New Pope, Old Doctrine
Von webmaster • Okt. 3rd, 2015 • Kategorie: InternationalNew Pope, Old Doctrine
by Geoffrey McDonald (Ruthless Criticism)
After approximately 1600 years of the Catholic Church, the Pope is suddenly a hot topic again. The high priest has infatuated the public and won a lot of praise in the secular media for bringing new popularity to an institution long plagued by scandals and out-of-date dogmas. Evidently, God’s representative on earth still has an important role to play in the enlightened modern world – not so much as a legislator over condoms and abortions, but as a moral authority who issues warnings about the “idolatry of money” and the sins of the capitalist business world. This confuses a few pundits, but not the earthly powers. They know what a good thing it is to have those without power believing in a Lord in Heaven who gives them orders and leadership. (…)
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/12/25/new-pope-old-doctrine/
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Geoffrey McDonald is an editor at Ruthless Criticism. He can be reached at: ruthless_criticism@yahoo.com
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