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Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited?

Yes

20% (13)

71% (46)

Who?

7% (5)

Total Votes : 64

(last vote on : 4/24/2008 5:00:34 PM)
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cuddles -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 3:06:37 AM)
Lurker I am very happy for you. I share your joy - I know how happy, excited and joyeous you feel. I was filled too when I attended the Papal Audience at the Vatican. The gentleman will be on his way to Australia soon for World Youth Day. Am very excited about that. I too want to hear the voice of thousands say the Lord's Prayer in unison.

gaylel1 -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 3:43:55 AM)
I wonder if Jack Hayford, Charles Blake, Willam Shaw, Paul Morton, the Superentendant of the Assemblies of God or even Chuck Smith had gone overseas and gotten news coverage on a national level? Sure they won't because they are not of a international scale as the Pope. But all of them are internationally known Christian leaders, the latter two are heads of international denominations.

Kat_D -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 9:56:34 AM)
I was watching the ceremony in St Patrick's Cathedral just a few minutes ago and seriously, the Bishop that was giving the welcome and was specifically addressing the Pope, pretty much paraphrased this portion of Psalm 139. He was not praying, and again, he was speaking directly to the Pope and said, "Oh, Father"... 1"You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.." To reiterate, he paraphrased or used the Catholic version but it was easily recognizable and he was not talking to God...he was talking to the man in the pointed hat. This ex-Catholic was absolutely shocked!

stellaluna -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 10:03:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kat_D I was watching the ceremony in St Patrick's Cathedral just a few minutes ago and seriously, the Bishop that was giving the welcome and was specifically addressing the Pope, pretty much paraphrased this portion of Psalm 139. He was not praying, and again, he was speaking directly to the Pope and said, "Oh, Father"... 1"You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.." To reiterate, he paraphrased or used the Catholic version but it was easily recognizable and he was not talking to God...he was talking to the man in the pointed hat. This ex-Catholic was absolutely shocked! That is one of my favorite scripture passages and I would be distraught if I heard it addressed to anyone other than whom it was written for.

Kat_D -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 11:29:08 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: stamper_ben quote: He had some really cool red shoes. In my own opinion, this ranks as one of the best posts in the whole thread. [sm=thumbsup.gif] I thought I read that He also had some sex sandals...but soon realized it actually said, sex "scandals."[sm=aside.gif]

gaylel1 -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 1:17:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kat_D I was watching the ceremony in St Patrick's Cathedral just a few minutes ago and seriously, the Bishop that was giving the welcome and was specifically addressing the Pope, pretty much paraphrased this portion of Psalm 139. He was not praying, and again, he was speaking directly to the Pope and said, "Oh, Father"... 1"You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.." To reiterate, he paraphrased or used the Catholic version but it was easily recognizable and he was not talking to God...he was talking to the man in the pointed hat. This ex-Catholic was absolutely shocked! [:D]LMAO.... Oh, btw, I saw our beloved Cardinal Mahoney there too. He has some issues w/the Pope regarding immigrants in the church and other issues which the church frowns upon. His views are very, very liberal. I'm watching his "grand enterance" right now and yes, he is getting his close up with all the cameras flashing and all..

SovereignIsHe -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 2:24:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mapachito13 Sorry. I forgot Jesus only died for true believers like yourself. Would Ghandhi approve of the comment? quote: Obviously Ghandhi felt that all the Christians he came in contact with were hypocrits. India was under the control of a "Christian" nation at the time. The bible says that people who don't believe have a bad view of Christ, His word and His people... Even if Ghandhi didn't contact Christian hypocrits his view would be skewed, cause the bible says so... quote: Why would anyone leave a church? They are not finding God there would be my first choice. That or it's football season. You are making the claim to has why... Produce evidence it's (bad)Christians that cause people to leave the church and or the faith... Most of the people I know who leave church do so because they wish to live their lives in such in manner that it conflicts with what is taught on Sunday... Of course even if what you say is true the people that leave are in the end responsible for their actions no less than the (bad) Christians... John

SovereignIsHe -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/19/2008 2:29:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: gaylel1 I wonder if Jack Hayford, Charles Blake, Willam Shaw, Paul Morton, the Superentendant of the Assemblies of God or even Chuck Smith had gone overseas and gotten news coverage on a national level? Sure they won't because they are not of a international scale as the Pope. But all of them are internationally known Christian leaders, the latter two are heads of international denominations. I think the big thing is history... Compared to the others the history(sordid as it can be at times) is there, where with the others it�s not even close� John

