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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis Slams 'Prejudiced Mentality' Of Believers Who Fearfully Cling To Religious Laws [View all]Go back and read the book. He bestowed the power of healing on all his disciples and sent them out to give it to others just as freely.
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Pope Francis Slams 'Prejudiced Mentality' Of Believers Who Fearfully Cling To Religious Laws [View all]
DonViejo
Feb 2015
OP
Bullshit. It's your comparison. The sermon was about leprosy, not "fishes and loaves".
rug
Feb 2015
#36
I read it. That's why your attempt to deflect on the homosexuality issue with 'lepers' is pathetic.
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2015
#49
It is. That issue was a valid topic of the article. You smeared him with that comparison.
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2015
#51
I don't know the answer to your question, but it reminds me of something I've wondered.
merrily
Feb 2015
#55
I think he may well have been preaching, in context, a sense of universality. "I am the son of man"
pinto
Feb 2015
#61
jesus had the cure and chose not to give it away freely in the name of love...or any other reason nt
msongs
Feb 2015
#9
What was this Pope doing in Slovakia? No seriously, he's directly contradicting himself here...
Humanist_Activist
Feb 2015
#56