Post by Daniel on Sept 27, 2015 8:52:24 GMT -5
The words the pope did not say to Congress
Carl Gallups
The pope is defined as the ultimate spiritual earthly authority and head of the Holy Catholic Church. The word catholic means universal. Therefore, the pope is supposed to be the voice of Christianity throughout the world – as represented by the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis became the first pope in history to address a joint session of the Congress of the United States. He had the eyes and ears of America – and the eyes and ears of much of the world. He was given a huge platform, pulpit and microphone. So what did he say? Let me begin with what he did not say – it is frightening and telling. I used a word-search engine on the transcript of the pope’s speech, and here is what I discovered.
The words the pope never used in his speech:
Bible, biblical, Jesus, Christ, sin, repentance, repent, forgive, forgiveness, holy, judgment, savior, salvation, scripture, heaven, Lord, prophetic, prophecy, redemption/redeem, born-again, Holy Spirit, mercy, grace, gay, homosexuality, Christian, Christianity, Islam, ISIS, Muslim, terrorism, jihad, persecution, or the Middle East. And although he did briefly refer to the practice of abortion (read on) – he never used the word abortion.
However, he did use these words:
Gospel – He used it once speaking of Dorothy Day, who founded the Catholic Worker Movement. He proclaimed that Ms. Day was “influenced” by the Gospel.
Church – He used the word one time talking about Cistercian monk Thomas Merton – who opened “New horizons for souls and for the Church.” There was no discussion as to what these “new horizons” were.
Faith – He used this word three times. Twice he used it in reference to Dorothy Day. Once he uttered the word in a general sense – making no direct reference to faith in Jesus Christ or the Word of God, or the Gospel message of salvation wherein we must place our ultimate faith.
Sinners – The pope used this word once. Here is the quote in which he used it: “But there is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil; or, if you will, the righteous and sinners.”
But, isn’t that the way God sees it? Isn’t that the overarching message of the Word of God and the Gospel message of salvation in Jesus Christ? Of course it is! Did the pope just tell the world to “guard against this simplistic reductionism” as expressed by Jesus Himself and the clear message of the Word of God?
Direct scripture quote – He used only one. He referred to “The Golden Rule” and then quoted it: “Do unto others …” Even then, he didn’t name the verse nor the fact that it was spoken by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount or even that it came from the Bible. Yes – believe it or not, there were many listening to the pope speak who would not have known that quote came out of the mouth of Jesus. Thanks to Pope Francis, they still don’t know it. And, in using that quote, he was lecturing America about borders and immigration – while the Vatican has some of the most stringent immigration rules on the planet! He also used the word “Golden Rule” one more time when obviously referring to abortion (a word he never used directly).
Hell – Pope Francis used this word once (quoting Thomas Merton).
continue reading
www.wnd.com/2015/09/the-words-the-pope-did-not-say-to-congress/
Carl Gallups
The pope is defined as the ultimate spiritual earthly authority and head of the Holy Catholic Church. The word catholic means universal. Therefore, the pope is supposed to be the voice of Christianity throughout the world – as represented by the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis became the first pope in history to address a joint session of the Congress of the United States. He had the eyes and ears of America – and the eyes and ears of much of the world. He was given a huge platform, pulpit and microphone. So what did he say? Let me begin with what he did not say – it is frightening and telling. I used a word-search engine on the transcript of the pope’s speech, and here is what I discovered.
The words the pope never used in his speech:
Bible, biblical, Jesus, Christ, sin, repentance, repent, forgive, forgiveness, holy, judgment, savior, salvation, scripture, heaven, Lord, prophetic, prophecy, redemption/redeem, born-again, Holy Spirit, mercy, grace, gay, homosexuality, Christian, Christianity, Islam, ISIS, Muslim, terrorism, jihad, persecution, or the Middle East. And although he did briefly refer to the practice of abortion (read on) – he never used the word abortion.
However, he did use these words:
Gospel – He used it once speaking of Dorothy Day, who founded the Catholic Worker Movement. He proclaimed that Ms. Day was “influenced” by the Gospel.
Church – He used the word one time talking about Cistercian monk Thomas Merton – who opened “New horizons for souls and for the Church.” There was no discussion as to what these “new horizons” were.
Faith – He used this word three times. Twice he used it in reference to Dorothy Day. Once he uttered the word in a general sense – making no direct reference to faith in Jesus Christ or the Word of God, or the Gospel message of salvation wherein we must place our ultimate faith.
Sinners – The pope used this word once. Here is the quote in which he used it: “But there is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil; or, if you will, the righteous and sinners.”
But, isn’t that the way God sees it? Isn’t that the overarching message of the Word of God and the Gospel message of salvation in Jesus Christ? Of course it is! Did the pope just tell the world to “guard against this simplistic reductionism” as expressed by Jesus Himself and the clear message of the Word of God?
Direct scripture quote – He used only one. He referred to “The Golden Rule” and then quoted it: “Do unto others …” Even then, he didn’t name the verse nor the fact that it was spoken by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount or even that it came from the Bible. Yes – believe it or not, there were many listening to the pope speak who would not have known that quote came out of the mouth of Jesus. Thanks to Pope Francis, they still don’t know it. And, in using that quote, he was lecturing America about borders and immigration – while the Vatican has some of the most stringent immigration rules on the planet! He also used the word “Golden Rule” one more time when obviously referring to abortion (a word he never used directly).
Hell – Pope Francis used this word once (quoting Thomas Merton).
continue reading
www.wnd.com/2015/09/the-words-the-pope-did-not-say-to-congress/
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