What is tha vatican's email address

-- jfkdjfkdjfd (pmjcovello@shaw.ca), April 24, 2002

Answers

I give up. What is it?

[This only the 88th time that someone has asked the unanswerable! The Vatican e-mail addresses have not been given to the public.]

-- (@@@.@), April 24, 2002.

hi pope john paul 2. how are you now a days. from, usha basantani.

-- usha (ushabasantani@hotmail.com), April 26, 2002.

Sir, I would like toreceive Pope's mailing address to send some of my biblical counseling books on child sexualabuse and abortion.So I kindly request you to send it to me at the earliest o your condiderations tomy email ID. Thanking You Yours Sincerely Sajan Email-pesajan@yahoo.com

-- P.E.Sajan (pesajan@yahoo.com), June 24, 2002.

i got this from the vatican site http://www.vatican.va, with the email vis@pressva-vis.va

-- isarte (isarte2002@yahoo.com), November 05, 2002.

I think he got your email...

-- Emerald (emerald1@cox.net), November 06, 2002.

They used to offer email I did it, maybe they dont want to hear from us anymore.....obviously they know that the content cant be controlled- if you are in the know, then you know- everyone has email-

-- E B Masloff (pandawishes@netzero.net), December 04, 2002.

It is interesting that the Vatican can issue orders and have an internet site but no way to contact them. They can contact the people. Read Luke 11: 37 -54 and then continue with Luke 12: 1-14. Read Mathew 23...... Jesus was interested in compassion and love. And this was the way.....finding Him and His Father. The Catholic Church has made it impossible for anyone to know the truth. Mercy and compassion.......instead of here come the judge ..... It is not good to wish for that which you do not have.... but to enjoy and appreciate that which you have and sing praises to the Father. We are being tested by life. I can not live without the Great Spirit. Onan

-- Suzanne Windcather (suzannewindcatcher@yahoo.com), January 19, 2003.

hi im from morocco married no job no work 5 chidrens , do you help me send me money, for school, im verry poor sincer, elhaddi el atiri 189 nouvelle medina, khouribga, sechage, thank you, i wait soon

-- elatiri elhaddi (kracivi12@yahoo.fr), January 25, 2003.

SILENCE FROM THE DOOR…(©Peter Sprenkeler)

Closer we hurtle each tension filled moment, To a potential holocaust…obvious to see. The 'Alliance' seeking urgently for the worlds approval, "Confrontation is just"…we hear them plea.

We hear the claims and denials…the thrust and parry, Protest and outrage around the world does ring. We hear so many reports…the media so frantic, Soon death for many…in their ears will sing.

For months we have all heard so much, From almost every quarter we have heard the news. But a strange and eerie silence hangs over the door of the church, Disturbing…little we've heard of the clergy and their views.

Where is the righteous outrage…the call to stop? Where is the condemnation that war is wrong? Where are the spiritual leaders at this precarious time? They have disappeared from where they belong.

Why aren't they prominent on radio and television? They seem to have washed their hands of the episode? Where are they when mankind needs them so much? They are missing…as the world is about to explode.

Where are the Cardinals…the Bishops…the Hierarchy? Why aren't they 'out there' denouncing in God's sweet name? I find the silence so sad and so tragic, Their inactivity is appalling…perhaps they rightfully cower in shame?

The church can boast much power and influence, They could make a difference…they could in fact stop war. But not a sound do we hear…just cold clinical silence, From behind God's very own tightly closed door!

-- peter john sprenkeler (petespoetry@bigpond.com), February 01, 2003.

DON'T MAKE FOOL TO OTHER'S

-- RU (rutalkig2001@yahoo.com), February 06, 2003.

You can't go directly to the Pope. There is a process. First, go to your local parish priest. They have rules, you know. Hierarchy. Silly us!

-- Beth Bastasch (juniper1940@hotmail.com), February 21, 2003.

Why doesn't someone send Mary Mcgrory's article in today's papers where she states Richard McBrien's suggestion that the Pope personally come to Washington and confront Bush about not going to war. A letter-carrying-Cardinal doesn't do it!

-- Thomas J. Fahey (tjf5@psu.edu), March 01, 2003.

email: RosaryForPeace@mail.com March 5, 2003

Dear Friends,

This year, instead of “giving something up for Lent”, I hope to try and accomplish something for World Peace. I hope and pray that YOU find it in your heart and soul to help me fulfill my Lenten Offering and promise to St. Therese. Please pray The Rosary with me at.... Noon, Holy Saturday, April 19th, for World Peace. I am no one. My mission and offering this Lent is to mobilize a worldwide Prayer, a choir of voices and souls praying The Rosary together at ....Noon, Holy Saturday, April 19th, 2003.

