Just last week Pope Francis called for “a one world government” and more “political authority”. But, that was hardly his most controversial statement made this month.
Pope Francis shared some prepared statements in front of a cheering crowd of 33,000 in Rome stating that having a “personal relationship” with God is “harmful and dangerous”.
This has many people asking what does the Pope really mean and is there any way these remarks could have been taken out of context. And perhaps you can find the real meaning or the missing link behind Pope Francis’s latest message appearing to attack Catholics desiring to have a relationship with Jesus. But, it seems that the man who said “all religions worship the same God”, Pope Francis, doesn’t understand his own religion or the one true God he serves.
Pope Francis shared in a recent sermon in front of crowds of cheering liberal Catholics that having a “personal relationship” with Jesus was “harmful and dangerous”.
Here are the transcribed notes from this shocking new message by Pope Francis. Scroll down to view the video of Pope Francis addressing the crowds and warning of the dangers of having a relationship with God.
Sometimes you may hear people say “I believe in God, in Jesus, but the church, I do not care” How many times have we heard this? This is wrong. There are those who believe you can have a personal, direct, and immediate relationship with Jesus Christ outside of the communion and mediation of the church.These temptations are dangerous and harmful. They are in the words of the great Pope Paul V “absurd dichotomies”
It is true that journeying together can be challenging and sometimes it can be tiring. It may be that some brother or sister (in the church) makes us face a problem, or scandalize us.
But the Lord entrusted his message of salvation to humans, all of us, as witnesses; and in our brothers and sisters in Christ, with their gifts and limits, who come to us and make themselves known. This means belonging to the church.
Here is the video,
Further resources and links to Pope Francis’s controversial messages teaching Catholics that “Jesus failed on the cross” and “all religions worship the same God” below the video.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about Pope Francis’s sermon saying “Jesus failed on the cross”
Why should priests have to profess obedience to Pope Francis but be told that having a “personal relationship” with Jesus is “harmful and dangerous”?
The Church is changing. And it doesn’t seem like it’s for the Good.