Divided Christians should turn to Scripture, tradition, says Pope
May 07, 2015
Pope Francis received European bishops and non-Catholic Christian leaders in audience on May 7 and gave thanks for the ecumenical progress of recent decades.
Acknowledging “diverse views on important anthropological and ethical questions,” the Pope called upon members of the joint committee of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe and the Conference of European Churches to turn to Christ and to engage in “common reflection in the light of Sacred Scripture and the shared tradition.”
The Pope also lamented a “wrongly interpreted principle of tolerance” that prevents believers from exercising their faith and called for joint action in the face of poverty and the migration of persons fleeing persecution, poverty, and war.
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Posted by: bernie4871 -
May. 08, 2015 7:46 PM ET USA
We turn also to the Pope. What are you really saying, Holy Father?
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
May. 07, 2015 3:32 PM ET USA
A slip of the tongue? A Catholic has to be very careful when in a mixed audience the words "Scripture" and "tradition" are used in the same sentence. It is clear to the Catholic mind that the pope is referring to elements of truth that are found in ecclesial communities that in no way share the Apostolic Tradition of the Church, but rather share a loose understanding of the central dogmas of the faith: the Trinity, the efficacy of Christ's death on a tree, moral code based on the Decalogue, etc.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
May. 07, 2015 3:19 PM ET USA
The pope is right on the money in lamenting the wrongly interpreted principle of tolerance. In the modern world tolerance has become intolerance, as the power elites actually believe they can bestow rights on human persons, when that act rests solely on the providence of God. The most that politicians can do is impose privileges and restrict rights. There is nothing tolerant about the latest restrictions on Catholic institutions in the West, but rather the marks of totalitarianism prevail.
