tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post6469616992810863370..comments2024-03-20T16:30:09.690-05:00Comments on The Fifth Column: Pope Francis and Hot-ButtonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-47242688897540662013-09-25T10:00:23.123-05:002013-09-25T10:00:23.123-05:00I understand that the Pope wants union with all th...I understand that the Pope wants union with all those people who are currently separated from the Catholic Church, i.e. Muslims, Eastern churches that are not in communion, SPPX, etc. And, I understand that European and American Catholics are part of the whole Catholic church, not a religion unto itself. However, when the Pope makes statements that give fodder to all the left leaning, liberal people, in or out of the Church, it seems to do harm to our fight against same sex marriage, abortion, and, yes, contraception. Those three things do not sum up our entire Catholic faith, but they are the issues that we are losing on in the Western world. If he is saying we are using the wrong arguments to sell our point, I get it. But, unfortunately, his words are always going to be taken out of context and most people, faithful Cathlics included, are not going to take the time to delve deeper into what his true meaning is. The same thing happened after Vatican II and we are still trying to correct all the wrong assumptions about that. And, I was an adult when Vatican II concluded, so I remember very well what was being taught about it.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968810669834802481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-64176993688195480962013-09-24T04:58:11.763-05:002013-09-24T04:58:11.763-05:00I was aware that those not in union allow it, but ...I was aware that those not in union allow it, but I confused by you calling them Catholics if they're not in union. Of course the widely used term "Orthodox" generates a lot of confusion as well, since as you rightly point out, on this issue (and others such as divorce and remarriage) they are not orthodox. Pax.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130831351237667189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-34963929624933805882013-09-24T04:38:23.458-05:002013-09-24T04:38:23.458-05:00Eastern Catholics not in union with Rome allow it....Eastern Catholics not in union with Rome allow it. <br /><br />See http://www.hli.org/abortion/138?task=viewSteve Kellmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509461318016670424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-6648176617177061072013-09-24T02:17:20.171-05:002013-09-24T02:17:20.171-05:00Do you have source for Eastern Catholics allowing ...Do you have source for Eastern Catholics allowing contraception? Or do you mean Eastern churches who are not in union with Rome? Thank you and God bless.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130831351237667189noreply@blogger.com