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By Peter Sellick, published 25/11/2013Natural theology was the precursor of modern atheism and we live in a time in which most people are at least practical atheists.
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Posted by one under god, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 8:44:15 AM
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http://www.news.va/en/news/synthesis-of-the-apostolic-exhortation-the-joy-of With regard to the scarcity..of vocations in many places, he emphasizes that “seminaries..cannot accept candidates on the basis of any..motivation whatsoever”. With regard to the theme of in-culturation,[special wurds?] he remarks that “Christianity does..not have simply one cultural expression” and that..the face of the Church is..“varied”. “We cannot demand that peoples of every continent, in expressing their Christian faith, imitate modes of expression which European nations developed at a particular moment of their history”. The Pope reiterates that “underlying popular piety … is an active evangelizing power” and encourages the research of theologians, reminding them however..that “the Church and theology exist to evangelize”[IN COMPREHENSIBLE WORDS*}.. and urging them..not to be “content with a desk-bound theology”. [why/ignore/daffy..guys]..he is key*[your all literate*] He focuses...“somewhat meticulously,.on the homily”, since “many concerns have been expressed..about this important ministry and we cannot simply ignore them”. The homily “should be brief..[simple].and avoid taking on the semblance..of a speech or a lecture”,..*should be a “heart-to-heart communication”..*and..*avoid “purely moralistic*or doctrinaire” preaching. He highlights the importance of preparation: “a preacher who does not prepare is not ‘spiritual’;..he is dishonest and irresponsible”. Preaching should always *be positive[fearless]..in order always to “offer hope” and “does not..leave us trapped..in.[illusion-ist]...selectivity/nor..negativity”. The approach to the proclamation of the Gospel should have positive characteristics: “approachability, readiness for dialogue, patience, a warmth and welcome which is non-judgemental”. In relation to the challenges of the contemporary world, the Pope denounces the current economic system as “unjust at its root”. “Such an economy kills” because the law of “the survival of the fittest” prevails. The current culture..of the “disposable” has created “something new”: “the..excluded are not*..the ‘exploited’ but the outcast,..the ‘leftovers’”.[word-poor] “A new tyranny is thus born,..invisible..EXCLUSIVE*..and often virtual”,..[in/lue-of vital*.. of an “autonomy of the market”..[fad/creed].in which “financial speculation”..and “widespread corruption” and “self-serving tax-evasion reign”... greed..over-rule..the christian/DUTY..of/simply meeting..of basic/need..let alone comforts..[the comforter..is coming/joyfully].. Posted by one under god, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 9:13:24 AM
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more out of courtesy..than expectation
im talking of pappa's injunctions..alone if needs be http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=6119&page=0 what now your not even..helping the pope? Posted by one under god, Friday, 29 November 2013 9:22:59 AM
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hi..peter
we need a document any suggestions how to get it? the story..so..far recall..pater/met with nutty yahoo..and gave pappa a book for me..that was a sign..that the 'ones of god..'god..it' this whole ..zionthing..is abouit bring down gods people SECULAR state..mate get it? anyhow..i expect pappa to not only visist..the forbidden areas but that he visit it by sea..[if you get me] WHY>>is/it..relevant? [those..who dont/learn-the\LESSONS/of..the past/repeat-it its..funny..how..a throw-away..line be-comes..more/reliant..only/after reposing..further..info..came. http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15786&page=0 yet..it did..[funny/how..the big thing.. they/have..*in-common..is/not..race.. [their..both semites] but..yet/kept segre-gated..in..gulages..[slums]..and by artifices..implying..a lesser/servile being*/being..sub-servient-servant* to...a mater*class it/is..class_war..nelson..not race-wars noted/..Lawrence Of Arabia,..has a big role..in/the israel thing i guess..this explains..his..'after/life'..experiences.. [maybe..there is a/clue..there..that may/help..here] http://www.divinetruth.com/PDF/People/Other/Jane%20Sherwood%20-%20Post%20Mortem%20Journal.pdf i expect..nelson..will too/soon..correct the record anyhow..source/info..here-under/extracted..from..page 2 http://www.opednews.com/articles/2/Netanyahu-s-Flawed-Vatican-by-James-Wall-Arab_Catholic_Father_History-131202-986.html an article..re netenyahoos..gift of a book..to the pope http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/Netanyahu-s-Flawed-Vatican-by-James-Wall-Arab_Catholic_Father_History-131202-986.html the book http://amzn.to/18bUy20 anyhow This SECRET*..Vatican document..is referenced in an important/new book..by Scott Anderson,..Lawrence In Arabia: War, Deceit,..Imperial Folly..and the Making of/the Modern Middle East. Posted by one under god, Saturday, 7 December 2013 10:20:13 AM
