Advising the Pope
The pope must go to his own backyard and preach: to Berlin and Paris
and London; must walk out into the center of Trafalgar Square, or some
such place, and preach for his life and the life of Europe and
Christianity and, ultimately, mankind. I understand that popes are not
roving preachers; are not Franciscans, evangelicals, or preening curates
in Trollope novels. But they are bishops, shepherds of the whole
Christian flock; and a shepherd who sees this sort of catastrophe
approach must do something. Worrying about the nuances of doctrine on
homosexuality while Europe’s churches are converted one by one into
restaurants and health-clubs and (who knows?) discount tire shops is a
mistake.
From the comments:
I don't understand this article at all. The Pope is ministering to a
class, the poor, the meek, the persecuted, the people of the Sermon On
The Mount, and you would rather have him minister to buildings instead?
It seems to me he is doing exactly what Christ did and would have him
do as leader of His Church. Bringing all together.
Okay that is my comment.
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