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The Pharisees sought to trap Jesus. They do not proceed honestly, but by stealth, using the gifts they have from God for their own purposes, not those of God; they were led by the Evil One, who so often offers to guide us where we think our self interests lie. They seek to flatter Jesus by calling him ‘Teacher’, when they have no intention of learning anything because they already think they are wise. They think that Jesus has only two answers – to collude with the Romans or to defy them, either way they will have him in a trap. But Jesus allows them to fall into their own trap – pointing out their hypocrisy.
There is not, he tells them, an opposition to giving to the rulers of society what is due to them, and giving one’s soul to God. The coin of Caesar is gold, the coin of God is humanity. Each of us is made in that image, and we owe that image to God; through the Church and its sacraments we can be transformed – if we repent of our sins and follow Jesus. But if, like the Pharisees, we rely on our wisdom and use it to try to trick God, then we shall come, at last, to separation from Him.
We reflect the image of God when we feed on love, grow in faith and hope, strengthen ourselves in the virtues of patience, humility and obedience. Thus do we grow in His likeness and render unto Him the thing that is His – ourself.
All Along the Watchtower 
“Thus do we grow in His likeness and render unto Him the thing that is His – ourself.”
I ask…whom might “we” be?
On a more somber note;
Catholic bishops drop moves to accept gays
Reuters Videos 0:50 mins
Roman Catholic bishops reverse a historic acceptance of gay people, drawing mixed reactions in the Philippines. Yiming Woo reports
http://news.yahoo.com/video/catholic-bishops-drop-moves-accept-095211262.html
Here is a small list of known homosexual Bishops; Just a tip of the iceberg;
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, a retired Catholic bishop in the Diocese of Detroit, has consistently been a supporter of New Ways Ministry and has also called for homosexual priests and bishops to “come out” and be truthful to themselves and others
Francis Spellman, Cardinal Archbishop of New York (died 1967) was long rumored to have been gay, according to a book by John Cooney, who said that many whom he interviewed took his homosexuality for granted
Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, Wisconsin retired on May 24, 2002 following the revelation that he had used $450,000 in archdiocesan funds to settle a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment
The auxiliary Roman Catholic Bishop of Cape Town, South Africa, Reginald Cawcutt, resigned in July 2002 following allegations that he outed himself as gay on a sometimes-sexually charged website set up for gay priests
In 2003, Cardinal Hans Hermann Groër was removed from office by John Paul II for alleged sexual misconduct with younger men who were students in his care
In 2005, Juan Carlos Maccarone, the Bishop of Santiago del Estero in Argentina was forced to resign after images were released of him engaged in sexual activity with another man
(no doubt a friend of Bergoglios)
Most recently in February 2013, Cardinal Keith O’Brien (leader of the Catholic church in Scotland) was forced to resign as archbishop three months ahead of planned retirement because of allegations of inappropriate acts with four priests during the 1980s,
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We is each of us who accepts Jesus.
I think even in Calvary Chapel, assassination by gossip must be considered sinful.
The Church did not reverse anything – MSM useless. read my series this week – only here
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What is MSM?
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Mainstream Media – its reporting is a curious combination of wishful thinking and ignorance.
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Oh, rite. They didn’t reverse anything. Gays thought the statements meant acceptance of gays. But it wasn’t voted on. I knew the CC wasn’t going to vote that in. Gays aren’t to be sanctioned in the CC. That is, on the pedestrian side of the rope.
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It was voted on and failed to get the required majority. The Church welcomes all repentant sinners – what does Calvary Chapel do?
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Calvary is a legal name on the wall. There are no policies. Doors are open. Just walk in and listen to Steve or who ever talk. But at the end, the unsaved are invited to meet the Lord. Its all about coming to know Christ personally. No golden cups or costumes. The Lord leads people to come in. No one is interested in what they did. Behold, all things are made new.
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Rather like us then.
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God is not afraid of new things. That is why he is continuously surprising us, opening our hearts and guiding us in unexpected ways,” the pope said
Nothing is new for the almighty. He knows the end from the beginning. Its not the popes fault. hes not saved. He doesn’t know the Lord. Its his fault if he dies unsaved.
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That is sort of what Francis is saying.
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