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Despite the Pope’s ridiculous statement that Jesus
failed at the cross, Author and Lakewood megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen
expressed excitement over Pope Francis’ visit to the United States and believes the pontiff is
a “man of the people” who is focused on inclusion.
Speaking
with The Christian Post this week he shared his thoughts on the
pontiff. “I like the Pope. I like
that he’s making the Catholic Church more
open to bring people in and not exclude them. He’s a man of the people. I like
what he stands for — humility, reaching out to others and he’s not so formal
that people can’t relate to him,” said Osteen.
The Pope has
shocked many people with the statements he made in New York.
“I would like to express two sentiments for my Muslim brothers and sisters: Firstly, my greetings as they celebrate the feast
of sacrifice. I would have wished my greeting to be warmer. My sentiments of
closeness, my sentiments of closeness in the face of tragedy. The tragedy that
they suffered in Mecca.”
“The cross shows us a different way of measuring success. Ours is to
plant the seeds. God sees to the fruits of our labors. And if at times our
efforts and works seem to fail and not produce fruit, we need to remember that
we are followers of Jesus Christ and his life, humanly speaking, ended in
failure, the failure of the cross.”
Read here how that statement unites the Pope with Islam .
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