It doesn’t matter who or where you are..... the magnitude of this Rosary Offering will only be known in Heaven. No one is taking names or numbers. Please be a part of this worldwide prayer.....Noon, Holy Saturday...April 19th. I have 40 days and 40 nights to reach the world and to accomplish my Offering and Promise. Please pass this request to your Rosary Society and if possible, announce it during your Masses.

Please remember that I am asking NOTHING but your participation and your prayer. Please help me to fulfill my Lenten Offering...Pray The Rosary, and ask for Peace at Noon....12pm, YOUR time...on Holy Saturday.....April 19th, 2003. Thank You and God Bless You

-- Jeanne McCarron (RosaryForPeace@mail.com), March 06, 2003.

No intelligent person every wants war. We pray, we petition the Lord for peace. I do not know why he does not answer. I do know that terrorists and evil leaders must be removed before the earth is destroyed by them. Someone must do this dirty job. Why didn't someone, or some country stop Hitler before he turned the world upside down. If we do not learn from history, we are bound to repeat it. A different leader, a different country, a different time, 2003, but the aim is to snuff out freedom, prosperity, and the God in Whom We Trust. Saddam will not succeed. Miracles from heaven are for the honorable, the pure of heart and he, Saddam, to succeed needs a miracle. God knows his every thought, his every action. He will bless the USA and a year or so from now, this will be a better world. This is my prayer for my country and the world.

-- Virginia Smith (Smakindoe@aol.com), March 18, 2003.

John Paul2 is the only one right now that can stop Bush from precipitating a potentially catastrophic war. Not by going to Washington but by transfering his residence to Baghdad for the next year and a half or at least until Bush is impeached. I would like to see Bush's reaction to that. This is the ONLY way war could be avoided--a war which if it starts could well be the begining of the end of humanity. I doubt that Jesus would shy away from the political thorns of the matter. Anyone reading this could get jp2 to go there and save us all?

-- javier (nobody@nowhere.no), March 18, 2003.

Javier: If the Pope moves to Baghdad you think the war would stop? Yes the war by Bush would, but the Pope is too old and too wise to do something stupid, and he knows who to fear. he knows that Saddam is the one he needs to fear, not Bush; that is why he won't go to Baghdad while Saddam is there. He might go after Saddam is removed while the US can protect him, but not before.

-- Henry (Ppilot71@hotmail.com), March 22, 2003.

Gentlemen,

Before I start let me state that I am a devout Catholic and I am looking for guidance because my parish priest got insulted when I asked questions comparing scripture with the Pope’s statements on the war. Hopefully someone in authority can help me understand and see through the contradictions I see in the Pope’s statements.

Far be it from me to question the Pope’s reasons for protesting the War on Iraq. All I can do is use as my final authority the scriptures because of the short excerpts given in the news and judge what he is saying in the papers against what scripture teaches. He seems to be worried about Saddam’s regime but totally forgets about all the people he and his sadistic regime have tortured and killed.

I am in a quandary because although The Lord Jesus preached peace and love he showed righteous indignation when he wrecked and overturned the tables of the money changers in the temple.

John 2:14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

The Apostle Paul clearly teaches in Roman’s 13 that rulers are not a terror to good works but to evil. Is he saying Saddam is good and Pres. Bush evil? It seems that way if he is trying to protect Saddam with his statements. Scripture also teaches rulers are ministers of God. Saddam is not anything closely related to much less a minister of our God as scripture teaches because Jesus said if we have not love we are none of his. The only thing Saddam loves is his self. Maybe the zeal of our countries protection is more important than the zeal of Saddam demagoguery of his self. We are going to war because of our love for the Iraqi people. The only thing Saddam loves is the power he stole and has retained through years of murder, torture, lies and deceit.

Romans 13: 1 - 14 - Study This Chapter 1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained F53 of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6 For this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, F54 as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

As far as the division between Muslims and Christians that division has been there since Satan through Mohamed tried to come up with a counterfeit religion to replace ours. I am not saying we should hate Muslims just remember what Jesus said in John 14:6

John 14 Read This Chapter 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

We know the Lord was no liar and I am not preaching that we should hate the Muslims but love them enough to point them to Christ. I don’t think pacifying a murderous dictator and condemning a man who loves Christ as our President does will resolve the problem any faster as a matter of fact the Pope’s statements just give the enemies of real peace fuel and more excuses to condemn one of the few countries who believes that liberty is a gift of God to every single human. Like I said does the Pope think Saddam is right? If not how about taking a stand for good. He should be the first to understand the treachery of a dictator taking into consideration his history. Where did he change or are only Soviet and Polish dictators evil?

Please reply and advise me and I pray someone has enough love for right to forward this to the Vatican because of my love for the Pope. Like I said please do not take this as offensive. I am confused and can’t understand how come a man of peace can justify evil and not realize that sometimes force is necessary to overcome true evil as Saddam and his regime truly is.