LoyalGypsy -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 9:55:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: martyfran quote: ORIGINAL: LoyalGypsy Greetings, If you like truth, here is a good link LINK LG Perhaps you could summarize the point of the video for us. Greetings, Which part? The part about knowing there are born again believers in the RCC, or the RCC historical adgenda?? LG

EverLearning -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 10:51:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SovereignIsHe You are making the claim to has why... Produce evidence it's (bad)Christians that cause people to leave the church and or the faith... Most of the people I know who leave church do so because they wish to live their lives in such in manner that it conflicts with what is taught on Sunday... Of course even if what you say is true the people that leave are in the end responsible for their actions no less than the (bad) Christians... John As for your assertion that evidence is needed both myself and mapachito recounted personal experience and as i mentioned i know quite a few people who have left the church because of the hypocritcal stance of "christians". I know for a fact that i would have come back to Church alot sooner if it hadn't been for "christians" who have no problem showing just how uncharitable they can be even to each other. I know a few people who live perfectly moral and charitable lives who refuse to set foot inside a church because of the hypocrisy that is all too evident the way "christians" treat each other much less those who aren't members of their particular church.

jbow -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 1:09:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: martyfran quote: ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way Martyrfan, This really isn't the thread to discuss middle ages. Maybe it would be best to just let it go? Actually, if you look back in this thread, I am not the one who brought up the middle ages. I just asked for proof regarding some of the rediculous allegations that were brought up by others. The relevant question is: If Christians really are supposed to be pursuing the truth, why is there such a reckless disregard for the truth when it comes to the Catholic Church? To suggest that the Catholic Church had 150 million protestants killed during the middle ages is dishonest. It is dishonest, because the poster could have easily looked into the issue before making the claim. One of the commandments is to avoid bearing false witness against your neighbor. If you make a statement, and you don't bother to check your facts first, how is that not bearing false witness? After all, as you said, the middle ages is not relevant to this thread, so why did the poster have to make such a false statement? Um.... I thought I apologized and I thought you accepted. I guess I was wrong. Anyway I changed it to an opinion, to what I believe to be true. Different people have different figures as to how many protestants the catholic church tortured and killed. Whether 150 million, 75 million, 1 million, or 3,500.... it still happened. I also said I would not have wanted to live in Clavin's Geneva. Maybe I should not have brought it up but I did. I am glad it's Sunday and this guy is going back to Rome. I have no use for him. J

jbow -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 1:11:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: gaylel1 I wonder if Jack Hayford, Charles Blake, Willam Shaw, Paul Morton, the Superentendant of the Assemblies of God or even Chuck Smith had gone overseas and gotten news coverage on a national level? Sure they won't because they are not of a international scale as the Pope. But all of them are internationally known Christian leaders, the latter two are heads of international denominations. You are not saying that the pope is a Christian leader are you? J

martyfran -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 2:31:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jbow Um.... I thought I apologized and I thought you accepted. I guess I was wrong. Anyway I changed it to an opinion, to what I believe to be true. Different people have different figures as to how many protestants the catholic church tortured and killed. Whether 150 million, 75 million, 1 million, or 3,500.... it still happened. I also said I would not have wanted to live in Clavin's Geneva. Maybe I should not have brought it up but I did. I am glad it's Sunday and this guy is going back to Rome. I have no use for him. J Since you were the one that suggested that the Catholic Church had 150 million people killed. Can you provide your source for this idea?

stellaluna -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 2:37:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: martyfran quote: ORIGINAL: jbow Um.... I thought I apologized and I thought you accepted. I guess I was wrong. Anyway I changed it to an opinion, to what I believe to be true. Different people have different figures as to how many protestants the catholic church tortured and killed. Whether 150 million, 75 million, 1 million, or 3,500.... it still happened. I also said I would not have wanted to live in Clavin's Geneva. Maybe I should not have brought it up but I did. I am glad it's Sunday and this guy is going back to Rome. I have no use for him. J Since you were the one that suggested that the Catholic Church had 150 million people killed. Can you provide your source for this idea?

