/lit/ - Literature

>>16464189
Organized religion is not necessary of this world. We consider Pentecost to be the founding of the Church of believers, and that was a miracle by the Holy Spirit. Clearly not just earthly. If anything is a product of organized religion it's despising the 'flesh prison.' The body is God's temple.

Read the image in my first post. The Greek is not as meek as most English translations. Also the context is relevant; I can cite the "sell your cloak and buy a sword" verse but it's rendered ideologically impotent by context. Ultimately Christians are called to imitate Christ. Jesus did not relish being whipped and tortured. He didn't ask for more during his crucifixion. He lives out what you call 'the belief system' by speaking simply to his accusers--"you have said it," etc. And on the cross he Says "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Obviously this is fulfilling Psalm 21 (22), but in my opinion it is a human moment for Jesus showing that unjust persecution has caused him to despair (although not fully). Given that Jesus is God and never sinned, we can surmise that to despair during persecution is not a sin (that is to say it is the will of god), so long as one maintains faith. Christians should not relish their persecution, but should not retaliate on their oppressors' terms either. They should fight back with social means and trust in God. That is the point of the verse.

yeah, i'm thinking it's based

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>>13427979
This somewhat applies

>>11288316
>f this offends you because you think this relates too closely to some man-made political/social ideology, that is a failure on your part, not on God's nor Francis'.
It is Pope Francis and his not-so-subtle adherence to liberation theology (a modernist invention that straddles the line of heresy) that is the problem, not God or my political beliefs. Both you and I know that Pope Francis struggles to avoid committing egregious theological errors on an almost weekly basis. It’s an embarrassment how little he seems to care for established doctrine, especially if it gets in the way of leftist sentimentalities.

How much longer can we expect the Vatican PR to excuse a particularly abhorrent comment as being twisted by an atheist with an axe to grind? I’ve never seen such a targeted pope before... though much of the non-pozzed Catholic clergymen are growing tired of it, fast. Like I mentioned earlier, though I personally dislike the approach, no pope has done more for sedevacantism than Pope Francis.

>Jesus would disagree with this.
Wrong. See pic related.

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Then you don't believe in God. Just admit that. Catholicism is a manifestation of God's teachings and pathway to salvation. If you think religion should be something that you are sold based on how different it is so you can feel you're part of some great big LARP, then God and salvation were never what you believed in.
If faith and good works is a “great big LARP” then we are all truly lost on this Earth. It sickens me how clearly swayed by moral relativism you are, despite calling yourself an earnest Catholic.