04-19-2005, 11:27 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Elected Pope
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04-19-2005, 11:45 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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great: the church elected jp2's ideological hatchet man as the next pope.
way to go. and here i had thought that my particular alienation from catholicism had reached a kind of limit. live and learn.
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Dude, it's the CC. Why should they alter their rules towards liberal idealogy (Aside from the fact non-practicing liberals say the Church needs to)?
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04-19-2005, 02:35 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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god's rotwieller...
Ugh. I hope he learns some compromise...but my sights are not set high for this papacy.
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04-19-2005, 02:48 PM | #11 (permalink) | ||
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1. Whay and why should he compromise? 2. As a liberal, are you sight set high on any religious institution? Seriously.
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04-19-2005, 03:10 PM | #12 (permalink) | |
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Most likely because plenty of people on this board find it enjoyable to ignorantly comment on others religions. |
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04-19-2005, 03:16 PM | #13 (permalink) | |
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04-19-2005, 03:18 PM | #14 (permalink) | |
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maybe it helps to shore up the rickety structure of your politics if you assume that your position has a monopoly on "being religious"---but in the world that other people know about, the assertion is absurd. i know more religious people who are on the left than i do on the right, frankly: and since you are in no position to comment on their beliefs, you simply have to accept this information as such. on this basis alone, you are wrong. as for the other elements of your arbitrary posts, ncb: you might think about the importance the notion of the dignity of the poor has in the actual gospels and wonder if the present type of reactionary church policy shows an adequate concern for this. as for ratzinger: i am amazed that he was elected. the assumption must be that he represents a kind of holding pattern after jp2 during which the question of appointing someone who might represent a shift for the church into the 21st century might be contemplated. if this assumption is correct in explaining the motives (i have seen it recurring in various reports) my suspicion is that it represents the naievte of the college of cardinals.
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04-19-2005, 03:31 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
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Adolph Ratty seems intent on reversing all of that. |
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Roach, I'm not saying all liberals are irreligious, but as a general rule it holds. Just look at this board as a microcosm of society. The liberals who have come fourth and defended Christianity are few and far between, while the liberals taht bash it are a dime a dozen. But since you prefer to pretend that it doesn't exist, please feel free to continue to call me ignorant Quote:
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04-19-2005, 03:47 PM | #19 (permalink) |
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How about the fact that in many ways JP2 was liberal?
He was for helping the poor. He was against racial discrimination. <- (I think this bugged and confused a number of people) He was adamantly against war and violence for any reason. He was very well educated (j/k ) Politcally, he balanced out between his left and right ideas. Obviously, he was very conservative by a basic definition. It's not that difficult to see why people could hope that the church would realize other modern ideas (i.e gay not evil, women priest) I don't ever expect the Church's stance on abortion to change. One thing I've always missed: What is the Catholic Church's opposition to invitro-fertilization. One last point, I would have to say people on the right follow the teachings of Christ about as pourly as those on the left. It's just a matter of which things each side considers the bigger sin. |
04-19-2005, 03:54 PM | #20 (permalink) | |
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Cue Groucho Marx singing "whatever it is, I'm against it"..... 78? Sheesh.... |
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04-19-2005, 04:02 PM | #22 (permalink) |
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probably about the same as the basis for their opposition to birth control--for jp2, birth control was a way of playing god, interrupting the divine plan, etc.
ncb: whatever--the conversation is not interesting enough to pursue. i do not care what your imagination tells you about those who do not share your politics. sorry.
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04-19-2005, 04:24 PM | #23 (permalink) | |
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Very true. Ive maintained that while JP2 may have done things I really disagreed with (no women in any sort of major role in the church, gays, CONDOMS), he really did quite a bit of good, and other than issues that you would expect the Catholic church to have to be very conservative on, he was quite politically liberal. Although I still *strongly* disagree with those points I just raised. Especially condoms, given that AIDS in Africa has killed more than all of WW2, and the Church refuses to concede that condoms would be a good thing to prevent its spread.
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04-19-2005, 04:42 PM | #24 (permalink) |
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Honestly, I was quite upset when I heard about Pope Benedict XVI. Josef Ratzinger embodies most of the conservative things about Pope John Paul II that I didn't like, and more. And by the way, the Catholic "liberals" are not non-practicing - a perfect example is Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini who is a polar opposite of Pope Benedict XVI. The worst thing is not his stance on issues such as birth control or priestly marriage, it is that he will likely continue Pope John Paul II's history of not even being willing to openly discuss these issues. I can accept someone having stances I disagree with if I see that person is willing to consider other arguments, even if he does not accept them in the end. There is no reason he cannot or should not create a panel of Bishops to look into the merits of the changes many of the "liberal Catholics" are calling for. It seems to me that, for all the doors of progress opened with Vatican II, Pope John Paul II slowly began to close them and and Pope Benedict XVI will likely continue. One can only hope the next Pope (who will hopefully come relatively soon) will be someone more like Cardinal Martini who will seriously reevaluate the Church and its position in the world.
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04-19-2005, 04:46 PM | #25 (permalink) |
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Why should the pope have to entertain notions that go contrary to church teaching and that ultimately are in opposition to the will of God?
