude and long life.
 
we are not blindly loyal to the Pope when He is speaking on political issues

the Pope doesn’t (or won’t) speak english

so we english speaking catholics are subject to the interpretaion of the media

which; i can guarantee you, will put whatever the Pope says in the worst possible light
 
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I think he suffers more from indirect harassment on this forum. By neglecting to mention him. Benedict and John Paul II are much more popular here.
 
I imagine that would count as a lot of people though. Isnt it quite difficult to get an annulment?
 
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