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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
I like that Jim,when your faith is tested you answer the tough questions.
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I don't know if Bergoglio's faith was tested by the "dirty wars." I would assume his faith is in Christ's message with its path to God, not in man and the ways of godless men. I don't recall in my Bible readings (long enough ago that I may have forgotten some) that Christ was concerned with the often murderous machinations of the Roman empire, nor with scolding Roman governors, but rather with preaching and ministering to the poor, and with scolding those who had false faith. His path to salvation was, I think, a personal faith in a God who demands that you cast off petty material concerns and seek spiritual salvation even if you must sacrifice your corporeal being. If he had been asked to abandon his faith or be crucified, that, I think, would have been a test of his faith.