Pope resigns, saying no longer has strength to fulfill ministry Reuters ?- 41 minutes ago ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Monday he will resign on Feb 28 because he no longer has the strength to fulfill the duties of his
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Urgent: Pope Benedictus resigns: a good example for GB
by Gorbatchov injust in the news: pope benedictus is resigning.
this should be a good example for the gb of our church organization.
there are reasons enough: child abuse (conti case etc), failed prophecies (slave classe, un/osce), killing doctrines (blood doctrine etc, shunning / suicide) and fraude (investment corporation instead of church).. so it would be nice to read on bbc news: governing body of jehovah's witnesses resigns and make way for a new generation that embraces christian freedom.. gorby.
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Pope resigns, saying no longer has strength to fulfill ministry Reuters ?- 41 minutes ago ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Monday he will resign on Feb 28 because he no longer has the strength to fulfill the duties of his
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Urgent: Pope Benedictus resigns: a good example for GB
by Gorbatchov injust in the news: pope benedictus is resigning.
this should be a good example for the gb of our church organization.
there are reasons enough: child abuse (conti case etc), failed prophecies (slave classe, un/osce), killing doctrines (blood doctrine etc, shunning / suicide) and fraude (investment corporation instead of church).. so it would be nice to read on bbc news: governing body of jehovah's witnesses resigns and make way for a new generation that embraces christian freedom.. gorby.
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This is TOP news for the whole world right now.
Pope Benedict XVI's resignation: Live Report By Katherine Haddon (AFP) – 8 minutes ago LONDON — 1155 GMT:
The Pope recently started using Twitter, tweeting as @Pontifex and gathering over a million and a half followers.
His most recent tweet on Sunday said: "We must trust in the mighty power of God?s mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new." 1152 GMT: Benedict XVI's comments have repeatedly attracted controversy during his time in the Vatican.
He stirred fury in the Muslim world in 2006 with a speech which appeared to endorse the view of a 14th cenutry Byzantine emperor that Islam is inherently evil. In 2009, he struggled to mollify Jews after inviting a breakaway, ultra-conservative faction back into the Church by lifting the excommunication of four bishops
. One of these insists no-one died in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany.
How will the Pope be remembered after nearly eight years in the role? He took over as successor to the highly popular John Paul II in 2005 at the age of 78. A brilliant scholar, he was a strong defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy and had earned the nickname "God's Rottweiler." He opposed abortion, gay marriage and euthanasia and stressed family values. 1137 GMT: French President Francois Hollande has described the Pope's decision to resign as "eminently respectable".
Meanwhile, a government spokesman in the Pope's home nation of Germany has expressed "respect" and "gratitude" for the Pope in response. "The federal government has the greatest possible respect for the Holy Father, for his accomplishments, for his life-long work for the Catholic Church,"
The Pope has explained his decision to a meeting of cardinals, saying his strength has "deteriorated" in the last few months. "After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," he told the meeting. "In order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognise my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me."
Keep reading for all the breaking updates and reactions from around the world.
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Candace Conti: Further Extension
by DNCall inthe parties stipulated to another extension of 30 days.
wts opening brief is now due on 3/8/31..
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What drove them to denial ? It was a supreme arrogance, and a belief that they were both above , and could cheat, the Law. DITTO!
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Any suggestions on handling financial abuse of a senior by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?
by Balaamsass indoes anyone here have any suggestions on handling financial abuse of a senior by the watchtower bible and tract society?
mom gave a lot of money to the watchtower bible and tract society over her lifetime- (6 figures).
after she ran low on funds she made a 5 figure "conditional loan" to wtb&ts.
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http://www.canada.com/Taking+advantage+elderly/7936674/story.html HERE
Taking advantage of the elderly Canada.com-21 hours ago
I am writing to tell you about how my step-father has been taken advantage of by the " Jehovah's Witnesses". These people friended this elderly ...
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Candace Conti: WTS Notified Re Opening Appellate Brief
by DNCall inaccording to the docket, wts was notified that their opening brief has not been timely filed.
their appeal will be dismissed if there is no further activity by february 22, 2013.
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Who are the REAL demons behind the Watchtower?
by Dogpatch ini apologize for not writing much of anything in several weeks.. did you miss me?
(don't answer that!).
i am doing pretty good now after going through the worst year of my 60 years of life... but in order to make some changes that will enable me to keep working, i really had to take time off to take care of medical issues (mostly my spine - destroyed after 30 years spending 10-12 hours a day on the computer).
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Bookmarked good to go bravo!
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Orangeburg Assembly Hall - designed to be sold as a future supermarket?
by cedars ini've just been watching a youtube video that reveals the new assembly hall in orangeburg, sc.. two things struck me when watching it.... firstly, everything is attributed to jehovah, right down to deciding the location where the hall is to be built.
"we examined over 300 properties," said one interviewee, "we were reminded that jehovah knew where the site was, we just had to keep looking and show him that we were persistent.
" other workers interviewed throughout the video attribute everything to god, as though it is impossible to build anything without divine direction.. here is the video.... .
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Orangeburg Assembly Hall - designed to be sold as a future supermarket?
by cedars ini've just been watching a youtube video that reveals the new assembly hall in orangeburg, sc.. two things struck me when watching it.... firstly, everything is attributed to jehovah, right down to deciding the location where the hall is to be built.
"we examined over 300 properties," said one interviewee, "we were reminded that jehovah knew where the site was, we just had to keep looking and show him that we were persistent.
" other workers interviewed throughout the video attribute everything to god, as though it is impossible to build anything without divine direction.. here is the video.... .
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The Watchtower org is rotten to the core so much like Scientology
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what ever happened to the king of the north and king of south?
by nowwhat? inafter the daniel book came out, nothing has ben said about it in at least 10 years.
did that prohecy get thrown out the window when the soviet union fell?.
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