When the Greek bishops arrived in Italy for what would be the Council of Florence, the Pope insisted that they do obeisance to him by kissing his foot. The Greeks astounded, from whence he derives this right? It was unknown to them. Eventually, the Pope relented and received the Greeks in another way.
So is the Dali Lama. That doesn’t make me want to be Buddhist though.
Your kidding, right?
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No, he rebuked Cornelius for worshipping him - in other words as a god. Hence his comment that “I am a man, as you”. Clearly Cornelius thought Peter was something more than a man. Whereas we don’t think that the Pope is anything other than a man, albeit a man in a unique position.
Jacob bowed to Esau before the ten commandments were given. Like the second one which says you ought not bow down to idols.
Worship is worship - Jacob didn’t need Moses to define it to know what it was and whether or not he was doing it.
No, it puts him on the same level as the Apostles, whom the Holy Spirit guided in all truth as Jesus promised, and who as a result taught infallibly. Or the same level as the spirit-guided writers of Scripture, who also wrote infallibly (or inerrantly, which is the more correct term). The Apostles aren’t on the same level as God because of this, neither are the writers of Scripture, neither is the Pope.
I’m not sure where the line between respect and worship is with bowing, but there is one. Second commandment says not to bow down to idols–I’ll quote it if you want me to, but it’ll take me a minute to find it.
a) we clearly need God-inspired authority figures in the Christian Church today, every bit as much as the early Christians did in Apostolic times. Jesus didn’t intend to leave us comparatively bereft of divinely-inspired guidance.
BloodWashed,
I am curious on one point. Can you cite one neutral (non-Catholic) historian (that presumably does not have an agenda) that agrees it is a historical fact.
yes. It says don’t bow down to idols. It does not prohibit bowing.
You believe that 2-yr olds are sinning when they have a tantrum?If you can convince me Mary (1) was conceived without original sin (2) did not commit one sin during her entire lifetime (even during the terrible twos) then we can talk.
But you can’t…
When do you think the history of the popes was changed? Is there a specific time in history when someone altered the books? Who was that person?
I think you don’t realize it, but nothing in your post conflicts with Catholicism. Catholics are also followers of Christ. We don’t think that the pope offers us salvation.
I don’t understand the question: why would seeing a Pope make anyone want to join his religion?How can one not want to be Catholic after witnessing the pope’s visit all this week? This humble and holy man, an Apostle of Peace, who went out of his routine to speak with abuse victims, who was invited to the Jewish synagogue where they treated him very well.
A man who is invited to Ground Zero to pray, (I don’t remember any non-Catholic pastors or people being invited) where it was televised for all the world to see. A man who gathers thousands in his presence by the blink of an eye.
Benedict the XVI is the successor of St. Peter, the Vicar of Christ on earth. After seeing His holiness, why would you want to be anything else? Isn’t that what it’s all about?
I do believe they are objectively doing something outside of God’s commandments when they defy parental authority. And I do believe the Biblical word for this is “sin”.
Well written. I’ve worked for traditional Mennonites before and highly respect them. But this does not mean I want to become a Mennonite.
Where the heck did you get that from??? One of your many anti-Catholic pastors and friends? Where are your facts that it is a commonplace Catholic practice to kiss his feet??? This is nothing more than false information obtained from some nitwit who knows nothing of the CC.