The Caped Crusader - Pope Benedict
the recent statement made by the pope about christian CHURCHES as ecclesiastical communities is expected to draw flak, not only from the protestant group, but from catholics who are already feeling alienated by the direction the pontiff is taking. a quick reminder that we are of the gentilis stock, a group previously excluded from salvation by virtue of our faith in Jesus Christ who is one and the same as Yaweh. yes, at one time, before the catholic faith became a vast practice, we were the prosecuted ones. his recent pronouncements to return to old practices sends shivers up my spine as it is reminiscent of pharisees putting more importance to form and titles rather than the message of salvation. the title said it all, are we in for a theological crusade to which a mythical dream for catholic christian supremacy is the goal? the older crusades accomplished the brutal gain of wealth and power by the catholic church, but it also succeeded in widening the crack between religious sects. b...