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Originally posted by colbe
Wow, did you know Our Lord appeared to Peter during the time Peter was Pope? Listen...in the first couple of minutes of a 10 minute homily about Pope Benedict XVI's Abdication. Hear at:
www.audiosancto.org...
Originally posted by yamammasamonkey
reply to post by colbe
Couldn't get that to work on my phone... There was no such thing as a Pope when Peter lived. Not for hundreds of years after either.
Originally posted by adjensen
Flag for you, colbe, but this incident is rooted in the apocryphal Acts of Peter, which is a non-canonical text. I'm surprised that a priest would use this as the basis of a homily, though I was similarly surprised by the use of non-canonical texts in "Stations of the Cross", and I'm okay with that (it's one of my favourite Catholic experiences, in fact,) so I suppose I should be okay with this, too.
Originally posted by colbe
Where were you when you heard of Pope Benedict's decision to step down?
Originally posted by adjensen
Originally posted by colbe
Where were you when you heard of Pope Benedict's decision to step down?
It was on the morning news that I wake up to and, to be honest, I didn't think it was that big of a deal. After doing some reading, I understand why it would be, but I think it was a very appropriate action for him to take -- Benedict is clearly putting the interests of the church ahead of his own, a great example of humility.
In my opinion he has prophesied that the Orthodox schism would be ended by the next Pope
Originally posted by adjensen
reply to post by colbe
In my opinion he has prophesied that the Orthodox schism would be ended by the next Pope
Hmmm...
Based on what I've studied as regards the Eastern Orthodox Church, I think that highly unlikely, though possible, and if it was indeed the case, would be kind of frightening, from a prophetic standpoint.
While there has been some movement of clergy and congregations from the Episcopal and Anglican churches into the Roman Catholic Church, the reunification of the entire orthodox church would require the Eastern Orthodox to come back under the auspices of the Roman church and, barring some very, very bad circumstances (along the lines of World War 3 or Armageddon) I think that their leadership and the majority of members are far too politically entrenched to even consider that.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
reply to post by colbe
"Smoke of Satan entering the sanctuary" is a reference to something relating to Apostasy in the Third Secret of Fatima.
Very interesting to hear it from the mouth of a priest and not a conspiracy theorist.
Thanks for sharing that. Interesting sermon.
Interesting and unusual "cadence" of the speaker as well, which somehow reminds me to give thanks that I'm not a Roman Catholic.
edit on 18-2-2013 by NewAgeMan because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
reply to post by colbe
Don't assume - you don't understand it, because if you did, then you wouldn't for a moment think that I'm making fun of the Lord Jesus Christ.
P.S. It's about the bride of Christ, who is also me, along with the hope for heaven which Christ has made freely available to us.
I am a doorman who wishes to enter in and escort others to freely enter in to the domain of freedom and of a spiritual consummation, when God comes to live with us with we his people and he our God.
P.S.S. It is also about a shared triumph, that was, is and is to be, capable of altogether transcending the sorrow, suffering and indignities of life, as a shared joke with God in Jesus Christ, as a promise made and a promise kept but in the most glorious fashion imaginable.
It is also a representation of the Resurrection Life of absolute Liberation where absolute liberation = absolute forgiveness.
Please don't try to demonize me for it.
Thanks.
edit on 20-2-2013 by NewAgeMan because: (no reason given)