Out of the testimony of many comes truth.

Respectfully submitted for guidance,

Joseph A. Sherry

-- Joe Sherry (josephsherry@comcast.net), March 23, 2003.

I have similiar problem contacting the pope! However I tried contacting the Vatican United Nations Observer but still no avail! What happened to them? Are they afraid to face the World? I'm trying to contact the Pope to end this cursed war! Could the CVatican contact me instead! "The message is simple" Get Vatican to issue a decree to get all Americans and Englishmen to boycott the war and to withdraw from the war at once. In so doing, all catholics will redeem ourselves and not perceive ourselves as part of anti-Muslims which Bush wants us to be! Remember, Bush called this War as a Crusade! I've many points to address the Pope and I hope when he finished my letter, he'll agree this war is unjust! Let not the Pope be part of the CIA scam! After all History has proved with the help of USA, destroyed Communism forever! Let hope he's not in cahoot with Bush to destroy Islam! If 's so anti-Abortion!, he shld be anti-killing in Iraq! Plse Vatican, let me have yr email!

-- Joseph Vu (positive@posprop.com), April 05, 2003.

i want solve our kananaya problem pl help us.We are waiting for last 25 years.We dont have any churches. We are praying Thak you

-- Sabu p chemmalakuzhy (chmmlkc62@aol.com), April 23, 2003.

Why would the Vatican want to talk with the public? The immorality filling Mother Church (especially in America) goes virtually unchallenged. The magesterium has words, but they no longer exercise the authority they hold. Consider Francis Cardinal Arinze's remarks at Georgetown. In another time, the 70 faculty members who protested the remarks of such biblical and Catholic morality would already be under the threat of excommunication. But now the Vatican is afraid of its immoral majority. And the Vatican doesn't want to hear from those of us who are willing to tell the Vatican to exercise its authority. The Vatican is hiding behind its shame. Vicar of Christ? If our pope and the magesterium under him are to truly be respected as the Vicar of Christ, they need to act like Christ. This means that judgement must be included. There is a Christ-established disciplinary rule of the Church, found in the great "Keys" passage the Church so much loves. Let the magesterium be as bold as me: "To the 70 profs and the students and the Dean of Georgetown, you worship a different god than that of the the Bible, than that of the Catholic faith, in fact, different from any god found in any other major religion. Repent and return to the morality of Christ and of Mother Church's infallible declarations and councils, or you are out of the Church." But the Vatican is too busy hiding, with some occasional strong words coming forth without power behind them. E-mail address? The Vatican is hiding in shame, afraid of the moral minority in its own church, and afraid to disenfranchise the immoral majority it now has under its wings. Disenfranchise these and there won't be enough money to pay for the lawsuits caused by their sexually deviant, homosexual, child-molesting, nun-raping priests.

-- Christopher Alsruhe (monosilence@hotmail.com), June 17, 2003.

Jmj
Hello, Christopher.

You may think that you have done some good with your immature ranting, but you have helped no one, least of all the Church.

You wrote:
"The Vatican is hiding in shame, afraid of the moral minority in its own church, and afraid to disenfranchise the immoral majority it now has under its wings."

Actually, buddy boy, the Vatican is not "hiding" at all. All kinds of things are going on "behind the scenes." That's the way things are done now, as it has been judged to be better for everyone to avoid public "displays" as much as possible. And the Vatican is not "afraid" of any "moral minority" (of whom, by the way, you are no part -- given the unseemly thing you did here, in your self-righteousness).

You continued:
"Disenfranchise [the immoral majority] and there won't be enough money to pay for the lawsuits caused by their sexually deviant, homosexual, child-molesting, nun-raping priests."

Christopher, you are pathetic, playing right into the hands of the anti-Catholics of the world. There are over 400,000 priests in the world -- in 200 nations. In many of these nations, there is no problem at all of priestly sexual deviance. Even in the U.S., fewer than 1% of the priests have even been accused of crimes. Of these, almost none are charged with "child-molesting," though you and the anti-Catholics would make such horrors seem widespread.

Christy, please crawl back under your rock and shut up, except to come out to confess your sins.

God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), June 19, 2003.

Public scandals, which are shown to be authentic, should be punished in public.

At least Bishop O'Brien, after his SECOND public scandal had the remaining ethics to resign.

He is indicative of the Catholic Church these days and without the Vatican lopping off the reprobates it will continue. With no accountability you get what you deserve.

Nevertheless it is sad to see the Church in the state it is in.

Karl

-- Karl (Parkerkajwen@hotmail.com), June 19, 2003.

