Saturday, July 15, 2023

Papal Notes - Pope Challenges 1st Commandment

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:3
 
"During a July 3, 2023, interview with Al-Ittihad, an Arabic-language newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis affirmed that the existence of all the different faiths in our world is part of the will of God. 
During the interview, Pope Francis was asked about the Abrahamic House, human fraternity, and the coexistence of religions, to which he responded in part:
Regarding the Abrahamic House, I consider it a place of respect
for the diversity that God willed
.”
The Abrahamic House – consisting of three places of worship: a church dedicated to St. Francis, a mosque and a synagogue – was born to fulfill the principle of human fraternity.” 
The Abrahamic House is a place for respecting diversity, which God willed, and not turning difference into contempt or a cause for conflict.”
According to Pope Francis, the diversity of religions was God’s will, which means that our Heavenly Father commanded that false beliefs exist and be embraced.
These are concerning statements that suggest that God actively
willed into existence the diversity of religions. These statements contradict the very theme of the entire Bible, both the Old and New Testaments. 

Q: Why did God give a 10 Commandment moral law that forbids the worship of other gods if it was His will that these gods be worshiped?"
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