Nelson Mandela RIP
Such was Jesus's response to one person who called Him 'good'. His response seems to say, 'Do not use the word 'good', since God alone is good. Know that if you call me good, you call me God!'
It seems relevant to the much expected hysteria surrounding Nelson Mandela's death.
May he rest in peace, but comparisons to Jesus Christ tell us more about what the World thinks of Jesus Christ than it does about what the World thinks of Nelson Mandela.
Mr Mandela was many things to many people, but the Second Person of the Trinity he was not.
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I see The Pope is reported as lauding the “commitment” of the political icon’s efforts promoting human dignity as well as unity in the country, the pontiff also prayed “that the late President’s example will inspire generations of South Africans to put justice and the common good at the forefront of their political aspirations.”
So abortion is a part of justice and the common good!
Huh!
Indeed he was Christ-like in many ways although, of course, not in a perfect way. If it had not been for Mandela then there would not be a thriving democracy in South Africa and there would have been tremendous bloodshed and societal collapse.
He was not only NOT Christ-like, I think he was a bad person. He deserves our prayers because he had a soul and was made in God's image like the rest of us, but he certainly doesn't deserve praise.
Why do you think he was a ''bad'' person? Do you think that a fundamentally unjust civil system which brutally kept the majority of it's citizens in a subservient position - economically and electorally deprived is a good thing? If it wasn't for Mandela that would probably still be the case today.
“May God rest Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa who died last night, but it is absolutely vital that Catholic leaders do not allow themselves to become respecters of persons, swept away by personality cults."
Mr Mandela has been quoted as saying on abortion: “Women have the right to decide what they want to do with their bodies.”
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/12/06/unfortunately-nelson-mandela-signed-law-legalizing-unlimited-abortions/
Mandela is definitely in heaven and he's probably Christ's right hand man. He's probably convincing Christ of the advantages of communism right now. Desmond Tutu is next in line for one of the top posts in heaven - a real inspiration to us all, especially all his work promoting contraception, abortion and 'gay rights'.
Look at South Africa now - it's pretty much the land of the free! Mandela made everything great and they have no problems at all now. Except for that whole 1 in 3 men admitting to rape at least once and there still being massive inequality and corruption in government, theft, murder - minor things. Apart from that, they are all doing really well.
Now I see why Mandela thought it was really important that society be able to violently murder children in the womb (albeit in a nice sanitised environment - 'safe' abortion is just so important)...because he was trying to foster a society of peace. Thanks Phillip, it's all crystal clear to me now.