The elitists are at it again. How noble of these two. To come out against immorality in the clergy! One would think every faithful Catholic is happy when the sanctuary is defiled. But that's how short-sighted the Boo Birds are.

To these dopes, all it takes to eradicate evil is denouncing it.

The bishops have; and our Holy Father has denounced pederasts and Mafiosos. There are evil priests being unfrocked. We just don't get that news in People magazine, Cry-babies.

We don't give the devil free publicity like some quasi-Catholics demand. You poor saps are as gentle as the serpent and as cunning as the dove. Happy in your self-righteous pose.

-- eugene c. chavez (loschavez@pacbell.net), June 19, 2003.

Bishop George Hay (1729-1811) from Scotland was one of the greatest Catholic teachers and apologists of the early 19th Century. His three famous books are The Sincere Christian, The Devout Christian, and The Pious Christian (all out of print). Bishop Hay was a formidable opponent of liberalism, and his works have received high praise from numerous Catholic bishops of the 19th Century. Paul Cardinal Cullen said, "the learned Bishop's writings display a great power of reasoning, and great critical acumen, while they supply an inexhaustible mine of erudition and Scriptural knowledge".What follows is taken from pages 548 to 556 of his magnificent book, The Sincere Christian. After a masterful explanation from the Holy Bible that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church1, Bishop Hay demonstrates that Sacred Scripture absolutely and infallibly forbids all religious intermingling between Catholics and those of false religions. Indeed, Bishop Hay here sounds the death knell for ecumenism, since ecumenism, as well as the Charismatic Movement, are squarely based on interfaith principles solemnly condemned by Sacred Scripture -- a condemnation that no authority in the Church can overrule.

This phony ecumanism is killing the Church, dumbing down the faithful,and betraying the Apostles. There is only one direction, and it is not up.

-- Carlos DeAngelo (Carlos@App;eandeve.com), June 19, 2003.

Well, Carlos,
You're one of the unfortunates who have been born too late. Born in the 19th century, all your sensitive needs would have been satisfied. Two good world wars, racial injustice, no votes except for men and landowners. Books written by the elite; fish every Friday.

It is torture for some good Christians, being born out of their time! Soon all of it will pass away, Charly. Six feet under, and a couple of months for you in Purgatory. Hang in there.

-- eugene c. chavez (loschavez@pacbell.net), June 20, 2003.

I AM WRITING IN RESPONSE TO THE VATICANS RECENT DECLARATION REGARDING HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE POPE AND OTHER CATHOLICS THAT PERHAPS THERE TIME COULD BE BETTER SPENT BY STANDING UP TO GREATER INJUSTICES. WHY DOESN'T THE POPE ISSUE A PROCLAMATION CONDEMNING ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES FOR THEIR OPPRESSION OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE? WHY DOESN'T THE POPE URGE ALL CATHOLICS OF GOOD CONSCIENSE TO OPPOSE THE NAZI LIKE APARTHEID REGIME IN ISRAEL? WHY DOESN'T OUR ILLUSTROUS POPE URGE CATHOLICS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF PALESTINIANS TO SELF DETERMINATION AND A VIABLE POLITICAL STATE FREE OF ISRAELI AND USA OPPRESSION? AS ALWAYS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH REMAINS A DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES OF SUPPORTING THE RIGHTS OF OPPRESSED PEOPLES EVERYWHERE. I URGE OUR POPE TO GET HIS HEAD OUT OF THE SAND AND TO TAKE A CONCRETE AND DEFINITIVE STANCE ON THE ISSUE OF ISRAELI GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. IT IS NO WONDER THAT OUR CHURCH IS IN SUCH STATE OF CRISIS WHEN IT CANNOT CALL FROM THE MOUNTAINTOPS AND STATE THE INJUSTICES THAT ARE COMMITTED AGAINST PEOPLES ALL OVER THE WORLD. ALL CATHOLICS SHOULD TAKE A STANCE ON THE ISSUE AND LET OUR LEADERS WITHIN THE CHURCH AND THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT KNOW THAT WE RESENT THE SILENCE OF OUR CHURCH IN THE FACE OF SUCH EVIL CRUELTY!!! In Germany they first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for me- and by that time no was left to speak up. Pastor Martin Niemoller Stop The Israeli Holocaust Free Palestine LET'S END Israel's war against rock throwing children

Puerto Rico In solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Libertad para Palestine Free Palestine Do not allows yourselves to be decieved, learn the truth, expose Israeli and American Hypocrisy

-- GEORGE MORALES (TRESRAZAS@AOL.COM), July 31, 2003.

So the Vatican is now telling our Catholic politicians how to vote on the issue of same sex marriages! I remember in the past that the Church passed down its disapproval of masturbation, birth control, abortion, and now it's gay marriage.

