Latigo said:
Why do you only respond to a portion of what I posted? You skipped the part about communism.
Because Pope Francis has made many more comments about economic matters (or at least those comments are the ones that generate the most comments in the press) which makes it difficult to know exactly what you were referencing. Frankie might have friends that are communist, I have no idea. I have friends that have a socialist economic outlook and are even Democrats (gasp), does that make me a socialist or in agreement with everything or even anything found in the Democratic Platform? Pope Benedict did not preach against the evils of communism either (or at least I never saw any) and based upon a number of quotes attributed to him he is hardly a
laissez faire free market capitalist. I guess Benny is a pinko commie also. As for Frankie supposedly calling capitalism Devil's Dung:
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Why are priests marrying people if they don't have the right "attitude" toward marriage? Does the same attitude excuse abortion because someone didn't realize the commitment involved in being a parent? Does the word of God and definition of sin vary by region? "Oh, if you're from Argentina, that's not considered a sin. Don't worry about it."
Sigh, for someone not wanting to pick a fight you seem awfully combative. If you did not read to linked article, please do, I tried to give a quick synopsis but obviously my attempt went astray. If you do, I believe you will realize how you portrayed the Pope's comments were way off. I also believe it would help if you would take the time to understand what the Church believes is a Sacramental marriage. Since my attempts to briefly explain have so far have been unsuccessful it would probalby be best if you tried Google, Maybe one of the R&P Board's more articulate Catholics might pick up my slack.
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If the man can't speak off the cuff without creating more questions than answers, he should keep his mouth shut.
I'm sure there are many within the Vatican that wish that Frankie would stick to prepared text just like I'm sure there are some in the White House that wish President Trump would stay off Twitter.