Pope
John Paul II was a moral leader. The present Pope mostly stands for
moral ambiguity. He said about homosexual marriage; 'who am I to
judge'. Recently he signed off on letting the Chinese Communist
Government nominate Bishops for that nation. That raises a few points
of interest to non-Catholics and Catholics alike.
One.
Will Alaska be allowed to nominate Bishops too, and of course the
U.S. Government should have a few. Switzerland shouldn't be rated
below China by the Vatican and has a right for a Bishop or two from
its cantons. I understand completely that the Pope would not want to
let Canada nominate Bishops. I can't say that I blame him for that.
Russia though...
The
Tsar used to appoint the head of the Orthodox Catholic Church so I
suppose Vladimir Putin will demand appointing several Bishops to be on
equal footing with the Chinese who have been given most favored
nation bishops to nominate status. And don't forget about Google and Ford; they might want a bishop or two.
What
will the communist bishops think about homosexual marriage though?
The Pope said reportedly that the church needs to change because of
its pedophile priests that have cost millions and millions or even
billions in damages to victims. If the church allows marriage as it
has in prior historical times, it will probably allow homosexual
marriage priests and return to the pedophile problem.
Yet as
the Pope said; Who am I to Judge? In the Revelation Jesus said to the
seven churches (paraphrase) to shape up or be cast out. God is already judging
people. Catholic leaders are supposed to advocate what the Bible
instructs as right behavior. Homosexuality isn't o.k. It's God's
judgment that is meaningful. Christians need to follow the rules.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/732052/catholic-church-child-abuse-celibacy-pope-rome-germany-clergy-news
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/732052/catholic-church-child-abuse-celibacy-pope-rome-germany-clergy-news
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