Pope breaking the rules

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-breaks-rules-as-he-washes-feet-of-disabled-people-in-pre-easter-ritual/

I found this to be a great story even though I disagree with the Catholic teaching overall. Protestants should learn a lesson here with this example as well as seeing the ridiculous outcry of the traditionalist Catholics.

A great excerpt of what is wrong with traditionalist thinking or even more ultra fundamentalist thinking. I see this as modern Pharisee attitude.

Francis' decision in 2013 to perform the Holy Thursday ritual on women and Muslim inmates at a juvenile detention center helped define his rule-breaking papacy just two weeks after his election. It riled traditionalist Catholics, who pointed to the Vatican's own regulations that the ritual be performed only on men since Jesus' 12 apostles were men.

How often do Protestants (churches) do anything like this even if it means doing it for Muslims or even other denominations? No, I don't see this as ecumenical because it is about serving others as a slave for Jesus and not unity all Protestant churches as one - and yet how absurd it is that Protestant are sorely divided at all.

Greetings John

I think as followers of CHRIST our best and only example in life is JESUS. I don't need to look at the head of a false religion to know how to treat others. The BIBLE tells us to be a servant and to love others in CHRIST. I do believe we should pray for the pope, he is lost and deceived.

I am reminded that there are those who will look at this man and call what he does good, but then we need to remember Matthew 7:21-23

21 "Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

God bless
maryjane

I plan to respond later to the posts but I want to ask you something. How much anger do you hold in your hearts toward Catholics? Or maybe put it this way, Yes the Catholic church teaches what I consider false doctrine when it comes to salvation but do you also use that to verbalize anger against the Catholic faith and Catholic people?

My OP was about the demonstration the Pope was doing and how it broke 'tradition' rules and yet it was a more righteous act than the rules he broke. Kind of like doing something great on the Sabbath when someone should be doing nothing.

by DEADn on 2014/4/18 16:41:33

I plan to respond later to the posts but I want to ask you something. How much anger do you hold in your hearts toward Catholics? Or maybe put it this way, Yes the Catholic church teaches what I consider false doctrine when it comes to salvation but do you also use that to verbalize anger against the Catholic faith and Catholic people?

My OP was about the demonstration the Pope was doing and how it broke 'tradition' rules and yet it was a more righteous act than the rules he broke. Kind of like doing something great on the Sabbath when someone should be doing nothing.

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Greetings John
Not sure if your post was directed at me but I felt led to respond. I hold no anger at all towards Catholics in my heart, actually the contrary is true. I pray for them often, and when I share with them I pray for the leading of the HOLY SPIRIT. If you read my post you will see where I said I pray for the pope to repent and see his need for JESUS.

The point to my post is that there are many people out there that do "good" things but in the end it does not mean anything they are still lost and deceived and need our prayers. I saw another news article this evening where Nancy Pelosi washed the feet of immigrants, while that might be a very nice gesture on her part I would never look to her as an example of following JESUS. The pope is not saved, he does not follow JESUS so why would I look to him as an example. Why would I look to any lost person as an example of following JESUS??

God bless
maryjane