Of course your duty isn't to do it the way the Pope wants you to, but the idea that he should not propose solutions to things he identifies as problems is ridiculous. I can't imagine why it would be preferable for him to stand up and make vague pronouncements of what's wrong with the world while offering no ideas on how to improve them.
Specific policies and solutions are up to the lawmakers and politicians of the country, not the religious leaders. I don't think religion and politics are a good mix, and yes, that goes for all of them regardless of political positions.
That's just baffling unless your goal is to suppress political speech that you don't like. (which is most likely the case here)
I don't want to suppress anything. Unlike the left, I'm perfectly fine with other people voicing opinions I don't agree with. He's entitled to an opinion just like I'm entitled to say I think he's wrong.
You've done exactly that.
No, I haven't. That's just your incorrect interpretation.
The Pope has said that taking action against climate change is a religious issue because it relates to mankind's stewardship of creation.
Just because he considers it a religious issue doesn't mean it is. I don't believe it is. That doesn't mean I think I know more about Catholicism than he does, it means I disagree with whether I think something is a religious issue or a political one. Although, given the true believers in the climate change movement, maybe he's right, maybe it is a religious thing.
There is no escaping this.
Again, just your incorrect interpretation.
You just said something insanely hypocritical and you apparently didn't even notice. While complaining about other people being 'experts on everything' you declared yourself to be interpreting Catholicism better than the Pope.
No, YOU said I declared myself to be interpreting Catholicism better than the pope, not me. You seem to have a hard time distinguishing your perception of my position from my actual ones.
Anti-abortion groups are political action groups that stem from religious organizations. Since you said religious organizations shouldn't be involved in politics, you should be calling for those anti-abortion groups to disband by your own logic.
Baloney. You just said yourself that the groups are
political action groups. Wouldn't you expect them to involved in politics? The fact that their goals are based on their religion is not relevant. Now if the actual church itself engages in politics, then yes, I'm opposed to it.
He said it was a religious issue, but you think you know better and he's wrong.
Correct. He's wrong, but that doesn't mean I know more about Catholicism than he does, it means I believe he's wrong in his determination that this is a religious matter.
This just so happens to coincide with the fact that he supports some liberal things though I'm sure.
Actually, anyone who's read my posts over the years knows I'm no big fan of religion either, and definitely not a fan of any religion in politics, liberal or conservative. Religion generally requires faith in something, and I don't like the idea of imposing that belief on others who don't share the same faith... hence no religion in politics or government for me.
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