Excellent conversation. Not a “woke” bone in his body. Firmly planted in Scriptural truth and common sense. He must have been part of Benedict’s leadership team.
The current Bishop of Rome is a Marxist promoting the World Economic Forum, the global warming hoax, etc…. Hopefully this man will step down like Benedict and a new leader will emerge who is ready to preach the Gospel of Jesus, and not the gospel of world domination.
If each person individually simply committed to living according to the 10 Commandments, and the overall tenets of Judeo-Christian tenets, the world would be an entirely different place, as exhibited with the founding of this country, the once shining city on a hill.
But choosing evil over good, in the form of greed, pride and the lust for power over others, always there to tempt man away from the true power and protection afforded by a character of genuine morality and consideration for others, has caused men to fall away from even the most basic elements of faith and morality, and corrupted them, thus endangering all of mankind as a result.
Only a revival and renewal of these most basic moral values and faith in the hearts and minds of every individual will be able to reverse the course we now find ourselves traveling on, and at warp speed.
Without God, we can do nothing, but with God all things are possible.
Name an institution he didn’t infiltrate a loooong time ago. I’m my view, no institutions are immune or uncompromised by infiltration and that’s simply because they are run by humans and all humans are flawed to varying degrees at all times. I don’t doubt the Vatican has some quite bad actors: however I’m confident that it has many good actors and that it has and continues to foster a more Christian world for thousands of years and on a global basis. As a Catholic. I am biased on this view. Happy Easter, Eccentrik!
Catholics need to "go trad". To learn what I mean, see https://www.fisheaters.com/beingcatholic.html and read, especially, the "Traditional Catholicism 101" page linked to at the top left of the page above. The rest of the FishEaters website will teach you all you need to know to practice Catholicism in the *traditional* way.
When people were saying “separation of church and state”, where they unknowingly shilling for the “destruction of the church for the state.” Was the priest scandal fad part of a larger program to discredit the church?
I disagree. The strongest argument for the separation of church and state is for the protection of the church to avoid the entanglements of state power. Also, the reckoning of priest abuses exposed the failings of those inside the church, it needed no help from outside forces, and any discredit was wholly earned there.
When church and state are co-mingled, you end up with an emasculated church that bows to the whims of whoever has the most power. Nothing and no one has the power that God Almighty has. No mere political ideology or narrative has the intense power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to save souls, heal wounds, and offer forgiveness and reconciliation between God and man, as well as between men. No mere philosophy has the power of the Holy Scriptures to fully describe the human condition and point the way to live well.
The priest scandal was characterized by the media as a problem of "pedophilia," but it wasn't; it was homosexual ephebophilia -- the abuse of physically sexually mature teenage boys, a problem that took hold after homosexuals gained gatekeeping positions in seminaries during the 1970s, after Vatican II. It's also a problem that "can't be named" because those who do would be accused of "homophobia." It's also a problem that is 100X greater in public schools in the U.S. The media ignore that problem while blowing up and mischaracterizing the problem in the Church (which wouldn't have happened in the first place -- at least not to the degree it did -- if traditional Church discipline had been followed). See https://www.fisheaters.com/clergysexabuse.html Check out the John Jay Report and the Ruth Institute Report linked to at the bottom of the main article.
We Catholics do believe that the Pope is Christ's vicar. But we also know what that means, when Popes are infallible and when they are not, the limits of obedience, etc. See https://www.fisheaters.com/papolatry.html
This is a good resource. Thank you. I was baptized Catholic and then, before Vatican II, my mother got divorced because my father wouldn't leave his mistress. It didn't go well for my mother after that with the church firmly telling her she was unwelcome. I wound up with a permanent catholic wound and fell to the Episcopalians. I'm not sure I like either right now especially since their leaders aren't standing up for what is right.
You might want to access Jack Hibbs's sermons at Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, California on their church website. He is very brave about standing up for what is right.
Hi Amusings, my understanding is that the pope is only considered to be infallible in matters of doctrine and also only when he declares the position to be an article of faith.
Last one took place in 1950, when Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary as an article of faith. The pope is definitely not considered to be infallible in general or on matters not related to doctrine. Finally, nothing about Catholic doctrine asserts that the pope is the man closest to God. Only God knows who is closest to Him.
And I was taught that God loves us all equally - without favor - because he resides in us all. Whether or not we choose to recognize him and have a relationship with him is up to each of us.
I was taught the same and believe it. I’m also reminded this Easter of Jesus defeating Death and how our little minds do their sincere best to apply our scarce critical thinking to something so unknowable in this life.
Good to hear. It has never been more clear that we are at war with powers and principalities we cannot yet fully understand.
Excellent conversation. Not a “woke” bone in his body. Firmly planted in Scriptural truth and common sense. He must have been part of Benedict’s leadership team.
