Strikes a VERY positive note here in typically folksy style.
The mark of Baptism is never lost! Francis told his May 9 audience of pilgrims and faithful from all over the world].
“Father, but if a person becomes a brigand, of the most famous, who kills people, who commits injustices, doesn’t the mark go away?”
No. To his own shame that son of God [a baptized person] does those things, but the mark doesn’t go away. And he continues to be a son of God who goes against God, but God never disowns His children.
Have you understood this last thing? God never disowns His children. Shall we repeat it all together? “God never disowns His children.”
A bit louder, as I’m deaf and I didn’t understand: [They repeat louder] “God never disowns His children.” There, that’s fine
When Jesus says, “Depart from me, ye cursed,” he’s not disowning them? Or was that line added by some 1st-century sourpus?
Sometimes I wonder, where did the young Jesuit Bergoglio study theology?
via Novus Ordo Watch
Blithe Spirit 