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https://www.christiantoday.com/article/is-the-pope-infallible-what-catholics-believe-and-why/81615.htm   I agree with Hans Kung, evangelicals, Pope John XXIII and others who question this doctrine. Only God is infallible. ALL  humans are fallible.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/arenamontanus/2446518809/ attribution: Anders Sandberg and flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/  

"never been born" is a phrase that is used several times in the bible. do you ever wish that you'd never been born? truthfully, I do sometimes. when I look back on my life I see many sins. As Kris Kristofferson says in his song, "Why me Lord?",  https://youtu.be/mtQOY-0sViQ?si=-sCBWO7lNsc4uiGV  , "I know what I am." I know what I deserve. I believe in God. I believe that Jesus is God. I believe that Jesus died a horrible death for our sins. I believe that if I'm spared hell that it will only be because of what Jesus did, and not because of what I've done. https://www.flickr.com/photos/clas/2290487864/ attribution: chuck palahniuk via flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

33 “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. 34 When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. 35 But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. 36 Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. 37 Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ 39 They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” 41 They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give...

The book, " Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the Universe " by Robert Lanza and Bob Berman, introduces the concept of biocentrism.  "Biocentrism builds upon the ideas of quantum physics. While physics is considered essential to the study of the universe and chemistry essential to the study of life, biocentrism puts biology before all other sciences in order to develop a theory of everything – a theory of the universe." https://biocentrismnews.com/   I propose a new theory, Theocentrism, that God's love is the glue that holds the universe together. "Perhaps one of the most surprising discoveries of the twentieth century was that ordinary matter makes up less than five per cent of the mass of the universe. The rest of the universe appears to be made of a mysterious, invisible substance named dark matter (25 per cent), and a force that repels gravity known as dark energy (70 per cent)." https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/...

last Sunday a Canadian priest was the celebrant for mass on Catholic TV. In his homily he referred to a poll by Pew Research that gave answers to the question of why church attendance is declining. The reasons that he cited were: children are bored children think that the mass is irrelevant children's sleepovers with friends, soccer practice, etc. better things to do (attending kids' sports events, shopping, TV, etc.) etc. There are three main reasons why I stopped going to church: the clergy sexual abuse scandal (who's behind the collar? an abuser? someone who covers up abusers?). the widespread lack of respect in Catholic sanctuaries for the presence of God, and those in the pews who are trying to worship God (talking out loud before, during, and after mass, arriving late, leaving early, dress, lack of reverence receiving communion, etc.). during the height of the covid epidemic, failure of churches to enforce masks, separation, and other covid protection safety practices...

Jesus' human life ended when He commended his spirit to God.   Isn't this what all believers hope to do when their lives end? Heavenly Father, when my life is done, I give You my soul. Unlike Your Son, my soul is not pure and spotless. Please accept me as I am, sinful and sorrowful. Know that while I have sinned many times, I believe in You and I love You. You are sovereign. You are holy. You are Love itself. Do with me as You will. My eternal life is in Your Hands. Amen https://www.flickr.com/photos/coltrane/3832056730/ attribution: Christoper Brown on Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ https://youtu.be/C3r0CFKzILo?si=h-7_7Et4UARb0wKT

how does a word, Godsend, with such an obvious connection to God, develop such a secular meaning?  https://www.etymonline.com/word/godsend   answer: in 1200 the world was not secularized as it is today.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/4thglryofgod/8521304011 attribution: Sharon Tate Soberon via flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/