On Our Religious Leaders

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This post is Open for All. If You belong to another Religious Community, You may Not like to give a ‘like.’ That depends upon You. This is perhaps my Most Important post. Do Please Share it, at least on Twitter. This is also one of the Most Difficult posts I have written! But I shall complete it as it is Needed.

The Whole Point of this article is to say that, the pope and the bishops have to Use their responsible places of Authority to say that:

PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS SINS ON THEIR CONSCIENCE SHOULD NOT RECEIVE COMMUNION.

This should be Thundered out from All Pulpits, in no Uncertain terms, again and again. Let it Not be said that people Know this. Times Demand that this be Vocalized.

Saying these sorts of things In the Churches would have Two Effects:

1. Those who might be guilty of such behaviour would be put to Shame, of course, as the Same Congregation Could contain their Victims! This should hasten their ‘Conversion.’
2. Those who are guilty might, and very probably would, decide to leave the church. Are We to Stop because of that. NO.

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Religious leaders of all ilk seem to disappoint. You will Remember that I have written quite a lot – which I shall continue – on the catholic side of it, being a catholic myself. But We also have:

pentecostal prayer-groups/pastors rich enough to ‘own’ TV channels. They also put up multi-crore, air conditioned ‘churches’ in no time. church leaders of Other Christian denominations are frequently involved in cases of ‘Fraud’ with regard to church property.

One would have thought that the Buddha embodied Peace. But buddhist ‘bhikkus’ have been known to Foster violence, as in sri lanka.

I had heard from a person whom I Trust, that the Babri Masjid had been built on the remains of a Hindu temple. This person, who travels a lot, recounted that, on the ‘back wall’ of the Masjid, he had seen figures of Hindu deities. But, even if all this is True, that a Big Mistake had been made Umpteen centuries earlier, did the Structure, which was a Religious one after all, Have to be Torn Down? Much has been said about the very careful planning that had gone on before the event. With the Aid of political and religious leaders.

Last but Not Least, as they say, am Absolutely Astonished at the Violence carried out by Islamic Militant Groups.

Now let me come back to the Christian one, particularly the catholic Religious Leaders.

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WHY CRITICIZE?

Let us suppose that in a school, You found that the Teachers spend ‘All’ their time in the ‘Staff Room.’ Would You, or Would You Not Take that Up? That is Criticism. One Hopes to Improve the Situation by Criticism. We bring it to the Notice of those concerned that We Know What they are doing, and that We are Not Satisfied. That is the Point of All Criticism.

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THE SITUATION

It has been said time and again that Thousands are Sleeping on the Streets in the US and in Europe, while Thousands of Homes are Lying Vacant and Empty.

Photo from internet.

Many catholic-tards are Extremely happy that francis paid his own hotel bill instead of sending a flunkey, wears simple clothes, and serves himself like this and eats with the crowd. You know what? I give him 30 marks for Simplicity. If he would serve Others, as they do at weddings in India, I would give him more. If he can bring himself to Wash the Dishes in the Pantry, I would give him even more marks.

One does not choose a CEO to Open the Doors, to Wash Cars and Man the Lifts. This is what francis is doing. A Religious Leader should Speak Out. At least in the Christian/catholic Tradition. That is How We have So many Epistles, and the Bible is such a Fat Book.

Toon from Internet. …It depicts dear Ratcatcher. This also shows the Reality and the Situation of the World.

pope francis speech in South Korea

While there, the pope said something like this: ‘Forgive and Forget the Wrongs of the Past…’

Is South Korea the Aggressor? Does this country have to tone itself down? Did francis even know where he was? What the situation of the area is? north korea is friend only to putin and co. Have YOU Ever Met a north korean?! They can’t even participate in Sports events! That is how much Freedom they have. And francis tells South Koreans to Forgive and Forget. No Wonder there were So Many Wooden Faces in the Audience.

francis’ past:

In Argentina, in 1976-1983, the military junta kidnapped and killed thousands of people in a “dirty war” to eliminate leftist opponents. Argentine church has a dark history of supporting the murderous dictatorship. Some priests even worked inside torture centers, and blessed those doing the killing. In all this, francis is more concerned about preserving the church’s image than providing evidence that could lead to convictions. All this is in the public domain.

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THIS IS HOW I EXPECT FRANCIS TO SPEAK

I repeat the main message of this post here: To put it Most Simply, francis, and all the bishops, should tell, In So Many Words, and Keep repeating, that:

PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS SINS ON THEIR CONSCIENCE SHOULD NOT RECEIVE COMMUNION.

Conscience Needs to be Formed. Recently I heard things like these:

• Nothing is Wrong.
• The Situation Demands such Behaviour.
• Wrong is Not Wrong if it is Done Properly!

francis and co should speak out, Clearly, stating that WRONG IS WRONG.

A Large Part of the World is Christian, and Many among them catholic. Many catholics must be in Influential posts, like senators, judges, lawmakers, senior officers in the army, etc. A Crook, of Any Sort, it not Entitled to Holy Communion. A Confession would Not be enough. To be a Good Confession, a Change in Life Has to be there. A catholic policeman who sprays Pepper on Unarmed Civilians should Not Receive Communion. Nor should a judge who takes bribes. The list would be practically Endless.

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The Bible on Wrongdoers:

In the New Testament, Paul is rather Clear on the Subject:

“If (one) does not Recognize the Meaning of the Lord’s Body when he eats the Bread… he Brings Judgement on himself. That is Why Many of you are Weak and Ill, and Several have Died.” 1 Corinthians 11:29-30, passim, TEV. Paul did not go the whole hog and say, ‘you will die if…’ But he Did mean that those Unworthy Should Not Receive Communion.

The Lord is So Disappointed with His priests in the Old Testament that He calls them ‘Dogs,’ (Isaiah 56:10-12).

The Lord also said: I will give their wives to other men… From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike… Jeremiah 8:10. Hoho!

It might seem like a case of Living with Everlasting Fire, (cf Isaiah 33:14). But a Righteous Life Can be lived. It would bring Happiness rather than pleasure. It is the Duty of Religious Leaders to Teach that. We have Not been Taught to Live like that. That is Why the World is going to the Dogs.

If Lone men, not only like hitler, but Napoleon, could make Such a Difference in History, Why Can’t these people?

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