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Igor Aguiar retweeted
Well, another Cardinal has come out with a, shall we say, puzzling take on evangelization.
A few years ago, Cardinal Américo Aguiar, at the time auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, said that he and the other organizers of World Youth Day in his hometown had no interest in converting anyone to Christ.
Now Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algeria has opined that “the Church is not there to convert” and “Christians should approach other religions through fraternity rather than seeking conversions.”
Excuse me, but…what?
Last time I checked, the Founder said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Sure sounds like conversion to me.
When St. Paul came to Corinth or Athens or Thessalonica, his purpose was not to listen or to form a discussion group but rather to declare an unnerving message: the euangelion (glad tidings) that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.
So impassioned is he for this work that he says, “I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:22); and “If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:16)!
Moreover, the entire thrust of the Second Vatican Council was toward bringing the Light of Christ to the peoples of the world (Lumen Gentium). And this missionary élan has given rise in the last few decades to the idea of a “new evangelization,” which is to say, a fresh declaration of the Lordship of Christ.
Quite obviously, no one thinks that this work of evangelization should be done in a brow-beating, overbearing, or disrespectful manner (proselytization), but for God’s sake, let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
If I really thought that the Church does not exist to bring people to Christ, then I would resign and get an honest job.
Igor Aguiar retweeted
1,714 years ago tonight, Constantine was told by God in a dream, “In this sign, conquer."
The West ran on that sign for a millennium and a half.
It's been running on fumes since it forgot it.
Igor Aguiar retweeted
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Igor Aguiar retweeted
The fact a woman would ask another married woman this on a podcast is so vile and disturbing that I cannot even fathom the level of sexual depravity.
Zero decorum. These women hate marriage.
Demons.
Hailey Bieber says sex with a third person might sound exciting, but she believes a threesome with Justin, would destroy the trust they spent years building.
“It’s funny because I feel like those ideas can be really fun and, like, sound really exciting.”
“It doesn’t work for the two of us.”
“Some people are in, like, open relationships and, like, it works for a time, but I feel like in the end it always doesn’t end up working.”
“So I think the second you make the decision to do that, there is never going back from that.”
“We worked very hard to, like, be in the space that we’re in now and, like, trusting each other and there’s, like, such a beautiful trust and bond that I just don’t think that’s something I would be comfortable with.”
“I could ask him about any person, any past girl, anything and he’d be like, ‘Oh yeah, like this this this and this.’”
“And I think that made me trust him a lot because I’m like, ‘There’s nothing I don’t know.’”
Igor Aguiar retweeted
We're waiting on friends and family to fly in before they take my son off life support. So they can say goodbye. I feel dead inside friends. Thank you all so much and God bless.
Igor Aguiar retweeted
OCIA is packed for yet another year of young and old adults coming into the Catholic Church
Igor Aguiar retweeted
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Igor Aguiar retweeted
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Igor Aguiar retweeted
🚨— BREAKING: Another meeting between Pope Leo and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.
Pray for unity!
Igor Aguiar retweeted
If you have a good father, God has given you a blessing that everyone does not receive. Be grateful and let your father know.
Igor Aguiar retweeted
Please pray for my grandson, he’s two weeks old and fighting for life. Please pray for little Winston
Thank you
Igor Aguiar retweeted
Two political careers were destroyed in the last 24 hours.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s and JD Vance’s.
Igor Aguiar retweeted
Our pastor made an interesting announcement at Mass this morning. Apparently, over the past few months, our bishop has been coming to him to learn how to offer the traditional Latin Mass, and the bishop will celebrate a High Mass for Midnight Mass at our parish this Christmas. While it seems most bishops are placing restrictions on the Latin Mass in their dioceses, this is the first time I've heard of one actively moving toward it rather than away from it. It is encouraging, and I'm grateful. Please pray for him.
