Benedict XVI: Prophet

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Benedict XVI: Prophet

Post by Denise » Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:31 am

Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales

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Post by KarlB » Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:21 pm

“In the concrete history of the Church, however, a contrary tendency is also manifested, namely that the Church becomes self-satisfied, settles down in this world, becomes self-sufficient and adapts herself to the standards of the world. Not infrequently, she gives greater weight to organization and institutionalization than to her vocation to openness towards God, her vocation to opening up the world towards the other.â€￾

“In order to accomplish her true task adequately, the Church must constantly renew the effort to detach herself from her tendency towards worldliness and once again to become open towards God. In this she follows the words of Jesus: ‘They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world’
In a nutshell that just about sais it all as to the state of the Church.. and the state of the world in the new millenium.
pax lux,
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Remember that thou hast made me of clay; and wilt thou turn me to dust again? Job10:9

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