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Gregory N

Don't worry about Jihad...

Maybe my understanding is incorrect, but Saint Thomas More seems to support a Catholic and Protestant united militant front against the incursion of Islam into Europe; which I think happened in practice.
"We should love [Turkish] infidels to make them faithful, and be glad to suffer for them if our sufferance would bring them to the faith, yet we are not bound to love them above the household folk of Christ and familiars of our own Christian faith and namely so far that while they come not to learn the Christian faith but to kill the Christian men, a Prince that hath the Rule of us should not suffer them to kill or stand still by and [simply] preach". From More's "Confutation of Tyndale", where Tyndale seemed to want to be non belligerent against non Christians.

Gregory N

Summary of Paul's Letter to the Galatians.

"...faith working through love" (can't remember ref.) - a favourite quote of St. Augustine from Galatians.

Gregory N

Pope Francis apologizes to refugees.

I'm sorry your Holiness but a rather naive and uncritical perception of the situation. No Christian worthy of that name can fail to be concerned about the plight of genuine refugees and to help them as best they can. But the majority of people we see traversing Europe are economic migrants. And why must the country of asylum always be those with the highest standards of living/generous Welfare; rather than just simply safe? E.g. why the U.K. and not France?
The majority are also from another faith and culture which begs the question why they do not flee East to seek help. I live in a part of the U.K. with a large muslim population. A local muslim charity (based in Bradford), withdrew their help from the camp in Calais before Christmas last; when they realised their donated food, clothes etc., was being discarded and burnt. They also discovered the majority "in need" were single young men well able to look after themselves. Even from legal immigration (from the EU), in my local area there has resulted a lack of Primary School places. affordable housing and unscrupulous employers/landlords (they would love such a "gift" of refugees), exploiting EU nationals.
My country today announced it was to accept several thousand unaccompanied refugee children - in line with our government's ongoing, carefully considered plan to help.

Gregory N

Homosexuality, Not Just Another Sin.

No thanks. I'll stick to the Teaching Authority of the Catholic Church and it's attitude to homosexuals as expressed in the Catechism; rather than a "President of Abiding Truth Ministries".
Context is King Mr. President. (And don't you know Saint Paul uses 2 words at 1 Co 6:9 - malakoi & arsenokoitai Greek/molles & masculoram concubitores Latin. A context more likely of heterosexual perversion. Julius Caesar himself being accused of passivity in such a situation).

Gregory N

Holy Land: The way to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35English Standard Version (ESV) On the Road to Emmaus 13 …

My NT tutor cautioned us about thinking of the two disciples as men, as Jesus addresses them literally as "foolish ones" in Greek (Lk24:25). Luke mentions Cleopas in verse 18, could the other disciple have been his wife? Mary "the wife of Clopas (sic)" is mentioned by the Cross at John19:25.

Gregory N

Störaktion gegen englische Frauen-Bischofsweihe.

Not in the Bible? Since when has that bothered the Church of England! See "Not the Nine O'clock News- The Devil is he all bad?" on YouTube. A very funny (to us Brits!) comedy sketch about a trendy Anglican priest who wants Devil worshippers to join his congregation. As he says "A theological grey area" (!).