The current Bishop of Rome is a Marxist promoting the World Economic Forum, the global warming hoax, etc…. Hopefully this man will step down like Benedict and a new leader will emerge who is ready to preach the Gospel of Jesus, and not the gospel of world domination.
I had the privilege of hearing Muller twice in Oxford in the Spring of 2022. I got to hear this interview!
If each person individually simply committed to living according to the 10 Commandments, and the overall tenets of Judeo-Christian tenets, the world would be an entirely different place, as exhibited with the founding of this country, the once shining city on a hill.
But choosing evil over good, in the form of greed, pride and the lust for power over others, always there to tempt man away from the true power and protection afforded by a character of genuine morality and consideration for others, has caused men to fall away from even the most basic elements of faith and morality, and corrupted them, thus endangering all of mankind as a result.
Only a revival and renewal of these most basic moral values and faith in the hearts and minds of every individual will be able to reverse the course we now find ourselves traveling on, and at warp speed.
Without God, we can do nothing, but with God all things are possible.
Satan infiltrated the Vatican a loooong time ago...
Name an institution he didn’t infiltrate a loooong time ago. I’m my view, no institutions are immune or uncompromised by infiltration and that’s simply because they are run by humans and all humans are flawed to varying degrees at all times. I don’t doubt the Vatican has some quite bad actors: however I’m confident that it has many good actors and that it has and continues to foster a more Christian world for thousands of years and on a global basis. As a Catholic. I am biased on this view. Happy Easter, Eccentrik!
So glad to hear him say this.
Catholics need to "go trad". To learn what I mean, see https://www.fisheaters.com/beingcatholic.html and read, especially, the "Traditional Catholicism 101" page linked to at the top left of the page above. The rest of the FishEaters website will teach you all you need to know to practice Catholicism in the *traditional* way.
Great resource! Thanks!
When people were saying “separation of church and state”, where they unknowingly shilling for the “destruction of the church for the state.” Was the priest scandal fad part of a larger program to discredit the church?
I disagree. The strongest argument for the separation of church and state is for the protection of the church to avoid the entanglements of state power. Also, the reckoning of priest abuses exposed the failings of those inside the church, it needed no help from outside forces, and any discredit was wholly earned there.
When church and state are co-mingled, you end up with an emasculated church that bows to the whims of whoever has the most power. Nothing and no one has the power that God Almighty has. No mere political ideology or narrative has the intense power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to save souls, heal wounds, and offer forgiveness and reconciliation between God and man, as well as between men. No mere philosophy has the power of the Holy Scriptures to fully describe the human condition and point the way to live well.
The priest scandal was characterized by the media as a problem of "pedophilia," but it wasn't; it was homosexual ephebophilia -- the abuse of physically sexually mature teenage boys, a problem that took hold after homosexuals gained gatekeeping positions in seminaries during the 1970s, after Vatican II. It's also a problem that "can't be named" because those who do would be accused of "homophobia." It's also a problem that is 100X greater in public schools in the U.S. The media ignore that problem while blowing up and mischaracterizing the problem in the Church (which wouldn't have happened in the first place -- at least not to the degree it did -- if traditional Church discipline had been followed). See https://www.fisheaters.com/clergysexabuse.html Check out the John Jay Report and the Ruth Institute Report linked to at the bottom of the main article.
Except it is the Catholics themselves who believe (or at least used to) in divine selection or that the pope is the closest man to God on earth.
We Catholics do believe that the Pope is Christ's vicar. But we also know what that means, when Popes are infallible and when they are not, the limits of obedience, etc. See https://www.fisheaters.com/papolatry.html
This is a good resource. Thank you. I was baptized Catholic and then, before Vatican II, my mother got divorced because my father wouldn't leave his mistress. It didn't go well for my mother after that with the church firmly telling her she was unwelcome. I wound up with a permanent catholic wound and fell to the Episcopalians. I'm not sure I like either right now especially since their leaders aren't standing up for what is right.
You might want to access Jack Hibbs's sermons at Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, California on their church website. He is very brave about standing up for what is right.
Hi Amusings, my understanding is that the pope is only considered to be infallible in matters of doctrine and also only when he declares the position to be an article of faith.
Last one took place in 1950, when Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary as an article of faith. The pope is definitely not considered to be infallible in general or on matters not related to doctrine. Finally, nothing about Catholic doctrine asserts that the pope is the man closest to God. Only God knows who is closest to Him.
And I was taught that God loves us all equally - without favor - because he resides in us all. Whether or not we choose to recognize him and have a relationship with him is up to each of us.
I was taught the same and believe it. I’m also reminded this Easter of Jesus defeating Death and how our little minds do their sincere best to apply our scarce critical thinking to something so unknowable in this life.