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04-19-2005, 05:26 PM | #27 (permalink) |
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Priests are to follow in the line of Peter who was a man. And the priests not being allowed to marry is a situation were the priests focus is their relationship with God and how it trickles down from there, they are here to serve his will. I don't necessarily agree with either points, I could care less if women were priests, but it's not hte rule. Likewise I think priests should be allowed to marry, they used to be able to marry way back when, and it would appear that the Catholic church is having a crisis of clergy because of dwindling numbers.
But at any rate the most basic answer is they are in opposition to the will of God because the pope says so, he is inspired directly by the holy spirit and as such is infalible(sp) on church matters.
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04-19-2005, 05:34 PM | #28 (permalink) | |
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The Roman Catholic logic on women and the priesthood is that Jesus did not pick any women to be disciples. The problem with this is that many consider Mary and Martha to be disciples. Also, by the same logic, Jesus only choose Jews.
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04-19-2005, 06:16 PM | #31 (permalink) |
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It seems to me that the lack of women priests and marriage rights to priests are long stemming historical traditions, at the very least these two issues would be covered under infalliability seeing as to they are directly related to morals and faith.
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04-19-2005, 07:06 PM | #32 (permalink) |
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The Pope is only considered infallible when speaking ex cathedra, and that has only occured once since the doctrine of Papal infallibility was codified - regarding the assumption of Mary. There are other teachings which are considered to also fall under the ex cathedra consideration, such as the immaculate conception, but the two that I have just mentioned are the only papal declarations in the past 200 years that are considered infallible.
Point being, just because something is different does not mean it goes against church teaching. It means it goes against the opinions of some people as to what church teaching should be. Vatican II is a prime example of this - many things the Bishops agreed on changed or altered previous church teachings. Priests not being able to marry is an entirely administrative decision with no theological reasoning. That does not mean that there is not an explanation, and you touched upon it - they are free to dedicate their full energies to the Church community. But there is no reason to not reassess the situation and decide if that decision is still the best for current times. Same goes for female priests. With new scientific evidence pointing toward a natural basis for homosexuality, the doors are wide open for change regarding that teaching as well. Just as the Church's teachings regarding creation were altered nearly 100 years ago when it became obvious that evolution had a sound basis in reality (the Catholic Church has long supported the likelihood of evolution), so too can the Church look toward the scientific evidence for a new understanding of the human condition and the place of homosexuality within it. Finally, the teaching regarding contraception is a rather dubious one as well. In 1966, the Papal Commission on Birth Control found 30-5 that the Church should no longer reject the use of birth control. The 5 dissenters did not do so primarily on theological grounds, but on the basis that, if the Pope changes the teaching, it would be in direct disagreement with a previous Pope and, therefore, undermine the Pope's authority. Pope Paul VI agreed. There was significant belief from within the Church that this stance was wrong in 1966, and I know that this is not something that has changed in recent times either. So, there is no reason whatsoever to NOT reasses these and other topics, but this Pope will not do so. Vatican II called for the Bishops to have greater input in theological discussions, basically undermining the Pope's authority, and Pope John Paul II consistantly fought this idea. Now it is a Pope who not only will not act in the spirit of Vatican II's call for more collegiality, but who flat out disagrees with it and other progressive aspects of the council.
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04-20-2005, 02:42 AM | #33 (permalink) |
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The Roman chatholic church is a political structure propped up by Roman imperalism and a tradition of european barbarians who were impressed by Roman culture, after they almost wiped it out. All the rest are splinters with thier own political ambitions.
Theres no mention of any of them in the Bible, no mention of popes being devine. There is a bit on how people can be mislead by church, how the message got distorted over time by church bureaucracy. There's a little bit on how people forget God in trying to keep up with those who self appoint themselve as Gods messenger in church. Theres also a bit about false prophets. Nope. Nothing on popes. As far as there's any "Debate" to be had over the guy, what we really should be conclaving about is what we're going to call him over the next 10, 15 years. Some good suggestions already. The Panzerpope? The Popestapo? The Blitzchrist? My vote: Ratso the Magnificent.
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04-20-2005, 03:11 AM | #34 (permalink) |
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10-15 years seems like a bit much, the guy is already 78.
Vote ObieX for the next pope! Write your local cardinal! I plan to uh.. stomp.. out.. corruption.. yea thats it! I shall end all wars and even small arguements with my uber uberness. Under my rule i promise the return of Jesus and the kingdom of heaven. Every wish shall be granted and every belly shall be filled! Salvation for all! I shall return to the flock the strays of the jews and muslims and all those guys who were mislead in thier beliefs. All polar bears will be shipped to the south pole and all penguins shall be shipped to the north pole. And all will be right with the world! All i need now is a name. Hmm.. Pope Spanky? Popalicious the Great? Popetacular Pontifitasic? Here is an artist's conception:
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2. I'm planning on ordained ministry in the Baptist church. I also consider Catholics to be my sisters and brothers in Christ. I'm sorrowed that their leadership made such an extreme choice. Seriously.
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