@lovendures I used to believe we were all connected and then along came Donald Trump.
Interesting that Pope Francis has come out publicly today on behalf of "Civil Union" laws for same sex couples. Considering the Church's former position, this is a big step forward. I hate to be cynical and think that perhaps the Catholic Church's markedly dwindling flock may/may not play a role in this sudden "inclusivity". In any case, in light of Amy Coney Barrett's likely ascension to the SC, this can only be a positive: If the Pope of Rome can see his way clear to respecting same-sex couples, then surely she can see that as some kind of precedent.
https://nypost.com/2020/10/21/pope-francis-calls-for-civil-union-laws-for-same-sex-couples/V
It truly is!
I posted about this earlier on a new topical thread. (On International Forum under "Religion and Spirituality ""
Raises a lot to not only think about but perhaps find predictions on this very topic that might have been previously seen.
Which now hits me like a wake up call! Earlier this week or over last weekend i dreamed i saw a chimney with white smoke coming out. This usually signifies the selection of a new pope. Now i realize if this holds , we really and truly are seeing a new pope and perhaps a more inclusive church view of others!
@ lovendures. I also remember seeing Christie greet Obama in NJ and show is admiration for him after Sandy. I have this clip of it in my memory. It was very authentic. Thanks for sharing the article.
No one is perfect and neither is this Pope. However, I have felt from the moment her was chosen and enthroned that he would be the Pope for this time. He has done a great deal of good and has shown a great deal of love. He has focused on many humanitarian issues.
I so agree. We are all so very human and even our leaders of religious institutions trying so hard to follow canonical laws as they have been understood, followed and passed down through the centuries are still open to the love of God and the Christ light in essence and form expressed and shared with and for all. It's a wonderful start.?
Agreed. The Pope's announcement will not only give all the Catholics on the Supreme Court something to consider, I feel it will help wake up the Catholic countries around the world which are oppressive to rights.
And yes to the dwindling flock.
I came across this on a fb post this morning which reminds me of some of our journeys. Love her work.
“Some periods of our growth are so confusing that we don’t even recognize that growth is happening. We may feel hostile or angry or weepy and hysterical, or we may feel depressed. It would never occur to us, unless we stumbled on a book or a person who explained to us, that we were in fact in the process of change, of actually becoming larger, spiritually, than we were before. Whenever we grow, we tend to feel it, as a young seed must feel the weight and inertia of the earth as it seeks to break out of its shell on its way to becoming a plant. Often the feeling is anything but pleasant. But what is most unpleasant is the not knowing what is happening. Those long periods when something inside ourselves seems to be waiting, holding its breath, unsure about what the next step should be, eventually become the periods we wait for, for it is in those periods that we realize that we are being prepared for the next phase of our life and that, in all probability, a new level of the personality is about to be revealed.”
Alice Walker, Living by the Word
The way I see it right now, here is where we are with the Great Unraveling.
Currently a kitten is stalking a ball of string staring at it intently, eyes wide open.
Shortly, the kitten will pounce and that string ball will unwind itself as it is batted across the house, over sofa pillows, under the table, through the kitchen and criss crossing throughout the bedroom.
Wait for it.
I was thinking something closer to when the cartoon robots overload, their heads spin and smoke, then the arms come popping off, and finally an explosion with a few random springs comedically ending up miles away.