tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4308672621121859645..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Worse than the Reformation. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-17442214869805250732018-11-26T13:23:49.559-06:002018-11-26T13:23:49.559-06:00Rome departed from the Christian Faith when it set...Rome departed from the Christian Faith when it set the authority of the Pope, as Vicar of Christ on earth, over all of Christendom. Joseph Braggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-37655271613331080362018-11-24T06:12:41.327-06:002018-11-24T06:12:41.327-06:00Juxtapose this statement:
“The Roman Church's...Juxtapose this statement:<br /><br />“The Roman Church's command/demand that its priest and religious take on a life of celibacy is a mark of the Antichrist itself.”<br /><br />with this Scripture:<br /><br />1 Timothy 4 English Standard Version (ESV)<br /><br />4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.<br /><br />Which is easier to say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-54190068873208173762018-11-24T00:49:15.767-06:002018-11-24T00:49:15.767-06:00Perhaps Pastor Peters does not understand the curr...Perhaps Pastor Peters does not understand the current crisis in <br />the Roman Catholic Church is more than a scandal.<br /><br /><br />It is the coverup of crimes that have been committed by RC clergy.<br />The sexual abuse of children is a crime. It is not a scandal we<br />are hearing about, it is the fact that crimes have been committed.<br />There are RC clergy who should be in prison for their crimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-86366290129895019462018-11-23T22:22:38.897-06:002018-11-23T22:22:38.897-06:00"The Roman Church's command/demand that i..."The Roman Church's command/demand that its priest and religious take on a life of celibacy is a mark of the Antichrist itself."<br /><br />Paul wrote that celibacy should be an individual choice and not a command/demand. How does Rome reverse itself on a policy that has been in force since the Second Lateran Council from 1139? 2018-1139 = 879 years of enforced celibacy by the Roman Catholic church.<br /><br />I have a sister-in-law who stopped going to Mass due to the pedophile scandals and for the fact that her home parish has been aiding and hiding Mexican illegals. How are the majority of disenchanted Roman Catholics responding to the ongoing scandals and corruption? Are they dropping out of church like my relative, running to the non-denominational church, or something else?<br /><br />I worry that non-Christians will see the corruption of Rome, the SJW wackiness of the ELCA and its partner churches, and the fraud of the Benny Hinn style Evangelicals and decide that Christianity is a sham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-3162806621929499812018-11-23T18:22:06.137-06:002018-11-23T18:22:06.137-06:00"The Roman Church's command/demand that i..."The Roman Church's command/demand that its priest and religious take on a life of celibacy is a mark of the Antichrist itself."<br /><br />I am not Roman Catholic nor do I believe that the mandatory celibacy of priests is in general good or healthy, however, this kind of bizarre comment on what is certainly a Scripturally preferable state - celibacy - is the kind of ridiculous comment that only serves to alienate reasonable people. Comments like that are best not published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-47951554028899222832018-11-23T17:13:57.606-06:002018-11-23T17:13:57.606-06:00You are correct in stating that Rome still needs s...You are correct in stating that Rome still needs some theological housecleaning, but I am afraid that will never happen anytime soon. Rome believes their theology is sound and unfortunately many catholic lay people are also convinced of theological superiority.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123354699039451021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-75657011818002364822018-11-23T15:10:34.213-06:002018-11-23T15:10:34.213-06:00Pastor Peters, thank you for this very thought-pro...Pastor Peters, thank you for this very thought-provoking post. I've been thinking deeply about the horrendous world-wide scandal that the Papist Church if facing, and I use that phrase very intentionally for it is the Pope himself, Francis, who is making an abject mess of a situation that his predecessor resigned over, frankly.<br /><br />At the time of the Lutheran Reformation, as evidenced in the Lutheran Confessions, the profound sexual corruption in the clergy was well known and widely condemned and in the Book of Concord there are plenty of references to is, some not as apparent as others, but clearly it is there.<br /><br />The Roman Church's command/demand that its priest and religious take on a life of celibacy is a mark of the Antichrist itself.<br /><br />So, I would content this is in fact, at its very root, a deeply theological problem, not "merely" or "simply" a moral problem, as if there is a distinction de facto.<br /><br />Rome is paying the price for long centuries of utter corruption at the very highest levels of the church.<br /><br />What absolutely infuriates me is the fact that it is children and young males who are victimized by the homosexuals in the ranks of the Roman clergy, along with God knows who else.<br /><br />I think we would do well to focus on this fact.<br /><br />And frankly in our own LCMS we need to redouble our efforts to do everything in our power to background check very single person who is on the staff of a LCMS congregation and to swiftly kick out any/all who are guilty of grievous sexual sins.<br /><br />Let's also make sure we do not condone or support former LCMS pastors who are making a career of their sexual sins and failings, like Chad Bird and his supporters like Rod Rosenblatt and the three or four-time divorced Steven Hein and others associated with the "Christ Hold Fast" and "1517 Legacy" and "The Jagged Word" people.<br /><br />Enough is enough!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-36842762604486106362018-11-23T11:50:15.722-06:002018-11-23T11:50:15.722-06:00How would Luther or any of the Reformers have pred...How would Luther or any of the Reformers have predicted the pendulum would swing from the poor purchasing an indulgence (Latin: indulgentia) 500 years ago, to the Roman Catholic Church purchasing them for their clergy today. ErnestOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077415409728022160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-48721483408151367622018-11-23T07:09:59.925-06:002018-11-23T07:09:59.925-06:00Yes, yes, and yes. Thank you! Sasse-esque.Yes, yes, and yes. Thank you! Sasse-esque.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.com