Thursday, July 6, 2017

Higher Things and Pope Francis - UOJ.
LCMS George Borghardt Agrees with Rome.
Unity Again! After 500 Years

 "God has given salvation to all! All! Everyone is saved! Everyone!"


 “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class."





George was raised a Roman Catholic.





A reader wrote:

Pope Francis does not sound too different than the UOJ "Lutherans"


“The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class. We are created children in the likeness of God and the Blood of Christ has redeemed us all. And we all have a duty to do good. And this commandment for everyone to do good, I think, is a beautiful path towards peace. If we, each doing our own part, if we do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go slowly, gently, little by little, we will make that culture of encounter: We need that so much. We must meet one another doing good. ‘But I don’t believe, Father, I am an atheist!’ But do good: We will meet one another there.” 
Pope Francis, Homily, May 2013


LCMS sem professor Edward Preuss 
became a prominent Roman Catholic author.
Walther did not get the connection -
one Enthusiasm led to another.