Comments on: Pope Francis: We are not meant to be “controllers” of the faith. We are meant to open doors. https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/ Discovering the Divine in the Everyday. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:04:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: anonymous https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/#comment-3887 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:48:33 +0000 https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/?p=2402#comment-3887 So very true… Never ever thought of changing religion from Catholic since very little up until when I want to get married…
Damn hate those Sadducee

]]> By: Mary DeTurris Poust https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/#comment-3886 Wed, 29 May 2013 02:27:29 +0000 https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/?p=2402#comment-3886 In reply to Walter Ayres.

Things like this just leave me shaking my head. I just don’t understand how — under any circumstances — this kind of response would be considered acceptable. Our Church’s loss. Unfortunately, your relative’s experience is all too common. I’ve seen it happen in my own family. It’s really sad.

]]> By: Walter Ayres https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/#comment-3885 Tue, 28 May 2013 14:49:18 +0000 https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/?p=2402#comment-3885 Several years ago, my cousin’s daughter and son-in-law went to their local Catholic church (in another diocese) to have their daughter baptized. Since they were not, at the time, regular church-goers, they were told that they should register at the church and, if they attended regularly for the next year, their daughter could be baptized. Instead, they looked for a church that was a little more welcoming, and now are very active in their local Episcopal parish.

]]> By: Arlene https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/#comment-3884 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:38:22 +0000 https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/?p=2402#comment-3884 If only those that needed to hear his message would listen. It is time we started to rethink how to invite people back into the church. I believe it is here at the sacraments. Instead of making them jump through every hoop, those that shut the doors should be doing the hoop jumping.

]]> By: Greg Mitchell https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/#comment-3883 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:08:52 +0000 https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/?p=2402#comment-3883 Thank you for posting and your article.

]]> By: Mary DeTurris Poust https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/#comment-3882 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:06:57 +0000 https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/?p=2402#comment-3882 In reply to Chris C.

As soon as I read this homily, I frantically started posting because I needed to share it. This pope is such a gift to our Church, such a gift to my own faith journey!

]]> By: Chris C https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/uncategorized/pope-francis-we-are-not-meant-to-be-controllers-of-the-faith-we-are-meant-to-open-doors/#comment-3881 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:41:58 +0000 https://notstrictlyspiritual.com/?p=2402#comment-3881 Mary~
Thank you for sharing Pope Francis’s amazing words and for your take as well. I missed this and I;m so grateful to read your post this AM.
Wow, so true. So true.

Have a great day, Mary!

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