bluecross wrote:When we attack the Pope, chosen, called and consecrated by God, we attack the Church. It’s akin to pushing a self destruct button when the attack comes from within.
I find it very difficult to feel connected to the church and its leadership very often-maybe even 80% of the time.
It's all too easy to feel very disconnected and remote from the big boys club in Rome. Honestly i don't know the first thing about them.
It becomes political. I often have a lot of very serious concerns as to what is being said and done or not done & how confused people seem & how all the bishops don't agree or appear to even be on the same page in simple matters & seem to go in total opposite directions from where you think they perhaps should be going, especially with regards Medjugorje. Many seem like they've gone totally rogue in my ignorant opinion.
If i'd air concerns or questions its usually to gain more understanding.
Obviously, none of us are in personal communication with the Pope,--Who are any of us to judge him? -or are we? & we're all of such totally different personalities too,
some personalities automatically understand one another and others are like chalk and cheese.
I wouldn't automatically assume that if somebody has a problem with the direction and style the Pope has, that they are trying to attack him. I think this is normal.
Personally, i love when i read that the Pope makes a special effort not to use any aspect of 'religion' to be like a battering ram
over people's heads. I know Jesus would be the same way; his yoke is easy. I think there would be room to discuss and ask questions & freedom to be as we are.
God is always leading people in ways and directions that are not easy to understand, & might make no sense at all, not even to ourselves.
If we were all totally of one mind and never differed in views, well then the church would look more like a cult doing mind control, or
some kind of dictatorship like North Korea.
I think its the same in every family & it's healthy to be able to air difficulties and hopefully be able to bear with one another and give one another the benefit of the doubt as to where they're coming from.
Anyway, that artwork depicting the pope & the connection with Fatima is very thought provoking.
It wouldn't surprise me if this doom and catastrophic scenario played out in real life, especially with the depth of hatred there is
towards the church and its members & all the misunderstandings and trouble that seems to come with the territory.
Those words of Fatima about the arrows and whatnot...i wonder would those be referring to actual events that would be played out in real life or more on the spiritual realm. The old fiery darts??
It feels like its already happening to some.