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sorry for treating your thread..as a letter drop
but..can..we make this christ-mass..more like 'thanks-giving' ie the father..invites ANYONE/every-one into..ANY/every..church/mosque temple..[in the world] to/share the fact..that him*born..this day..by his death..AND RETURN* refuted..both judgments day..and resurrection day by returning..on the 3 rd day what i see..[ok envision]..id wee forgive and forget and just share what we have..inther places we all go..to avoid being alone especially..on/this chosen sacred day..of our [mankind's Savior] peace..on earth..holding..the sacred..menorah..by its true meaning NOT..beat-up..the athiest star* but the idea..if evolving off the rough edges..from davids star plus stopping the atheist..of gods holy lands by SECULAR-zionist maybe we can return..BACK-to the lamp-stand ..to all..those who engage..in..the study of..the Torah..and not of..the laws of war* YOU..who....have adopted..as..a state-symbol the menorah..(candlebrum). <<..which is explained..in the Tenach.. (on..the occasion of..a previous return..to the Holy Land). as,WRITTEN *"not..with..*armed force*..and..not with power,*....*KEY* but..*in My spirit..says..the..Lord of Hosts.">> http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=6040&page=0#176496 the feast of lights/pilgrims/sharing the joy/of our infinite fruits wow..what a papal message..come..eat we bring food for the soul/no..preaching..allowed this is a day..for sharing the joy[giving it back to god..regardless of the messenger quick version http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=6040&page=0#177801 repeated every day..till the feasts of feasts [his rebirth day]..when he joins us..in..spirit..maDE..FLESH ON THE THIRD DAY..oops yelling mass-age..means message ends.ahhh men mene mene many-eh? Posted by one under god, Monday, 9 December 2013 8:42:21 AM
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http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
the document offers..the Roman Catholic Church..a road map of sorts for navigating..the complexities of the..modern world,..with the Gospel..as a compass for.;.what the pope..called
“a new phase..of ev-angelization,.
*one marked by..enthusiasm..joy..and vitality.”
The document,..a papal pronouncement known as an apostolic exhortation, was the first major written work Francis has created since he was chosen eight months ago to lead the 2,000-year-old church.
It challenges the church to “abandon the complacent attitude that says: ‘We have always done it this way,'” to find novel, “bold and creative” ways to speak to the faithfuland to make the church more meaningful.
The 84-page document is essentially a compendium of what Pope Francis has said in dozens of speeches and sermons since he became pope in March. “It is the fruit of personal reflection,” the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said at a news conference. “There is coherence between the words of the documents and the actions of the pope.”
An apostolic exhortation does not define Church doctrine, and the document makes clear that some issues – like abortion, or the ordination of women – are not up for discussion.
But there is an acknowledgment too, that the world has changed, and that the church must change with it. It is time, Pope Francis said, for “still broader opportunities for a more incisive female presence in the Church,” in particular “in the various other settings where important decisions are made.”
The local church must have greater say in decision-making, and the renewal of the church can only gain strength if it begins from the bottom up, the pope said.
Bishops and priests on the ground have a better sense of the needs of the faithful, as well as their frustrations, and parishes should become a critical part of the church’s evangelization and outreach.
A parish should be a point of “contact with the homes and the lives of its people,” and not a “useless structure out of touch with people or a self-absorbed cluster made up of a chosen few,” he wrote.
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