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| Pope Francis: 'Pagan' Christians 'In Name Only' Are 'Enemies Of The Cross' |
| 2014-11-08 |
| [BREITBART] Not all those who claim to be Christians really are, said Pope Francis Friday morning. Some are Christians "in name only," he said. "They bear the name of Christians but live a life of pagans." In his homily at Mass, the Pope that there have always been two types of Christian, those who truly followed Christ and those who only pretended to. At the time of Saint Paul, there were "worldly Christians, Christians in name only, with two or three Christian features, but nothing more." The Pope called this sort of people "Pagan Christians," whom St. Paul called "enemies of the cross of Christ." In Paul's time, the Pope said, the two groups of Christians "were in church together, went to Mass on Sunday, praised the Lord, and were called Christians." So what was the difference? He asked. The second were "enemies of the cross of Christ." The Pope went on to say that "even today there are many! We must be careful not to slip into the way of pagan Christians." These are the ones, he said, who are "pagans painted over with two brush strokes of Christianity, so they look like Christians, but are really pagans." According to Francis, we all run the risk of becoming "Christians in appearance." We are tempted, he said, to mediocrity, and when Christians become mediocre, "it is their ruin, because the heart cools and they become lukewarm." Francis reminded his hearers that Jesus used strong language to describe this sort of Christians: "Because you are lukewarm, I will vomit you out of my mouth." These, the Pope said, "are enemies of the cross of Christ. They take the name of Christian, but do not follow the requirements of the Christian life." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Catholics will just manage to push folks into creating another anti-pope who approves of gay marriage and abortion. What could/would the Pope do about it? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-11-08 20:05 |
| #7 Many of us follow the spirit of Christianity while being a bit fuzzy on the whole deity thing, Frankie. If that makes us your enemies, so be it. That's your problem. My only mistake was thinking you were above this sort of thinking. |
| Posted by: Anice Nim 2014-11-08 18:22 |
| #6 Is now the right time for things like this? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-11-08 18:18 |
| #5 Exactly, OS. I have said many times that if I were the bishop of San Francisco, wherever Kathleen Sebelius is from, Boston (John Kerry), Delaware (Joe Biden), or any other place where these CINOs live, I would have excommunicated them long ago. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-11-08 18:10 |
| #4 Excommunication is the answer - and for public officials, public censure by the Church. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-11-08 13:27 |
| #3 OTOH I really rather prefer those who are Muslim in name only. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2014-11-08 12:06 |
| #2 Any different from Jews who are 'in name only'? The type that keep funding and voting for pols who promote antisemitic practices in the popular discourse, in the media, and in academia. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-11-08 09:26 |
| #1 A valid point. Consider Pelosi, or almost any politician with a D after their name. Question is- what is to be done? [insert Monty Python inquisition jokes here] |
| Posted by: Nguard 2014-11-08 09:22 |