It's time to tell the church not to meddle in our internal political processes. We already have a Tabiban in the U.S. with the likes of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, etc., and now we have to add John Paul II to the list of religious retrogrades.

I hope that Catholic politicians will speak out loudly against this dictum that tries to interfere in the internal affairs of the United States.

-- Arthur (ajb@Wells.edu), July 31, 2003.

I disagree with the last poster. It is the responsibility of every Catholic politician to approach law making with consistency of a Christian conscience. We should be very critical of those who do not... no matter what the issue (that includes the death penalty and human rights, and yes: war).

Bill

-- Bill Nelson (bnelson45@hotmail.com), July 31, 2003.

Arthur, Arthur -- Grandpa Arthur Bellinzoni (ajb@wells.edu), you should be ashamed of yourself. There you are, a "Professor Emeritus of Religion" -- but you are actually so profoundly ignorant as to post the above asinine message?

Next time I'm around 3296 Pettibone (basement), I'll come and give you a pie in the face. How can such an ignorant old man as you be a Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives at Wells College? Silly question, I guess, since Wells appears to be a little camp for radical feminists in ultra-liberal New York State.

Why did you speak out as you did, Arthur? Do you have a live-in boyfriend? Or have you been teaching Lesbians all these years? Or are you actually a non-Catholic (despite the Italian surname) who hates the pope?

The Vatican HAS a RIGHT and a DUTY to tell Catholic politicians the truth about this and all other moral issues. No one, not even you, have the right to try to silence the Vatican. This is not some local or national issue, but one affecting all of mankind -- worldwide. How come such a brilliant academic like you didn't figure that out? It's not some "internal political process" like you claimed it is.

This nation's "Tabiban" [sic] is not its Robertsons and Falwells, but its Leahys, Daschles, Mikulskis, Barney Franks, and Arty Bellinzonis. You guys are the "P.C. Police" -- the Taliban-like enforcers of super-tolerance (of everything except conservatism).

Viva Vaticano!

-- Luigi (LiberalsAre@aDying.Breed), July 31, 2003.

I am not a Catholic, nor am I anti-Catholic. But I generally have great respect for those who are Catholic, or are of any other religion. But I disagree with the Church interfering with political process and democracy. I, regardless of religious denomination, do not wish those who hold office, to vote because of their personal beliefs. Contrary to some people, who seem to believe that Catholics are the end-all-be-all in the world, I believe that Catholicism is not the only way of religion, as will many people in the world agree. I feel that our political state should reflect our people, and it is improper of a politician to abuse their political power and follow a personal crusade. Regardless of whether I support same-sex marriage or not, I DO support absolute democracy, and the way our political wheels are supposed to turn. How would the Catholics feel if someone who was non-Catholic came into power, and used their power to personally dissolve all Catholic churches because their teachings went against their beliefs? They would say a nation's politics would have no place in the Church, as I believe that one Church's religious beliefs has no place in a politician's vote. Our politicians should follow the people who VOTED them into office, and I can guarantee that all are not Catholic... and those Catholic's who are intelligent enough to admit it, and choose to look beyond the end of their noses, will see the same.

-- Holly Eryn (prncessbrat@yahoo.com), July 31, 2003.

Well said, Holly. I agree with everything you say. I am also incensed enough to add to this stream of posts -- and my comment is this: How dare the Vatican "instruct" politicians, Catholic or otherwise, to vote against gay marriage? This from a church that is still living in the 8th century, where some of the greatest riches of the world (enough to feed millions of starving children) adorn the Pope's 'home', where sexual abuse by its priests is swept under the carpet unless it is so blatant it cannot be ignored. I don't vote for a church when I want someone to lead the country. I vote for a political party that I hope will serve all its people ... the christians, the muslims, the buddhists, the atheists, the hindus. The Vatican has no more right to "instruct" politicians how to run the country than politicans have the right to "instruct" the pope how to run his church. It's high time someone gave the Vatican a lesson in democracy.

-- Helen (tunuwet2000@yahoo.com), August 01, 2003.

I must strongly protest the Pope's interference in "instructing" politicians, Catholic or otherwise, to vote against gay marriages.

I am not gay nor Catholic, but I find the Pope's latest missive to be objectionable, not only to the millions of good Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or atheist homosexuals who live honest and upright lives, but to those voters who DEMOCRATICALLY elected their political officials.

Surely, with the Catholic interpretation of "marriage", none but those who have been married in the Catholic church are truly married. So I cannot understand why the Vatican is trying to prevent homosexual couples from being married. All it has to do is forbid its priests not to marry homosexual couples in its churches, as it forbids its priests to marry divorced people. Thus, the Catholic church preserves its ideal of "holy matrimony" and those homosexuals who want to enter into a loving and monogomous relationship recognized by the state will be able to do so.

