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What is the mission of the Catholic Church? Is it world domination, complete control or the New World Order? All these hypothesis have negative connotations and have paranoid many people, but those are not the mission. The church is solely in existence to teach and nurture us human beings how to create a faithful relationship with God.
Here is my list for the Top Ten Qualities I would like to see in the next pope. The Prince of the whole priesthood of Christ.
1) Radiate Love. The new pope will have to demonstrate his Love of Jesus, as Jesus taught us. As the successor to Saint Peter, the first Pope of the church and one of Jesus's twelve apostles, the new Pope will need to radiate his love for Jesus and our Holy Father.
I hope to see the day when we don't close churches, but rather open more up. I hope to see that our beautiful churches are preserved and well taken cared of, instead of being boarded up and have rusty "For Sales" hanging and swinging in the wind. I hope the churches cement the community, as the epicenter, the heart and soul of the neighborhood. A place where families, friends, along with the lost, broken and confused, congregate, learn, commune and celebrate. Keeping our churches open and active is vital to the survival of the worldwide Catholic Church.
“How many winds of doctrine we have known in recent decades, how many ideological currents, how many ways of thinking. The small boat of thought of many Christians has often been tossed about by these waves - thrown from one extreme to the other: from Marxism to liberalism, even to libertinism; from collectivism to radical individualism; from atheism to a vague religious mysticism; from agnosticism to syncretism, and so forth. Every day new sects are created and what Saint Paul says about human trickery comes true, with cunning which tries to draw those into error (cf Ephesians 4, 14).
A simple message to our humble servant here on Earth. Thank you Papa for your love. May the Lord bless you with health and peace in your retirement. Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, we love you. God speed.
The requirements are easy - Be a male Catholic. Convincing 2/3rds of the 100+ Cardinals will take an act of God if you desire to be the Pope! Read the Accidental Pope to learn how the unimaginable could happen.
There is a buzz going around with special place in Northwest Spain, in Galicia. They made a movie, called "The Way", starring Martin Sheen and Emilio Esteves, about it. Like Rome and Jerusalem, Pope Alexander III declared it a Holy Town and Pope Calixto II declared that the pilgrims who went to there in a Holy Year would be free of all their sins. My uncle just had foot surgery in preparation for the journey. This special place is called Santiago de Compostela.
Let's face it, my dachshund, Fionn, will never be pope. My kids laughed when they saw him with the hat on. We all know that only the upper echelon of the Roman Catholic Church have the highest chance of being considered for the papacy. Cardinals and well known bishops get the serious consideration. The last non-cardinal elected pope was Urban VI in 1379, over 600 years ago. Sound familiar? The last time a pope resigned was over 600 years ago. Maybe the time is now that the College of Cardinal make an out-of-the box choice. Should we have an American pope?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 19:04
The 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation due to health concerns is a shock. First reaction by many people is disbelief and wonder. "What is going on in Rome?" "What is the real reason the pope is stepping down?" The pope’s resignation will take effect at 8 p.m. Rome time on Feb. 28. No pope has stepped down after Pope Celestine V in the 13th century. I believe that what the pope said in his official statement, he really is aware of his physical and mental capacities and he just can't serve.
