"If they have hated Me, they will hate you, too."
I declare P66, you are a top clown. Didn’t you say you rode a motorcycle?
I own a motorcycle. When I earned my first Bachelor's degree, my dad gave me his '47 H-D. I'm looking forward to restoring it once I have the time and money. I think it will be a lot cooler than the Kawi I used to have.
I agree, nice old bike. You might consider a nun suit, then you could start a gang of cross-dresser nuns, perhaps raiding a convent?
I'm not sure about that, but I am planning on putting together Sisters of Battle costumes for myself and my girlfriend. They are kinda like space nuns.
So is every hated person, then, a follower of Christ just by virtue of being hated?
The quote was what Jesus said to the Twelve. Prophecy being fulfilled in our midst, was my point.
I understood your point, but the hate being expressed was directed at some serious accusations of late leveled at the current pope. He is being hated because those doing the hating believe that he has engaged in some very non-Christian behaviors.
So you see, this response of yours is inappropriate to the accusations being made. Now if he were being hated for Christian behavior, you'd have made a good point.
An idol is any substitute for Christ.
The pope is the Vicar of Christ.
Vicar means "vicarious substitute."
Therefore, the pope is an idol.
I hate being so logical . . .
I do not follow much anymore, so, what is this Pope up to?
He was an archbishop who presided over, but may have been uninformed in a case of multiple transfers of a priest who was a sexual predator of children (rather than booting him and turning him over to police). When later he was in an office at the Vatican, he issued a directive instructing church leaders to handle such cases within the church, not involving any criminal authorities, and to keep such things quiet.
These are interpreted by many here as condoning and even enabling pedophilia.
The pope, as well as the rest of the RCC is a distraction from the real threat, Islam. Guess what happened approximately 666 years after Christ began His earthly ministry!
Emperor Palpatine.