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| The papal audience hall is a snake's head. But why? |
Contrary to Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s early and oft-quoted assessment, the Catholic Church is in fact facing a “massive, massive crisis.” Greater clarity about the nature of this crisis can be had by looking at the larger moral-historical perspective.
There is only one reason why pedophilia is even a moral issue today: historically, the Catholic Church made it one. Sex with boys and girls, but especially boys, was an accepted part of ancient Greek and Roman culture, the culture into which Christ Himself, and hence the Church, was born. Christianity rejected this common pagan sexual practice as a distortion of sexuality, and evangelized accordingly. If it were not for the success of Christianity’s evangelical efforts, the laws against pedophilia still on the books today would never have been there at all.
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| ELCA Pastor Nadia Bolz-Webber is a leader in the denomination's group to normalize all relationships. Thrivent wants the pan-Lutheran church to keep their business afloat by imagining the insurance company is benevolent, generous, and "theirs." |
Centuries of degraded behavior and abuse have fashioned a Roman Catholic hierarchy that is a product of those attitudes and a beneficiary of them. The last time they showcased a reform among the American bishops, they specifically excluded SNAP, which was the organization that knew the most and did the most to expose their crimes. That was about 30 years ago, and nothing has happened to change the situation.
One can see the same attitudes in the LCMS and WELS. No one wants to "hurt" Holy Mother Missouri by taking a stand on some well known ELCA wannabees who flout their behavior. Might those pastors take their congregations from Missouri into ELCA? That cannot happen!
The WELS culture of drunkenness helps them excuse anything and everything - except mentioning the truth. That is a crime worth a hot pursuit and expulsion.
Scott Barefoot (WELS-LCMS) told me about a WELS pastor who was known for homosexuality, with nothing being done about it. He was told by SP Schroeder, "Write a letter." That is the first step is self-excommunication, suggested by all the leaders as they wink at each other. Let's compare two crimes:
- Engaging in child porn, which is derived from the worst kind of violent child abuse.
- Teaching Justification by Faith.
- SP Mark Schroeder publicly and quickly absolved Hochmuth of all sin, even though his PR director was unrepentant and continued to offend.
- SP Mark Schroeder excommunicated the pastor, kicked out the congregation, and built up a mission in the same town to rescue WELS members from such odious influences as the Chief Article. The District Popes also broke up the group that was studying the issues (Intrepids) while blessing and aiding the crafts and assaults of the Jeske Crime Family. Mark Jeske can do no wrong, because his consecrated and consecrating hand rests on the Thrivent money button.
Anyone who questions this, lay or clergy, places himself outside the boundaries of the synod and will eventually realize that the drones have an allergic reaction to his presence.
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| The Episcopalians have pursued the pagan agenda with remarkable speed and effectiveness. ELCA followed, and ELCA-Thrivent sets the agenda for all Lutheran franchises. |
