The Papal Visit

[spot]

Thank you JAB. I suppose if one equates "God's one personal representative on earth" with "vicar of Christ" you have a perfectly good point there. I'm not sure why one would, though.

[xyz]

Originally Posted by spot

Thank you JAB. I suppose if one equates "God's one personal representative on earth" with "vicar of Christ" you have a perfectly good point there. I'm not sure why one would, though.

Because people here don't understand what the word 'vicar' means.

[xyz]

Originally Posted by spot

"little" and "mate" and "Ratso" all tend toward my finding you rather obsessed, you know.

But would your face split if you told the truth?

[xyz]

Originally Posted by spot

You regard me as antithetical to the Vatican?

Either you have serious English comprehension issues, or you are lying absurdly.

Still waiting to find a poster here worth a discussion.

Originally Posted by spot

Thank you JAB. I suppose if one equates "God's one personal representative on earth" with "vicar of Christ" you have a perfectly good point there. I'm not sure why one would, though.

I'm sure there is something romantic to the idea of a papal lineage from St Peter to our current Benedict. I'm just not sure that the role of the pope hasn't become more of a figurehead rather then one of spiritual enlightenment to his flock of believers.

[spot]

Originally Posted by xyz

Because people here don't understand what the word 'vicar' means.

Someone - I'm doing this from memory, I may well be mistaken - someone who has no right to the tithes in his parish but is paid vicariously by the body which appointed him, as opposed to a rector who takes the tithes by right?

[xyz]

Originally Posted by spot

Someone - I'm doing this from memory, I may well be mistaken - someone who has no right to the tithes in his parish but is paid vicariously by the body which appointed him, as opposed to a rector who takes the tithes by right?

Any adults here?

[xyz]

Originally Posted by JAB

I'm sure there is something romantic to the idea of a papal lineage from St Peter to our current Benedict. I'm just not sure that the role of the pope hasn't become more of a figurehead rather then one of spiritual enlightenment to his flock of believers.

A figurehead for scoundrels and dunderheads of every sort.

Originally Posted by xyz

Because people here don't understand what the word 'vicar' means.

OK, and your point is what?

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/v.htm

Vicar - In canon law, the representative of a person clothed with ordinary ecclesiastical jurisdiction

Vicar of Christ - A title of the pope implying his supreme and universal primacy, both of honour and of jurisdiction, over the Church of Christ

[spot]

Originally Posted by xyz

Either you have serious English comprehension issues, or you are lying absurdly.

Explain it to me?

"With friends like you, X needs no enemies" means what, in your mind?

In most people's it's "you may think you're helping X but in fact you're doing him more damage than any enemy could manage", which I'd take to be an antithetical stance - one failing to support X's thesis.

I was brought up to use words the way the dictionary told me to.