Welcome back, Mark. And Happy New Year. Thanks for clarifying the Pope's pronouncement. I strongly suspected all along that the reports we were hearing were fundamentally flawed. It also, once again, brings to the forefront the problem of sinners feeling they have the obligation to condemn other sinners. As if we're not all in the same boat and all in need of the same Savior.
One of my favorite (paraphrased) quotes is, "If the Son of Man did not come into the world to condemn it, He probably doesn't need your help either."
Maybe, someday, we can all treat each other with the same restorative grace that we so desperately need ourselves.
Welcome back, Mark. And Happy New Year. Thanks for clarifying the Pope's pronouncement. I strongly suspected all along that the reports we were hearing were fundamentally flawed. It also, once again, brings to the forefront the problem of sinners feeling they have the obligation to condemn other sinners. As if we're not all in the same boat and all in need of the same Savior.
One of my favorite (paraphrased) quotes is, "If the Son of Man did not come into the world to condemn it, He probably doesn't need your help either."
Maybe, someday, we can all treat each other with the same restorative grace that we so desperately need ourselves.
Shalom.