Let us keep the church (any church, not just Catholic) out of the government of the state.

-- Helen II (helenski@rogers.com), August 01, 2003.

Dear Helen,

So, you recommend that when the Church lobbies for fair labor practices, it should lobby only on behalf of Catholic workers?

When the Church offers care to AIDS victims, it should exclude non-Catholic AIDS victims?

When the Church dispenses free food to the poor, it should make such food available only to Catholic poor?

When the Church sets up schools and hospitals in poverty-stricken countries, it should serve only needy Catholics?

Any politician who does not vote according to his conscience is basically dishonest and basically amoral. As such he is worse than useless. The Pope's stated guidelines are not something new or something intrusive. They are simply what any decent person should be doing anyway. This has nothing to do with "the millions of good Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or atheist homosexuals who live honest and upright lives", because living upright lives means living according to the law of God, and that is exactly what the Pope's "missive" addresses.

-- Paul (PaulCyp@cox.net), August 01, 2003.

Paul,

You're touching on two separate issues here. What the church does with its money is entirely up to the church. If it wants to exclude non-catholics from its aid programs, its schools, its benefits, etc., that too is entirely up to the church. Non-Catholics are also free not to take Catholic aid or use Catholic money.

Trying to pressure the government to make laws that are based on its own beliefs is totally different, especially when a huge percentage of the population those laws affect are not Catholic.

And I totally agree that politicians should vote according to their consciences. I know many Catholics, including politicians, who don't believe that homosexuality is a sin, regardless of what the church says, and most of those I have spoken to feel that sanctifying a gay marriage is not sinful. They do vote with their consciences and most are being truthful, even if they are not in agreement with all the Chuch dictates.

Seeing that a poliician of whatever religious persuasion is elected to serve ALL the people, regardless of their faith, ethnicity or sexual orientation, then that politician must be able to separate their own personal beliefs from their governing policies. If they can't make that separation, they shouldn't run for office.

-- Helen II (helenski@rogers.com), August 01, 2003.

Actually the Church is not free to do whatever it wants with its money, for the Church has a divine mandate to go forth and make disciples of all people. Therefore it must serve the people of the world, or it is untrue to its mission, its identity, and its founder, God. In the same way, the Church has been given the fullness of revealed truth by God, and is mandated to preach that truth to the whole world. The Church is not self-serving. It's purpose is outreach. Having the truth and holding it back from people who are not its members would be worse than not having the truth at all.

Part of the Church's divinely ordained mission is indeed to do what it can to pressure lawmakerss to enact laws based upon the objective truth. The evil of sin, including but certainly not restricted to homosexual activity, is not "a Catholic belief". It is an objective truth which is recognized by billions of people worldwide, the majority of whom are not Catholic. If special interest groups comprising less than 2% of the population can pressure the government to make laws affecting the entire population, then surely the churches, whose membership comprises a far greater percentage of the total population, have both the right and the duty to represent the truth. A government may have seperated itself from God, which can only lead to its ultimate destruction; but God, and His Church, have not separated themselves from government.

There is no such thing as a politician serving ALL the people, since there is no issue on which ALL the people agree. Whichever side of an issue a politician takes means a vote AGAINST the position of some of the people he is elected to serve. Since the issue of homosexual "marriage" is supported by only a small percentage of Americans, a politician will obviously serve the greatest percentage of people by voting against it.

-- Paul (PaulCyp@cox.net), August 01, 2003.

A brief warning. This morning I received an email from someone purporting to be a Christian with millions of dollars to give away to anyone who wishes to further the goals of "the church". The email apparently came from someone calling him/herself Mrs ijeoma adaobi from Malaysia.

These emails are scams and have unfortunately managed to rake in millions of dollars from gullible and greedy people in the past. Don't fall for this scam. I know this person took my email address from this web site as this is the only site I visit using that email address. I trust that anyone visiting this site will ignore any requests to help this "woman" scatter her millions of dollars to "true believers".

-- Helen (tunuwet2000@yahoo.com), August 02, 2003.

Hey, I just read today that the Vatican website is targeted by 10,000 viruses per month, and that there are about 30 crackers (mostly young Americans) hacking away at it on any given day.

And you wonder why the Pope can't read your e-mails...

-- Catherine Ann (catfishbird@yahoo.ca), August 02, 2003.

Dear Pope John Paul II,

Your Holiness,

It is with great concern that we write to you, along with the rest of the faithful. With reports of your ill health being circulated, we wanted to relay to you from our Hearts how much we have all admired your "courage under fire". Your staunch defense of "Humanae Vitae" and the "Rights Of The Unborn"; your early spiritual insight concerning "phenominism" ["Manifestations of the Holy Spirit"]; your very brave reconciliation with the Lutheran Church in March 2000 stating our justification is by Faith in Jesus Christ; your humility to forgive a Bulgarian assassin; your outreach to Israel to apologize for the "Holocaust"; all mark your papacy as a Triumph of God's Love over religious strife. We pray for you daily and ask God to give you the strength and perseverance to guide the "Universal" Catholic Church through the many challenges of the 21st century.

