‘Is the Pope a Catholic?’ The rhetorical question that’s losing axiomatic power
“Is the Pope a Catholic?” is old and well-used rhetorical repartee. It doesn’t require and answer. Or it didn’t until recently. After Pope’s Francis recent remarks about inter-religious dialogue in Singapore, theologians and laity are questioning whether what he said was authentically Catholic. As so often, when the Pope shoots from the hip, he causes The post ‘Is the Pope a Catholic?’ The rhetorical question that’s losing axiomatic power appeared first on Catholic Herald.
“Is the Pope a Catholic?” is old and well-used rhetorical repartee. It doesn’t require and answer. Or it didn’t until recently. After Pope’s Francis recent remarks about inter-religious dialogue in Singapore, theologians and laity are questioning whether what he said was authentically Catholic. As so often, when the Pope shoots from the hip, he causes
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