By Bill Muehlenberg If some folks – including many Catholics – have felt uneasy about some of the things the current Pope has said about Islam, they would be quite right to feel that way. Even allowing for a hostile secular media, when we read his actual words – sometimes from a speech, sometimes from […]
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Sacked gay priest condemns “homophobic hate” of Catholic Church
A senior Vatican priest comes out of the closet, admits to having a long time boyfriend, and gets fired. He’s mad. Ho hum, no surprise these days. But the bigger story is how a major evangelical news outlet reports the story — never mentions the priest’s sin. Instead we learn how unfair the Vatican […]
Pope asks forgiveness after sex scandals rock Vatican and Rome
The real scandal is that Pope Francis asked a large gathering for forgiveness in the name of the church yet he failed to mention that any sins we commit (he conveniently left out what they were) are first and foremost against a holy God. The pontiff not only failed to remind the crowed of this […]
Christian Gun Owners Are Heretics
In this piece over at airō, evangelist Justin Edwards pulls no punches. He writes: Yep, gun owners are heretics according to “Formerly Fundy” Patheos blogger and Fuller Seminary doctoral candidate, Benjamin L Corey. Following the anti-Christian hate crime by the son of the devil who slaughtered nine people professing the name of Christ, Mr. Corey seized the moment […]
Why Evangelicals and Catholics Cannot be “Together”
Jordan Standridge of The Cripplegate covers the many reasons evangelicals must not unit with the apostate Roman Catholic Church (RCC) even though some of our leaders are doing everything in their power to bring evangelicals and Catholics together under one big tent. Think: Rick Warren, who seems to have forgotten about the Protestant Reformation. But, thankfully, […]
Pope’s speech troubling, Southern Baptists say
Some high profile Baptists, including Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Russell Moore of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, had a lot to say about a Roman Catholic pope’s address to Congress….as a pastor, by the way, not as a political leader. Mohler makes an excellent point: “Well, let’s just state […]
Pope praises contemplative pioneer Thomas Merton before Congress
For those who missed it, Pope Francis gave high praise to a Trappist Monk who had an affinity for unbiblical contemplative prayer. John Lanagan of My Word Like Fire has the report: This is how it seems to be going: People are being encouraged into contemplative prayer by men and women such as Rick Warren, […]
GLAAD-handing: Obama invites gay rights activists to meet Pope Francis
(Christian Examiner by Gregory Tomlin) GLADD-handing is a common political occurrence in Washington, D.C., but the official guest list for Pope Francis’ visit to the White House is causing the Vatican serious concern. According to the Wall Street Journal, Vatican officials are concerned that photos featuring the pope greeting several prominent gay rights advocates and […]
U.S. priests accused of sex abuse get second chance in South America
Despite Pope Francis’ promise to clean up the church we learn that some pedophile priests are being relocated to poorer parishes in South America where they still enjoy all the privileges of priesthood, including celebrating mass. This, of course, is being done to protect the RCC’s already soiled reputation. GlobalPost reporter Will Carless has done a year […]
The Religious Origins of the Sanctuary Movement
In this piece Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy In Media brings to light the Roman Catholic Church’s participation in the sanctuary movement for more than two decades. Most Catholics may not be aware that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development funded Casa de Maryland, an illegal alien support group that works for “immigrant rights.” Following is Kincaid’s full report: […]