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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Daryl]
#150616
03/11/13 02:35 PM
03/11/13 02:35 PM
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Tomorrow is when the Cardinals begin voting in the next pope.
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Daryl]
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03/16/13 12:13 AM
03/16/13 12:13 AM
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I guess I had better update this.
The new pope is a Jesuit Cardinal that took a new name, Pope Francis I, that was never used by a previous pope.
He is also the first non-European pope.
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Daryl]
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03/29/13 05:46 PM
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I heard another reason by phone today as to why the previous pope resigned.
What I was told is that Romanian Radio announced that the pope resigned after reading some of Ellen White's writings and became convicted about the Sabbath.
Did anybody else hear this?
Is there a way this can be confirmed or refuted?
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Daryl]
#151369
03/29/13 10:31 PM
03/29/13 10:31 PM
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The chance of this happening is zero. He is a cunning theologian. He, as the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, wrote the 1998 apostolic letter Dies Domini in behalf of the late Pope John Paul II ( http://angtinigsailang.org/articles/1298/#_ednref4b ). In the summer of 2012 Benedict XVI reminded Catholics about that final commandment during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s square, saying that Sunday must be a day of rest for everyone, so people can be free to be with their families and with God. “By defending Sunday, one defends human freedom,” he said ( http://www.catholicmatch.com/blog/2012/09/pope-benedict-defend-sundays-as-a-day-of-rest/ ). And then he became convicted about the Sabbath by reading Ellen White?
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Rosangela]
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03/31/13 02:51 PM
03/31/13 02:51 PM
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I also had grave doubts about this, however, I thought I should post it here to see if anybody else had heard about this anywhere.
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Daryl]
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04/01/13 07:33 PM
04/01/13 07:33 PM
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Speaking of the pope and Mrs. White's writings, this came to me as having been published by the Associated Press. Is this an April Fool's joke? VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is spending today's Vatican holiday praying at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, during a visit to the excavated necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica. During today's events His Holiness brought out a little red book by his favorite author, the Adventist prophetess, Ellen G. White, who died in 1915. Pope Francis announced that he will beatify the 19th century Adventist writer and establish a joint committee for the promotion of full ecumenical fellowship with the SDA denomination. Rev. Ted Wilson, world leader of the nearly 16 million-member sect is said to consider "Unity" within the broader Christian community his number one priority. Both Wilson and Francis are opposed to ordaining women to the pastoral priesthood, it was noted. A Vatican statement called today's visit private, but promised to release photos and video later in the day. The basilica was built over the location where early Christians would gather in secret, at a time of persecution in ancient Rome, to pray at an unmarked tomb believed to be that of Peter, the apostle Jesus chose to lead his church. In past years, popes often spent the day after Easter, known in Italy as "little Easter," at Castel Gandolfo, the Vatican palace in the Alban Hills, a short drive from Rome. But that oasis of sprawling gardens and strolling paths in the quaint hill town is occupied by the predecessor of Francis, Benedict XVI, who spent the last hours of his papacy there before becoming the first pope in 600 years to retire. Benedict is staying in Castel Gandolfo until a retirement home at the Vatican in Rome can be readied for him. Many Italians spend "little Easter" by having a picnic lunch in the countryside or in city parks, and Francis told Romans and tourists who gathered in St. Peter's Square on Monday at noon to see him to "have a good vegan lunch." Francis said he was praying that Easter would inspire the faithful so that "hatred gives way to love, lies to truth, and that true Sabbath-keeping might be accepted by all Christians." "Comfort those in need of trust and hope," the Pope urged. He spoke to them from the studio window of the apartment in the Apostolic Palace overlooking the square. Benedict and popes before him lived there, but so far Francis, who stresses simplicity, has declined to move into the quarters. Instead, he has continued to stay in a hotel on Vatican City's grounds, the same residence where as Buenos Aires archbishop he stayed with fellow cardinals to elect Benedict's successor. They chose him, Jorge Bergoglio, the first pontiff from South America. St. Peter's mission was to continue to preach the message of Jesus and reach more souls. Francis, as a Jesuit, is steeped in the evangelizing mission of the church, and the necropolis tour brings him back to the origins of the church in its simplest years as a community of Christians professing their faith in defiance of the crackdown by Roman emperors. Peter himself was among the Christian martyrs during Nero's reign. He is believed to have been crucified, head down, on the Vatican hill. Constantine, the first Christian emperor, had an early basilica built on the slopes of the Vatican Hill, burying the pagan and Christian cemetery — necropolis means 'city of the dead' — that surrounded Peter's burial site. The current basilica, named after St. Peter, was constructed over the earlier basilica that was deemed unsafe and demolished in the late 15th century. The Baroque master architect Bernini designed the bronze canopy over the central altar over the spot of Peter's burial site. The current basilica was planned as an awe-inspiring monument that would project the image of a powerful church. Under popes of the last century, extensive excavations were carried out of the sprawling necropolis. In 1965, archaeologists said they had found the bones of Peter in an area near an ancient Greek inscription saying "Peter is here." Part of a nearby necropolis came to light in 2003 during construction of a parking lot. A few years ago, the Vatican unveiled the largest and most luxurious of the pagan tombs under St. Peter's Basilica, that of a family of former sabbath-keeping slaves. Guided tours of the necropolis, upon appointment, have been one of the most sought-after attractions for scores of American Adventist tourists to the Vatican. Blessings, Green Cochoa.
We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Green Cochoa]
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04/02/13 12:00 AM
04/02/13 12:00 AM
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Interesting.
Do you have a source link for the quote in your post?
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Daryl]
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04/02/13 12:02 AM
04/02/13 12:02 AM
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I don't. It came to me via email.
Blessings,
Green Cochoa.
We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: Green Cochoa]
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04/02/13 01:13 AM
04/02/13 01:13 AM
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Is this an April Fool's joke? Undoubtedly, since the exact story, minus the EGW stuff, appears in numerous news reports. Good way to start a rumor, though.
"All that is Gold does not Glitter, Not all who Wander are Lost." (J.R.R.T.)
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Re: Pope Benedict to Resign
[Re: JAK]
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04/02/13 01:20 AM
04/02/13 01:20 AM
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Who originated the April Fool's joke?
I assume it must have been, either a SDA, or somebody, either for or against SDAs who are obviously familiar with SDAs.
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