Pope Benedict said the human being must be treated “as a person” from the moment of conception. Pope John Paul II quoted this in his encyclical The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). But then in 2006, his Pontifical Academy clarified on his behalf that the “as a person” part is merely an “assertion”, and that what it really means is “as if it were so”. So I am wondering if when he says “as a Christian” he really means “as if it were so”.
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Only catholics plx and deep thinking plx
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“Vicar” means substitute.
Jesus Christ has no substitute.
“On this rock” is Jesus Christ speaking of Himself NOT of Peter. It is the proclamation of Jesus Christ as God the Son, both Saviour and Lord upon which the church is built.
Jesus Christ is the Chief Cornerstone.
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If we’re talking about “signs” that’s not a good one, right?
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