Posted on Aug 15, 2018
Pope Francis officially updated Catholic teaching, calling the death penalty "inadmissible"
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The Pope and his declaration about the state sanctioned killing is wrong and puts many Catholic service members at risk of being at odds with the church.
This isn't a simple "against the death penalty," but rather against all state sanctioned killing. It comes from an erroneous understanding of the bible, a leftist agenda, and is one of the things that puts a Catholic soldier at even more odds with his conscience than he already might be about having to pull the trigger.
The bible is often misinterpreted and one has to go to the original texts that explain things properly in the original languages. The commandment "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" does NOT exist. "THOU SHALT NOT MURDER" is the correct interpretation of the Hebrew. There are two distinct words that exist here and are very important. Murder in Hebrew is ratsach, and kill is harag. There is a very specific and detailed meaning to the word murder. There is a prescription for one to kill a thief that enters the home in the night, but if the thief enters in the daytime you're suppose to help him. This allows for up and to the meaning of the words. I for one will have 0 remorse if I have a wife and family and someone kicks open my door and subsequently ends up dispatched. If I saw a man pull a knife on a playground I would kill to defend others' children, and I would not lose any sleep over it. The pope is not above reproach and if he thinks he is, then his arrogance only means to double down on that reproach. People need to call things for what they are, and this guy is clearly too obtuse (and was placed in power by the claws of the communists that infiltrated the church since WWII) to understand that he puts the spiritual health of our brothers in combat arms in spiritual upheaval. I think my opinion is clear about this, but I was wondering what you all might think and for some good discussion if possible.
This isn't a simple "against the death penalty," but rather against all state sanctioned killing. It comes from an erroneous understanding of the bible, a leftist agenda, and is one of the things that puts a Catholic soldier at even more odds with his conscience than he already might be about having to pull the trigger.
The bible is often misinterpreted and one has to go to the original texts that explain things properly in the original languages. The commandment "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" does NOT exist. "THOU SHALT NOT MURDER" is the correct interpretation of the Hebrew. There are two distinct words that exist here and are very important. Murder in Hebrew is ratsach, and kill is harag. There is a very specific and detailed meaning to the word murder. There is a prescription for one to kill a thief that enters the home in the night, but if the thief enters in the daytime you're suppose to help him. This allows for up and to the meaning of the words. I for one will have 0 remorse if I have a wife and family and someone kicks open my door and subsequently ends up dispatched. If I saw a man pull a knife on a playground I would kill to defend others' children, and I would not lose any sleep over it. The pope is not above reproach and if he thinks he is, then his arrogance only means to double down on that reproach. People need to call things for what they are, and this guy is clearly too obtuse (and was placed in power by the claws of the communists that infiltrated the church since WWII) to understand that he puts the spiritual health of our brothers in combat arms in spiritual upheaval. I think my opinion is clear about this, but I was wondering what you all might think and for some good discussion if possible.
Pope Francis officially updated Catholic teaching, calling the death penalty "inadmissible"
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The catholic church has lots of issues they need to work on, The largest of which is child sexual abuse. Another story broke about the Church in Pennsylvania that hundreds perhaps thousands of kids were sexually abused by priests and the church actively covered it up. The catholic church, over the decades, has allowed men (both gay and straight) to target young boys and girls for sex.
This pope only adds weight to a collapsing institution. The Church that Paul started has been corrupt and has allowed it to happen. They have installed a pope who is at odds with the church he is supposed to be leading.
I am not a catholic, I am a protestant. I don't say this happily but the catholic church has turned into an apostate church like a number others. They have done so because they have turned their back on confronting sin in their leadership.
This pope only adds weight to a collapsing institution. The Church that Paul started has been corrupt and has allowed it to happen. They have installed a pope who is at odds with the church he is supposed to be leading.
I am not a catholic, I am a protestant. I don't say this happily but the catholic church has turned into an apostate church like a number others. They have done so because they have turned their back on confronting sin in their leadership.
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Maj Robert Thornton
I left the Catholic Church when I was a freshman in college, too many issues with it then and now. Been a Protestant ever since.
Since this latest, has he disarmed his Swiss guards, I doubt it.
Since this latest, has he disarmed his Swiss guards, I doubt it.
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My general idea is there are good people in the corpus of the church and a lot of turds that floated up. What's interesting is how the church has changed in history in response to things like islam and protestantism. I've seen it mirroring s lot of bad ideas. I wonder if it's absorbing things to feel relevant. My analysis isn't complete because the study isn't complete.
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MSG Glen Miller
LOL...the catholic church is the issue. She is the whore dressed in purple and scarlet on the beast drunk with the blood of the saints. I pity the millions she has misled by twisting scripture.
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Great write-up Shaun. Placed into power by the commies or Satan, it's all the same. It's more than evil the crimes the roman catholic church has and still is committing. I pray her followers will read and understand Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying: “Come out of her, my people, so that you may not have fellowship in her sins, and so that you may not receive of her plagues.
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Good share Shaun. This Pope is definitely not on my list of favorites. I think he is too political. I try and keep my religious views out of my political views but he is making it pretty hard and making me take a good look at if Catholicism is the correct religion for me.
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