Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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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