Quote from: Heinrich on April 27, 2024, 04:58:27 PMIn my honest opinion, eating out is horrid. Horrid food, horrid prices. Horrid I tell you.
Quote from: Goldfinch on September 15, 2022, 04:18:35 PMQuote from: Prayerful on September 10, 2022, 06:04:43 PMQuote from: Michael Wilson on September 10, 2022, 08:33:44 AMAnother problem with the thesis that the "Popes are kings", is that Paul VI deposed his crown, i.e. His Papal tiara, and he has been so far the last Pope to be crowned. Also going backwards, that would mean that Popes Pius XII & Pius XI (and before the election of Francis, Benedict XV), are also "heads of the beast".
That tiara was a gift from the city of Milan and even Francis accepted a tiara albeit without wearing it. Roman emperors only took to wearing a crown of sorts from around the 3rd century with a sort of radiate crown, and there was no coronation, salute by soldiers and later the emperor would be raised on a shield. Kingship is as much about a reality as externals like crowns or other regalia. Some kings like I think in Norway are invested and there is no liturgical crowning like QE2 got. Judea and kings was confusing as Romans could tolerate various local kings, even in Judaea with Herod (Augustus said allegedly he'd prefer to be Herod's pig than his son) and those of his issue who managed not be murdered.
The popes are temporal kings by virtue of being the heads of state of the Vatican, with or without the tiara.
Quote from: awkward customer on November 30, 2022, 03:24:03 PMThere's no analogy.
Just in case this hasn't already been posted.
Quote from: EastWest7 on April 26, 2024, 10:00:25 AMAlthough speaking of naivete, I still secretly long for the Catholic Church to return to its pre-Vatican II orthodoxy and there to be a reunion of it and the Orthodox Church. Of course, in the real world I cannot ever see the Orthodox agreeing amongst themselves, let alone returning to unity with Rome. Heck, Constantinople and Moscow are now not even in communion with one another.
Quote from: Baylee on April 26, 2024, 06:44:11 PMWell you two are on a roll. What are you trying to accomplish by mocking those of us who have strong opinions on the invalidity of new order priests/where we prefer to assist mass?
QuoteWould you like me to leave the forum? If so just say the word because your childish/rude behavior is getting old.