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IRONY ALERT: Catholic cardinal condemns 'forces of division' and fear [View all]
http://religionnews.com/2017/11/13/catholic-cardinal-condemns-forces-of-division-and-fear/...DiNardo linked the churchs advocacy for immigrants with the Roman Catholic teaching against abortion, saying respect for others begins in the womb. He also called for stronger religious liberty protections for health care workers and others who oppose abortion.
The bishops meeting began Sunday night with an opening Mass presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their conference. In his sermon, Parolin encouraged bishops to continue bringing the churchs voice to social issues and political debates.
The urgent need to welcome and integrate new waves of immigrants continues unabated, Parolin said. At the same time, the Catholic community is called, under your guidance, to work for an ever more just and inclusive society by dispelling the shadows of polarization, divisiveness and societal breakdown by the pure light of the Gospel.
The bishops meeting began Sunday night with an opening Mass presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their conference. In his sermon, Parolin encouraged bishops to continue bringing the churchs voice to social issues and political debates.
The urgent need to welcome and integrate new waves of immigrants continues unabated, Parolin said. At the same time, the Catholic community is called, under your guidance, to work for an ever more just and inclusive society by dispelling the shadows of polarization, divisiveness and societal breakdown by the pure light of the Gospel.
Remember, this is the same institution that officially teaches homosexuality is "intrinsically disordered," which has historically shunned children born out of wedlock, and whose current leader has compared accepting the transgendered to Naziism. Clearly they're experts on dividing people, so I guess we should listen.
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IRONY ALERT: Catholic cardinal condemns 'forces of division' and fear [View all]
trotsky
Nov 2017
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Wait, are you suggesting that calling oneself "The One True Church" might be divisive?
trotsky
Nov 2017
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