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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Pope Francis Refers To Christians Who Don't Serve Others As "Pagans." "Ugly" Too

Pope Francis on the papal flight back to Italy from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, on July 28, 2013. (AFP)

Alan: There is nothing wrong with being a pagan. But it is not the same as being a Christian whose prime directive is service to the poor. 
"Oh when did we ever see you naked or hungry Lord?" Perhaps it's time to review "The Final Judgment" http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=ESV

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At his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged Christians to imitate Jesus Christ by being humble and “small among the small.”
“It is an ugly thing,” he said, according to Vatican Radio, “when you see a Christian who doesn’t want to humble himself, who doesn’t want to serve, a Christian who struts about everywhere: it’s ugly, eh? That is not a Christian: that’s a pagan!”
He warned Christians against placing themselves above others and called on the faithful to be in solidarity with the poor.
“Jesus Himself reminds us: He who has fed, welcomed, visited, loved one of the smallest and poorest of people, has done it for the Son of God,” the pope said.
Watch video, uploaded to YouTube by Rome Reports, below.

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