Originally posted by Conrau KCatholic bashing??? no. Something of substance to say??? Probably not. In fact the text I made light of was from the protestant bible. Did you not notice that?
Is this just a Catholic-bashing session or do you actually have something of real substance to say?
Originally posted by dystoniacI wonder then why God looked down in the days of Noah and "regretted that He had made man" seems to border on fallibility to me just a tiny bit.
The Pope wipes his arse after each crap and put his pants on one leg at a time so, yes, he is very fallible. God alone is infallible.
The post that was quoted here has been removedThe Pope walks into a bar - he finds some guys arguing with their friend, who is a midget. "Holy crap, it's the Pope!", says the midget, "I'll ask him!"
"Sir, are there any midget nuns in America?"
"Oh, no", says the Pope.
"How about in the world - are there any of them anywhere in the world?"
"No no", replies the Pope.
"Is there even such a THING as a midget nun?"
"Of course not!", replies the pope.
His friends then burst out laughing, chanting:
Joe screwed a Pen-guin, Joe screwed a Pen-guin!"
The post that was quoted here has been removedWow. You want me to do all those things simultaneously?. First of all since when was the Holy Roman Church a minority? Secondly, I have not attacked anything or anyone. Thirdly, I have the inestimable honour to be married to an American person, and have great admiratiion for black people . Fourthly, gay people are following and enjoying the few freedoms that so called straight folk allow them to have, why should I attack them?, because your suggestion that I should is not a motivation for me. Finally, you bring to my mind another scripture from the protestant bible, "It is hard for the to kick against the pricks" I doubt you would agree, but I think perhaps you are making a mountain out of a molehill.
Originally posted by SwissGambitOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooohhh boy! God will get you for that!!!!!
The Pope walks into a bar - he finds some guys arguing with their friend, who is a midget. "Holy crap, it's the Pope!", says the midget, "I'll ask him!"
"Sir, are there any midget nuns in America?"
"Oh, no", says the Pope.
"How about in the world - are there any of them anywhere in the world?"
"No no", replies the Pope.
"Is there even such a THING ...[text shortened]... ing, chanting:Joe screwed a Pen-guin, Joe screwed a Pen-guin!"
Originally posted by muppymanApology for the typo. That scripture should read "It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."
Wow. You want me to do all those things simultaneously?. First of all since when was the Holy Roman Church a minority? Secondly, I have not attacked anything or anyone. Thirdly, I have the inestimable honour to be married to an American person, and have great admiratiion for black people . Fourthly, gay people are following and enjoying the few freedoms tha ...[text shortened]... cks" I doubt you would agree, but I think perhaps you are making a mountain out of a molehill.
Originally posted by muppymanAs I see, there is only one Catholics on this forum, sometimes two. Yet every week I come on this forum, I find at least one or two derisive comments against the Catholic Church. And the purpose of this thread seems just to make fun of papal infallibility.
Wow. You want me to do all those things simultaneously?. First of all since when was the Holy Roman Church a minority? Secondly, I have not attacked anything or anyone. Thirdly, I have the inestimable honour to be married to an American person, and have great admiratiion for black people . Fourthly, gay people are following and enjoying the few freedoms tha ...[text shortened]... cks" I doubt you would agree, but I think perhaps you are making a mountain out of a molehill.
Originally posted by Conrau KI sympathise with your regular weekly disappointment at this forum. I personally dont come here as frequently as that. As an atheist I feel entitled to see humour even in things that some consider sacred. The purpose of this thread was to express my surprise at the news that the Holy Father himself disclaims his infallibility, and to highlight the irony of it. I stand by my assertion that the Church of Rome suffers no minority among Christian denominations.
As I see, there is only one Catholics on this forum, sometimes two. Yet every week I come on this forum, I find at least one or two derisive comments against the Catholic Church. And the purpose of this thread seems just to make fun of papal infallibility.
Originally posted by Conrau KMADRID — The letter released Thursday in which Pope Benedict XVI admitted that the Vatican had made “mistakes” in handling the case of a Holocaust-denying bishop was unprecedented in its directness, its humanity and its acknowledgment of papal fallibility.
Maybe I haven't been watching the news. When did he do that?
But it also contained two sentences unique in the annals of church history.
“I have been told that consulting the information available on the Internet would have made it possible to perceive the problem early on,” Benedict wrote. “I have learned the lesson that in the future in the Holy See we will have to pay greater attention to that source of news.”
Cant find the actual item I saw originally, but this one refers to the story concerned.
Originally posted by muppymanThe Pope never admitted papal fallibility. Read his letter:
MADRID — The letter released Thursday in which Pope Benedict XVI admitted that the Vatican had made “mistakes” in handling the case of a Holocaust-denying bishop was unprecedented in its directness, its humanity and its acknowledgment of papal fallibility.
But it also contained two sentences unique in the annals of church history.
“I have been told ...[text shortened]... ews.”
Cant find the actual item I saw originally, but this one refers to the story concerned.
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1337492?eng=y
The Pope acknowledges that mistakes were made, not by himself, but those in the Vatican who were ignorant of Bishop Williamson's denial of the Holocaust and who failed to explain properly to journalists the meaning of lifting the excommunications.