Protestant Wonders About Francis: The Filial Correction’s concern with Francis’ views of marriage has valid grounds for its complaints according to Jared Hood from the Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Quote, “Even by Roman Catholic standards, I’ve never really got this Pope, with his Marxism, environmentalism and populism.”
Benedict Was Catholic: According to Hood, Pope Benedict made sense. Quote, “He was Roman Catholic.” Hood adds, “I could read the Council of Trent, and read Ratzinger, and see the continuity. He was wrong, but he was identifiably Roman Catholic.”
Is Christ Divided? Hood locates in the Catholic Church an insurmountable problem. Quote, “The current representative of Christ on Earth disagrees with previous representatives of Christ on Earth. Is Christ divided?”
Prayer is a power that can frighten: On October 13 at 5.30 p.m., Clara Ferranti, a professor for Linguistics at Macerata University, Italy, interrupted her lesson in order to recite a Hail Mary for the centenary of Fatima. The little prayer caused a storm at the University. As a consequence, Macerata Bishop Nazareno Marconi, in an ironic way, apologized in the name of the faithful for – quote – “having destabilized the serenity of a University.” And, “The flurry caused by one Hail Mary once again reminded us that prayer is a force, a power that can frighten.
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