Very Humbly, A Grateful Catholic

-- Robert Thomas Stephen Miller (buffman@ptd.net), October 02, 2003.

people people people... with the pope as the largest head of any organized group of people in the world, he DOES NOT run every website which has his name on it. nobody here has a direct phone or mail line to the pope so please STOP POSTING LETTERS TO THE POPE>

-- paul (dontSendMeMail@notAnAddress.com), October 02, 2003.

The Vatican does not have an e-mail address because all the immoral crap they do would cause a flood of negative e-mails from the public. The Catholic church is a false religion but, does not want to hear that! They are in bed with the devil himself!!

-- joe gillen (rdkg2003@aol.com), December 16, 2003.

The Vatican does not have an e-mail address because all the immoral crap they do would cause a flood of negative e-mails from the public. The Catholic church is a false religion but, does not want to hear that! They are in bed with the devil himself!! What....you don't want to hear this....hmmm....Catholic censorship???

-- joe gillen (rdkg2003@aol.com), December 16, 2003.

why the church has no e-mail beacause they have no more excuses that we have believed for so long.first they let people let ted kennedy claim they are catholics but yet they support ted even though hes for the killing of babies and for homosexuality,is there a connection here! now we hear father martino feels bad for saddam...hmmmm did he feel so bad about the thousands of innocents that saddam was killing,or is embarrassment worse then killing! i as a catholic have not entered a church since the homos are running rampant in our churches and pay for their sins with our money.....what a racket! now they feel bad for saddam,have they joined forces with the devil!

-- louie shkreli (skrewylouie2001@yahoo.com), December 16, 2003.

So, let me get this straight ... because homosexuals are "running rampant" you have decided to join them on the road to Hell by rejecting the Church? What makes your mortal sins any more acceptable than theirs?? It would seem you may have joined forces with the devil, or at least followed his leading.

-- Paul M. (PaulCyp@cox.net), December 16, 2003.

I am not a Catholic and I have nothing against anyone because they are catholic but The POPE and his buddies at the VATICAN are truley absurd. First of all you can't turn on the television with out hearing of some little kid being molested by one of the POPES priest and on top of that they don't do anything to the priest but move him from parish to parish when everyone else in the world would go to jail for the rest of their life for such a crime. Now you got this CARDINAL at the vatican saying he feels sorry for SADDAM HUSSEIN and that we AMERICANS should be ashamed. Well I say The POPE should be ashamed for even allowing this jerk to speak in the first place. Does the Holy Cardinal feel sorry for Hundreads of thousands of people SADDAM put into mass graves and about the RAPE rooms in his mansion and the countless other atrocoties he has commited against humanity. Let me help you people out READ YOUR BIBLE and leave the young BOYS alone and get a clue. You all including the POPE will STAND in the same line as the rest of us on Judgement Day and he as the leader of your CHURCH will pay the price for his Actions. I dont know if you CATHOLICS understand but your church in THE EYES OF MOST OTHER CHRISTIANS has turned in to one big fat joke!!!! due to poor LEADERSHIP and the injustices that are continued to be overlooked. None of the rest of us can take you seriously and you ALL should be ASHAMED.

-- JOHN PAGE (johnnyrnr@yahoo.com), December 17, 2003.

First of all you can't turn on the television with out hearing of some little kid being molested by one of the POPES priest and on top of that they don't do anything to the priest but move him from parish to parish when everyone else in the world would go to jail for the rest of their life for such a crime

Couple of things here:

1) most of these molestations happened 20 or more years ago. 2) the percentage of priests who molest are no greater than the percentage of protestant ministers or teachers who molest (actually it is smaller than the number of teachers who molest).

So why all the press? Why do the lawyers target the Catholic church for the law suits? You are going to have to answer that one for yourself. Some hints: We are a centralized church who is looked upon as having deep pockets. We are outspokenly against homosexual behavior and many newspaper editorial pages are run by avowed homosexuals. It was a story that was easy to write and nationalize because we are the largest church in the United States.

In Christ, Bill

-- Bill Nelson (bnelson45@hotmail.com), December 17, 2003.

