Pope visits Thailand

[gavesako]

The Pope receives a copy of Phra Malai manuscript as a gift in Bangkok.
They have probably chosen this text because it also talks about heaven and hell and good and bad karma, and how beings can be saved through intervention from above (Phra Malai going down to visit hell and those beings are saved from their bad destiny).

https://graphicarts.princeton.edu/2018/ ... hra-malai/

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

Unfortunately it probably won't amount to much, when the man regards himself as above the scriptures of his own tradition.

Nice gesture, although I hope it doesn't serve to legitimize him at all in Thailand.

Metta,
Paul.

[alfa]

Greetings,

Unfortunately it probably won't amount to much, when the man regards himself as above the scriptures of his own tradition.

Nice gesture, although I hope it doesn't serve to legitimize him at all in Thailand.

Metta,
Paul.

I thought he was more open, more liberal, and therefore less judgmental of Buddhism?

[retrofuturist]

Greetings alfa,

I thought he was more open, more liberal, and therefore less judgmental of Buddhism?

I'm not sure of his attitude towards Buddhism, but similarly, neither would I be placing much stock in his judgement or appraisal of it... I certainly wouldn't be seeking it.

Metta,
Paul.

[DooDoot]

I thought he was more open, more liberal, and therefore less judgmental of Buddhism?

The Catholic Church has been emasculated for a while now. Now, they also mostly engage in political correctness, like most of the others. While their former objections to other religions may have been wrong, they have also lost their inherent character, as Jesus taught:

Matthew 5:13

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

[Kim OHara]

Greetings,

Unfortunately it probably won't amount to much, when the man regards himself as above the scriptures of his own tradition.

Nice gesture, although I hope it doesn't serve to legitimize him at all in Thailand.

Metta,
Paul.

That's two unexplained negative comments in a row, Paul.
The second is simply a slur and deserves no explanation, since it is totally unjustifiable. I would like to see reason/s for the first, however.


Kim

[Kim OHara]

Greetings,

Unfortunately it probably won't amount to much, when the man regards himself as above the scriptures of his own tradition.

Nice gesture, although I hope it doesn't serve to legitimize him at all in Thailand.

Metta,
Paul.

I thought he was more open, more liberal, and therefore less judgmental of Buddhism?

He is a vast improvement over his predecessor.


Kim

[retrofuturist]

Greetings Kim,

That's two unexplained negative comments in a row, Paul.
The second is simply a slur and deserves no explanation, since it is totally unjustifiable.

I'd be curious exactly what "slur" that is, Kim. Please colour in the slur...

I'm not sure of his attitude towards Buddhism, but similarly, neither would I be placing much stock in his judgement or appraisal of it... I certainly wouldn't be seeking it.

I would like to see reason/s for the first, however.

By which I assume you mean...

Unfortunately it probably won't amount to much, when the man regards himself as above the scriptures of his own tradition.

With very specific reference to the original post, here is a good example of him re-writing the meaning of hell, with complete disregard for scripture... I'm not sure how good your Italian is but here you go.

More generally, this article highlights the division between the traditional Catholic faction who believe in the scripture and tradition, and how that contradicts the Pope's progressivism on issues like abortion, homosexuality and Islam, including his most recent heresy of inventing new sins, although you might like this one. I hesitate to post any more, lest you take refuge in Pontifex.

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I don't think history will be kind to his legacy.

Metta,
Paul.

[Mr Man]

[chownah]

It makes sense that he would visit here. Madonna was here in 2016 and don't they have statues of her all over the Vatican?.....it just makes sense that he would visit thailand as part of his "The Following of Madonna Tour."
chownah

[chownah]

I hope it doesn't serve to legitimize him at all in Thailand.

You think he is illegitimate?.....the bastard pope?
chownah

[chownah]

pope.jpg

So....is it worse that this monk is HOLDING HANDS with the pope or that the dalai lama was hugging a nun?
chownah

[chownah]

I thought he was more open, more liberal, and therefore less judgmental of Buddhism?

The Catholic Church has been emasculated for a while now.

Wow! This is quite a change.....it used to be just some of the choir members but now you say its the entire church?

Does being emasculated qualify one for FUQLBJ status?
chownah

[chownah]

He is a vast improvement over his predecessor.

I would think so since I think that most if not all of them are dead.
chownah

[chownah]

Greetings,

Unfortunately it probably won't amount to much, when the man regards himself as above the scriptures of his own tradition.

Nice gesture, although I hope it doesn't serve to legitimize him at all in Thailand.

Metta,
Paul.

That's two unexplained negative comments in a row, Paul.

Yes, and as we all know two negatives in a row creates a positive.....thanks for the kind words, Paul.
chownah