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Thy Pope’s Misplaced Focus.

August 24, 2015 by  
Filed under Christian Talk, News, Opinion, Weekly Columns

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(ThyBlackMan.com) Pope John Francis’ upcoming visit to the U.S. is generating quite a bit of excitement here, especially among his Catholic faithful.  But for me and many others, his visit is generating consternation, not excitement.

Usually, most people tend to have great respect and affection for the Pope.  He is usually viewed by the public as a beacon of moral guidance, even for those who are non-Catholics.  This is definitely a view I once had of previous Popes.

But I must admit that my respect for this current Pope, John Francis is somewhat diminished.

I am totally confused by his constant advocating for policies that goes against the Catholic Church’s own teachings.  On the issue of homosexuality his position is, “Who are we to judge?”  Though church doctrine is very clear on this issue.

He is a fanatical supporter of open borders; in his view people have an inherent right to enter illegally into any country they choose as long as the ends justify the means.pope-2015-john

He rabidly promotes theories in support of global warming, despite the fact that he is one of the biggest contributors to it.  When the Pope travels, he normally charters an Alitalia A320 jet.  It is estimated that the pope travels about 100,000 miles per year.  So this means based on the type of plane the Pope flies, he emits 20 pounds of CO2 for every mile of flight which is 2,000,000 pounds a year.

Every denomination has their own precepts that their members must abide by.  Likewise, nations have laws that their citizens or visitors must abide by.

Poverty or wanting a better life is not sufficient reason for people to break our laws to enter into our country.  The Pope expects Catholics to abide by the rules of Catholicism; so why should America expect anything less from those who seek entry into our country?

So, by the Pope’s standard I, as a Baptist, should still be able to participate in all things Catholic; even though I don’t adhere to Catholicism.

The Pope, in many ways, is operating just like Obama is in the U.S.  They both are picking and choosing which rules and laws they want to abide by.

Forgive me for not being able to get beyond the fact that the Pope has spent very little time dealing with the child abuse that has taken place in his church; but yet he seems to have plenty of time to meet with illegals, homosexuals and promote global warming

Am I the only one who finds it offensive that the Pope will be meeting with some of those in the U.S. illegally, but will not be meeting with families that have had family members killed, raped, or maimed by illegals?

Am I the only one who finds it offensive that the Pope will not be meeting with any of the victims of sexual abuse from within the Catholic Church?

Am I the only one who finds it offensive that the Pope constantly talks about income inequality and the need for employers to pay their employees more money; but he has never discussed what is the obligation of employees to their employers (more productivity and more efficiency, etc.)?

The Pope should not be aligned to a political agenda, but rather what is right or wrong.

America has no moral obligation to allow those who enter our country illegally to stay in our country no more so than the Pope allowing someone who refuses to abide by the rules of Catholicism should be allowed to say they are a member of the Catholic Church.

Furthermore, the Bible is very clear, a man’s first responsibility is for the wellbeing of his family, not his neighbor’s family.

The Pope seems to be on a global tour to promote an entitlement agenda as opposed to being a beacon for right and wrong.  Even if you are poor and downtrodden, you still are responsible for being responsible.

Many of the illegals coming to the U.S. are having children that they can’t afford to provide for.  How many speeches has the Pope given on individual responsibility?

How many speeches has the Pope given on the need to fire and prosecute every priest that has molested or covered up sexual abuse of kids in the Catholic Church?

How many speeches has the Pope given about what are an employee’s obligations to his employer?

I really believe the Pope’s heart is in the right place, but the issues he is focusing on should be subservient to the more critical issues listed above.

I definitely think the church can and should play a constructive role in our society, especially to those who are in need.  In many respects, I think the faith community is better equipped to deal with a lot of the social ills of our society than our government is.

But the Pope cannot shine the light on my darkness until he is first willing to shine the light on his on darkness.  Until then, the Pope’s moral compass is pointing in the wrong direction.

Staff Writer; Raynard Jackson

Mr. Jackson is also founder of a political and industrial consultant firm which is based in Washington, DC; Raynard Jackson & Associates.


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3 Responses to “Thy Pope’s Misplaced Focus.”
  1. Marque Anthony says:

    The catholic church has nothing to do with Christianity. Click link below.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2X_ROR-zEA

  2. YAH SHALAM says:

    RELIGION IS THE ENEMY OF TRUTH. THE POPE IS A SATANIC INTERCESSOR BETWEEN THE FALLEN ONES (DEMONS) AND THE PEOPLE OF EARTH. HIS JOB IS TO FEED YOU THAT WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE MOST HIGH, FOR YOU SEE CATHOLICISM IS THE HEAD OF THE OF ALL RELIGIONS; THEY ALL BOW DOWN TO THE WILES OF THAT HARLOT (CATHOLICISM) AND DENOUNCE EVEN THEIR OWN DOGMA TO PLEASE HER. THE POPE IS FILTHY IN MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT; TO RESPECT A POPE IS TO BOW YOUR KNEE TO SATAN LIKE IT OR NOT, FOR THE POPE IS MADE IN HIS VILE AND DISTORTED IMAGE. REMEMBER RELIGION IS A CURSE, SO ALL OF IT’S LEADERS ARE WICKED AND IT’S CONGREGATIONS ARE UNDER DELUSION-

  3. Marque Anthony says:

    The Catholic Church is the woman who rides thee beast in the book of Revelation and the Pope is the false prophet spoken of who arises at the end of the age. There are several other clues in the Bible about the Catholic Church. Christ refers to it as “another Gospel” and they also bring forth “another Christ”, not the one of scripture who is the ONLY mediator between God and man.

    The Pope sits in the position of Vicar of Christ, a high priest. But the Bible says Christ is the Eternal High Priest. The Pope teaches doctrines of demons, as the Bile calls them. These are not the doctrines of scripture and neither is the catholic catechism.

    The catholic church misleads millions, they bow down to the Pope and kiss his hand, calling him holy father. The Bible says have no other father except your father which is in Heaven (spiritually speaking obviously). The catholic church says you must go to a priest to have your sins forgiven. That is NOT the Gospel of Salvation taught in the new testament.

    DO YOUR RESEARCH PEOPLE

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    The catholic church claims Peter was the first pope, but the Bible does not teach that. It teaches the works of the ministry are pastors, evangelists, apostles, prophets and teachers.

    The catholic church is simply the romans in disguise, thus the roman catholic church. The Bible says marriage is holy in ALL, but the catholic church forbids their priests and nuns to marry. They say they are married to Christ, but the marriage of the church to Christ only occurs in Heaven, as pointed out in the book of Revelation.

    WATCH OUT FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND RESEARCH THEM FOR YOURSELF
    THEY DO NOT PRESENT A CHRISTIAN DOPCTRINE NOR THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

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