"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
I’ve never had to talk about the Catholic so much in a single day! If this is happening to you, gather your cowokers around to watch this video on how Popes are elected:
In addition, Aggie Catholics put together this great FAQ concerning Pope Benedict’s resignation and Phat Catholic Apologetics assembled some apologetics links concerning the office of the papacy.
Why are there strifes, and tumults, and divisions, and schisms, and wars among you? Have we not [all] one God and one Christ? Is there not one Spirit of grace poured out upon us?
– St. Clement of Rome
A few days ago, there was an article over at Shameless Popery which asked the question What if a Bishop (or the Pope) is Morally Wrong? It was a superb blog entry, up to Joe’s usual high standard. If you haven’t read it, you really should… you are subscribed to Shameless Popery right?!
I’ve often come across Protestants who think that the Catholic Doctrine of Papal Infallibility means that every word that comes out of the mouth of the Pope is 100% true and orthodox. This is not true! Joe’s article explains this in more detail and looks specifically at an example from the life of Pope John XXII.
When I read the article I had flashbacks to a YouTube video I stumbled upon a while ago so I went and dug it out again. I feel a little bad for posting this for Friday Frivolity, but there are so many things in this video which are just so…so….well, watch it….you’ll see…
If that’s not enough for you today, I’d suggest you go watch the “Pope Michael” documentary…
“The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist”
– Pope St. Gregory the Great