[Pope's Legacy?]

-  Pope's Legacy?

The pope is not God, an apostle or a prophet. He has, however, shown the world a steadfastness in his faith, even though many of us consider much of it misguided.

    For many people the Pope is just another world figure who passed on. However, comments on other denominations have recently been used on the Catholic Church, “The church is not in touch with Modern Times.”

     The basis of the tenets of Christendom lie in that Christ is “the same, yesterday, today, and forever.” A church may change to accommodate man but the tenets set by God do not. This basis is in all Christian denominations. I suspect there are similar assertions in most of the various religions.

     Churches accommodating modern man allow the sin of modern man. There are churches that do not teach from the Bible. The pastor teaches on current events, tolerance for sin, anything but what a believer needs to hear. Those congregations do not confront their depravity. They may continue in whatever practices they wish without being accountable to God. Many will be surprised, finding flames where they expected pearly gates.

     The duty of the church is not to be “in touch” with modern man but the duty of modern man is to be in touch with God. This pope has left a legacy.