as mere mortals i don't think we have that right.
2006-08-17 04:56:11 · 12 answers · asked by Peziord 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Jesus Christ gave him the responsibility of leading his flock.
Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 16:17-19)
The Catholic Church believes the Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the "rock" of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock.
Pope Benedict XVI is the direct successor of Simon Peter.
With love in Christ.
2006-08-18 18:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree.Popes have always held a certain precedence over lay parishoners of the Catholic Church.It is a tradition of many Catholics to consider the Pope God's earthly representative.
2006-08-17 12:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well get used to it cause ministers priests reverends rabbis and all men of the clergical orders speak for god along with the pope....
2006-08-17 12:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't but evidently pat robertson does cause he says god tells him weird things like to pray for the death of a liberal supreme court justice so bush can appoint more conservative ones.
2006-08-17 12:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by region50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is just a bunch of BS.
He only speaks for himself..
He is the richest person in the world and he can say or do anything he wants.
2006-08-17 12:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Catholic and I believe that the Bible speaks for God and He speaks for himself to each individual person that will listen to him.
2006-08-17 12:06:32 · answer #6 · answered by kyeann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes him feel important. Why does that whole gang dress like drag queens with extremely bad taste?
2006-08-17 12:09:33 · answer #7 · answered by Thomas S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean 'speak'.
He speaks for God to Catholics. If your not Catholic, you don't have to listen. If you're Catholic and don't like it, there is always the Church of England to join.
2006-08-17 12:07:32 · answer #8 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only because over ONE BILLION people were brainwashed... Wake up! This is the twenty-first century.... THINK FOR YOURSELF, said the Beatles......
2006-08-17 12:26:35 · answer #9 · answered by ronfschmidt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't we all have a right to seek God?
He wants us to come to him and speak to others for him.
But it must be truth.
2006-08-17 14:31:06 · answer #10 · answered by eg_ansel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