Law is useless if it does not lead to Christ, Pope tells congregation
October 13, 2014
"If the law does not lead to Jesus Christ, if it does not bring us closer to Jesus Christ, it is dead," Pope Francis told a congregation at daily Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae on October 13.
The Pope spoke at length about the Pharisees and the leaders of the community in Jerusalem at the time of Christ. “They were closed within their system,” he said. “They had perfectly systematized the law.” From their perspective, this system of law was perfect and safe, the Pope said.
To these leaders, it seemed that Jesus did “strange things,” the Pontiff continued. They were unable to accept Jesus because they could not fit Him into their system of law.
Pope Francis reminded his listeners that “a path is not absolute in itself” and the purpose of moral law is to draw closer to Christ.
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Posted by: shrink -
Oct. 13, 2014 3:21 PM ET USA
Why am I thinking that Francis is speaking about Cdl Burke?
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Posted by: bruno.cicconi7491 -
Oct. 13, 2014 1:58 PM ET USA
Pope spoke about the signs of the times in the homily. Now Pope will please excuse me, but I think I am reading the signs of the times very well, for searching my ground on Scripture and eschatological prophecy instead of German fashions, and the signs of the times do not call for following Anglicans, but on keeping our guard to avoid, for as long as we can, the ANOMIA - lawlessness - which, it is written, will be a sign of the end times.
