Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Friday, June 11, 2010 10:19:21 AM
In his homily, Benedict lamented that during what should have been a year of joy for the priesthood the "sins of priests came to light - particularly the abuse of the little ones."
"We too insistently beg forgiveness from God and from the persons involved, while promising to do everything possible to ensure that such abuse will never occur again," he said.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100611/D9G9260G0.html
Pope Benedict begs forgiveness, promises more action on abuse, but his actions will be ineffective because of the unbiblical practices of the Church of Rome.
If the Bible is the rule of faith and practice of the New Covenant Church, then what should be said of a church that exchanges the authority of the Bible for the autonomous wisdom of men? Tradition has instituted the priesthood of men over the holy saints who are themselves a royal priesthood with direct access to their Great High Priest. The priesthood of Rome is a mockery of the office of Christ who is the only mediator between God and man. In Christ the veil was rent. The humble saint now has access to the throne of grace in heaven to find mercy in time of need. Rome has reinstituted their unholy veil here on earth, separating men from their real Priest.
And more tradition has produced the celibate priesthood. Here the mockery is compounded with more error, and error always results in the propagation of sinful behavior. In the New Covenant there is no prohibition against a married pastor, but Rome has established its extra-biblical requirements on an unbiblical office. Is their any wonder of the disastrous outcome?
Now it is good when anyone humbles themselves and asks for forgiveness, but this has to be done on a personal level. The pope cannot ask for forgiveness for those who are unrepentant. He nor his priesthood has power to forgive sins. Such an implication is blasphemy. And when he promises “to do everything possible to ensure that such abuse will never occur again”, he is being insincere. He cannot reform the unbiblical practices in the Roman Church because Rome can never admit error. But the only remedy for this ungodly practice is reform.
Where are the modern Reformers of the Roman Church? The need of the day is reformation, not ecumenicalism. But as the prophet says, "[They] will not walk in it" [Jeremiah 6:16].
Q. Why are you turning to anti-Catholic doctrines?
A. Let’s be clear. Roman Catholicism is opposed to Biblical Christianity and therefore is anti-Christ. Now what greater deception is there for millions to be held captive in an anti-Christian church, while thinking that their church is ordained of God as the only way to Christ, and that all others are outside the fold and need to return, not to God, but to Rome?
This is a much worse state than either the Islamics or the darwinites, because these make no pretense of Christianity.