Bill, I undestand what you are saying and I know there is good and bad in everyone. I also know that there are good Catholics too. I however cant seem to understand the policies of the big wheels in the Vatican I mean c'mon man Feeling sorry for SADDAM is one thing saying it is another especially when they dont seem to acknowledge that they feel sorry for ALL of his VICTIMS. The man is EVIL and we as CHRISTIANS must fight evil in evry way!!!!!! There is some bad things going on at the vatican they really have me wondering about what bible they are reading out of. As far as the priests go you made good and valid points and after reading them I must say that you have made that issue a little clearer for me. I do however do not understand how a priset can continue in his same copacity once being found guilty of those charges!!!!! whether it be 20 years ago or 1 year ago. I'm sorry if I offended any of you I know my last post was not very CHRIST like and I apologize for that. Thanks for your response Bill. May the LORD JESUS BE WITH YOU ALWAYS!!!!

-- John Page (johnnyrnr@yahoo.com), December 17, 2003.

I, too, am troubled by the lack of open communication but have tried vis@pressva-vis.va as an address (has yet to bounce back) to hopefully communicate an opinion regarding recent Vatican comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoping that this reaches someone in the Vatican that will take the time to read and respond:

I am a practicing, faithful Catholic from the USA and find Cardinal Martino's comments regarding the news footage of Saddam Hussein most disturbing. I do not agree that he was displayed "like a cow" but rather applaud the US military in providing the most basic of medical care. Has Cardinal Martino never had a physical exam? Oh, but that Hussein had shown but a fraction of similar compassion for "his people" let alone comments on the torture and murder!!!

I can only hope that I do not have to face comments suggesting that I try to defend the Vatican in this instance, something that I find indefensible. As far as Hussein's ultimate fate, whatever happens in this life will be truely secondary and inconsequential as compared to the eternal judgement that I am convinced awaits us all.

Very sincerely yours,

-- Chicago Faithful (daborton@aol.com), December 17, 2003.

I would like to have the Vatican's e-mail address so I can tell them how I feel about this so called Holy Catholic Church. Well as allways,the Vatican (Pope and Cardinals) they are afraid to face the world, afraid to face the truth, we the lay people have so much to tell them, show them the right way, Christ's way that is, but they prefer to live in the dark with their crimes and sins. If that is the way they want, so be it; just remember one thing, the Son of the Living God is coming to judge the living and the dead and soon. I hope all you arrogant clergy are ready when all of the sudden He gets here; I would love to see all you guys faces .

-- Francisco E. Malo Sr (pmalo2@yahoo.com), December 17, 2003.

I am in interested in the vaticans email account so that I can meet those whom are able to assist me with my Christian music ministry, entitled "Ross Lyrical Enterprise" where lyrics are Heaven.

-- James Theodore Ross (rosslyen2@yahoo.com), February 04, 2004.

What is it you can do with an email account?

-- eugene c. chavez (loschavez@pacbell.net), February 04, 2004.

Pope's Mailing Address (please don't send garbage):

His Holiness John Paul II Apostolic Palace 00120 Vatican City State, EUROPE

Now a comment about the DEMOCRATICALLY elected politicians being encouraged to vote according to the will of their people rather than the will of God:

Allow me to remind you that democracy is basically MAJORITY RULE (today, it seems that it is those with the most money, or those who cry the loudest). Who seriously thinks the majority is right on every issue? Aristotle said the worst form of government is democracy. The best? The just king, or the philosopher king. Hmmm...I guess Aristotle was some sort of prophet, it sounds like he is describing Jesus the Christ. Unfortunately the opposite of the just king is the tyrant. By the way...John Paul II is a brilliant philosopher.

If Jesus came back today, He probably wouldn't care one way or the other if you are right or the Pope (Church) is right; He would only be concerned about whether or not you obeyed the legitimate authority (cf. 4th Commandment of God). If the Pope or the Church is not asking you to do something that goes against the Commandments of God, then you cannot go wrong by obeying, for it is God's will that we practice obedience, even if it hurts - after all, didn't St. Paul tell us that Jesus "learned obedience through suffering"? St. Maximilian Kolbe, before he was martyred at Auschwitz said it perfectly:

"A superior may, it is true, make a mistake; but it is impossible for us to be mistaken in obeying a superior's command. The only exception to this rule is the case of a superior commanding something that in even the slightest way would contravene God's law....Obedience raises us beyond the limits of our littleness and puts us in harmony with God's will....Obedience is the one and only way of wisdom and prudence for us to offer glory to God. If there were another, Christ would certainly have shown it to us by word and example. Scripture, however, summed up his entire life at Nazareth in the words: 'He was subject to them; Scripture set obedience as the theme of the rest of his life, repeatedly declaring that he came into the world to do his Father's will."

Get the picture? If it's good enough for Jesus, then it is good enough for me.

-- Fr. Paul Doucet (pjdoucet@hotmail.com), February 11, 2005.

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Salute & Cheers from a NON BELIEVER:

-- Laurent LUG (.@...), February 13, 2005.