Pope on Marriage

[Enough is enough, Pope Francis should resign by Adam Shaw] "Pope Francis’s three-year-old papacy, marred by controversy from the beginning, has hit a new low.

After Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to succeed Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, he quickly justified his reputation as an unconventional character who put himself on both sides of an argument with vaguely worded pronouncements.

From his “Who am I to judge?” statement on gay people that seemed to offer a hint at a change in church teaching, to his fumbles on contraception, to his recent claim that Donald Trump is not Christian, his off-the-cuff remarks cause headlines across the globe, often followed by some sort of “clarification” from the Holy See Press Office.

His papacy has been a litany of confusing statements for the faithful on the most sensitive and delicate topics. While clear on political topics dear to his heart, but where Catholics can legitimately hold differing opinions, such as immigration, economics and climate change, on matters of doctrine, Francis muddied the waters to an extent that many well-meaning Catholics feel they no longer know where the Church stands on issues of faith.

Most recently, in his latest off-the-cuff ramble on Thursday, he was asked about marriage. He said:

“It’s provisional, and because of this the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null. Because they say ‘yes, for the rest of my life!’ but they don’t know what they are saying. Because they have a different culture. They say it, they have good will, but they don’t know...” Full text: Enough is enough, Pope Francis should resign Gen. 2:18–24, Re 18:4

annabenedetti View Post
Why do you care what the pope says?

This thread is not about my thoughts (Eph 4:14). This thread is about the pope's false teaching (Gen. 2:18–24).

Related:

Conservatives decry Pope Francis’s statement that ‘the great majority’ of marriages are religiously null

[ Marriages null] I think the Pope knows what he's talking about.

"I prefer clarity to agreement." ~ Dennis Prager Matt. 19:6, Rom. 7:2, 3

Recommend reading:

The Divorce Myth by J. Carl Laney  

Recommended sites:

Christian Divorce and Re marriage Joseph Webb

Marriage Permanence

Permanence of Marriage Until Death Walking by the Spirit Always  

chrysostom View Post
[ Marriages null] It is her job to follow what the pope says.  Somebody has to do it.

"I prefer clarity to agreement." ~ Dennis Prager Heb. 13:4, Matt. 19:6

annabenedetti View Post
Okay, I'll say it your way. The pope has clarity.

Are you a CathOlic? Jud 11
Traditio View Post
I'm inclined to think that the Pope Francis is correct...

2 Pe 2:1

Your avatar is the Confederate flag. Better run that by TH --make sure it's still legal. Jn 8:36
Cruciform View Post
What ecclesial or doctrinal authority does Adam Shaw...possess...

Appeal to authority (Eph 4:14).

You have magnified Your word above all Your name (Ps 138:2).

Cruciform View Post
[ appeal to authority] Every truth claim is an appeal to some authority...

When I speak from the word of God, I speak with the authority of any apostle or prophet (Rogers). Lk 16:29,31, Pr 6:23; 2 Pe 1:19, 2 Ti 3:15-17.

You'll trust your Dagon worshipping, fish hat leader (Jud 11 ). We'll trust God's word.

See:

What is the origin of the Pope's hat?

chrysostom View Post
Who is Rogers?  Who are you?

We'll be in the crowd at The Great White Throne Judgment (Is 53:1, Mk 4:22, Re 20:11-12).
Cruciform View Post
You speak with the merely human authority...

You’re projecting again (Eph 4:14, Ac 5:29).

You have magnified Your word above all Your name (Ps 138:2).

See:

A Lamp In The Dark - The Untold History Of The Bible

 Tares Among The Wheat - Sequel to A Lamp In The Dark  

Pope on Marriage