martyfran -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 2:52:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: stellaluna quote: ORIGINAL: martyfran quote: ORIGINAL: jbow Um.... I thought I apologized and I thought you accepted. I guess I was wrong. Anyway I changed it to an opinion, to what I believe to be true. Different people have different figures as to how many protestants the catholic church tortured and killed. Whether 150 million, 75 million, 1 million, or 3,500.... it still happened. I also said I would not have wanted to live in Clavin's Geneva. Maybe I should not have brought it up but I did. I am glad it's Sunday and this guy is going back to Rome. I have no use for him. J Your post doesn't make any sense. Are you saying that if one has an opinion, that it then doesn't matter what the facts are? There are different levels of opinion. There is the opinion of fantasy, whose only source is the imagination of the individual coming up with the opinion. There are also opinions based on facts. It is certainly reasonable to ask the source of one's opinion. After all, if jbow, came up with the 150 million number off the top of his head, that is useful information. It means that we should discount much of what he says, because he is not good at testing his ideas before putting them forth. On the other hand, if he did some research and came up with the 150 million number, it is certainly reasonable to ask the source of his number. Since you were the one that suggested that the Catholic Church had 150 million people killed. Can you provide your source for this idea?

Kat_D -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 4:06:40 PM)
I thought this thread was about the Pope's visit to the United States and whether or not we were excited about it. Could someone please explain to me why everyone keeps talking about everything else but the Pope's visit? It's really rather annoying and maybe you could take it to the Catholic thread where you can discuss this other stuff to your heart's content![&:]

SovereignIsHe -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 4:14:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: EverLearning As for your assertion that evidence is needed both myself and mapachito recounted personal experience and as i mentioned i know quite a few people who have left the church because of the hypocritcal stance of "christians". I know for a fact that i would have come back to Church alot sooner if it hadn't been for "christians" who have no problem showing just how uncharitable they can be even to each other. You left... You stayed away... The actions of others don't grant you relief... It's wasn't thier fault your left, stayed away or whatever... They are wrong for their actions, but they are not responsible for your actions, or even Ghandis... quote: I know a few people who live perfectly moral and charitable lives who refuse to set foot inside a church because of the hypocrisy that is all too evident the way "christians" treat each other much less those who aren't members of their particular church. They sound rather prideful... And if they don't believe in God they cannot be perfectly moral and their charity is evil in the eyes of God... Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. John

LoyalGypsy -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 5:09:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kat_D I thought this thread was about the Pope's visit to the United States and whether or not we were excited about it. Could someone please explain to me why everyone keeps talking about everything else but the Pope's visit? According to the poll we should just answer yes, no or who??? What fun is that? LG

Kath -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 5:40:38 PM)
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Soxfan -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 6:21:06 PM)
Watching that spectacle and worship of the pope in Yankee Stadium made me want to vomit. [:'(] If they only used that energy to worship Jesus Christ! It just blows my mind that the leader of the world's LARGEST child exploitation ring would warrant so much adoration. I would have expected the FBI to have arrested him as soon as he stepped off "Air Pope".

martyfran -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 6:34:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Soxfan I would have expected the FBI to have arrested him as soon as he stepped off "Air Pope". Perhaps you should write your congressman.

Stratplayer -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 6:44:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: gaylel1 I wonder if Jack Hayford, Charles Blake, Willam Shaw, Paul Morton, the Superentendant of the Assemblies of God or even Chuck Smith had gone overseas and gotten news coverage on a national level? Sure they won't because they are not of a international scale as the Pope. But all of them are internationally known Christian leaders, the latter two are heads of international denominations. Don't forget that he is also a head of state. I work in DC on Penn. Ave and from my office window, I had a clear, unobstructed view of the Pope as he left the White House. My boss, who is Catholic, was very much touched by his visit as was a host others who had gathered there to see him.

LoyalGypsy -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 6:45:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: martyfran quote: ORIGINAL: Soxfan I would have expected the FBI to have arrested him as soon as he stepped off "Air Pope". Perhaps you should write your congressman. Greetings, Can't, He is cathloic! [;)] But we still love him anyway, LG

Lurker -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 10:13:06 PM)
Some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/datarefuge/sets/72157604643331601/ :) It was amazing. Hearing 46 thousand people saying the Lord's prayer together was incredible and also hearing "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ" being joyfully proclaimed in unison with thousands is awe inspiring. Being in the presence of so many people there gathered to worship Christ really is a gift. I look forward even more to growing closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is Risen! :D

BlackCapnHarlock -> RE: Pope Benedict XVI in America. Are you excited? (4/20/2008 10:46:16 PM)
I wasn't excited 1. The media way over covered this event. 2. The Pope is a mere man, why worship him, he's not the CHRIST he's just a guy. 3. Laura Ingraham's Pope worship made her show unlistenable last week. 4. I met a man who was molested by a Priest and he's still mad as fire to this day. 5. The Pope is 81 years old, do you think he's in touch with the world?

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