I've never met the Pope, but he called me Hellbound, Dangerous, and Evil

[Sandpiper]

Hellbound - because I'm not Catholic

Dangerous - because I'm liberal

Evil - because I support gay people's struggle for equality.



Boy, are we off on the wrong foot.

[patrice]

1. Catholics do not believe you are hellbound because your are not

Catholic. You have them mixed up with Evangelicals.

I was raised Catholic and they've always taught that other good people "go to heaven too" whatever that means.

Personally, I believe heaven and hell are here.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I was raised Catholic too

and was taught just the opposite, that only baptized Catholics go to Heaven.

[musette_sf]

12. Actually, it's

baptized ROMAN CATHOLICS, and all others shall weep and fry.

[Boomer]

5. You were taught by Liberal Catholics, then

And Ratzinger has quite a few tart rebukes for such nonsense. He has made it clear that only Catholics will go to heaven, with a default clause for only the most extraordinary cases.

[alcuno]

20. John Paul II made one of his papal pronouncements about Jews

going to Heaven. I'm going to look up what we believe because I'm not sure right now.

[femme.democratique]

29. This is what I don't understand, Pope John Paul II and Ratzinger were ...

... close....why does it appear that their theologies were quite dissimilar? It doesn't make sense that JPII would try to mend fences between religion whereas Ratzinger seems to support an adversarial relationship, considering Ratzinger was the "keeper of the faith" or whatever!!!! I smell a rat. zinger.

[LiberalinNC]

6. According to the new pope, the ONLY true religion is

Catholicism - all other faiths are not "God/heaven" worthy! Heard that on the news and not only once, but several times on several different channels.

[Kathryn7]

8. "Heard it on the news" That makes it true?

[ClarkUSA]

10. He did make a pronouncement about Catholicism being more holy

than other Christian faiths. Google.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

15. Ya Wakah Ne Lay Wahkah Ne Lo

The Lakota say "All Things are Sacred".....

[alcuno]

23. That's what comes from our belief that Jesus built his Church upon the

shoulders of Peter. I'm Catholic and though I know it's obnoxious, we do sort of think we have the inside track.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

17. somewhere

the Masters and Saints, the Bodhisvahas, Rishis, Shamen, Grandfathers, and the ancient Sacred Ones are all laughing.....

[FreedomAngel82]

25. God and

the baby Jesus are crying.

[Boomer]

2. He'd have more sympathy for you...

...if you were a priest who was fond of little boys, or a bishop who shipped pedophiles from one parish to another. Someone like Bernard Law, for instance, who apparently is not evil or dangerous and has found a safe haven in the Vatican.

[alcuno]

3. Catholics don't think that non-Catholics are hellbound.

At least we didn't a couple of weeks ago.

[Anakin Skywalker]

7. Hah Hah Hah!

Funny.

[seabeyond]

9. ah but as a non catholic we arent suppose to be bothered

dontcha know

[Sandpiper]

11. My post is tongue-in-cheek

Papal pronouncements mean about as much to me on a personal level as bozo the clown pronouncements.

I'm just thinking though, for a guy who never met me, he sure has called me a lot of names.

;-)

[seabeyond]

14. right up there with the republicans, i hear ya

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

13. I have never met you,

but you are my sibling and from your post support the same sort of things I support. Perhaps we can hope (or pray if that is your inclination) that Enlightenment will come to all those surrounded by darkness.

[NashVegas]

16. That's Okay, He Called Me a Whore

But I really couldn't give a shit.

[tabasco]

18. Don't feel bad. I don't think any religion will have me.

I guess I'll have to start my own church.

"The Church Of The Seven Day Weekend."

I can't remember where that came from.

George Carlin?

[understandinglife]

19. On days like this, one can readily see how exceptionally cool the ...

....authors of the Declaration of Independence were (are).


www.missionnotaccomplished.us (a day to reflect on the fact that no one has the right to tell someone where they are going after they die)

[Arugula Latte]

21. Yeah, screw him

and his little dog, too!

I have no use for a pedophile protector.

I don't want to hear your stupid drivel about morals, Mr. Pope, you evil bastard.

[FreedomAngel82]

22. Yep

He's called me that too and I'm Christian but not Catholic. :shrug: I guess we can't be friends huh? I won't be sharing my ice cream with him. x(

[LibraLiz1973]

24. Hey! We got off on the exact same wrong foot

As an episcopalian I don't qualify for heaven.

I support & ENCOURAGE gay rights.

I've had sex before marriage

I believe in birth control

And I'm liberal.


Shit

[FreedomAngel82]

26. I guess

we're all screwed together eh? Will there be some rock and roll partying in hell?

[LibraLiz1973]

27. I'm sure the entertainment will be fabulous!

We can rock n roll all night, party every day & take care of eachother!

[Arugula Latte]

28. You probably don't believe in protecting pedophiles, I'm guessing.

Yep, you're going straight to the hot place. I'll see ya there.

[Zenlitened]

30. But he meant that in a loving way...

... you sinner you.

:D