{"id":108,"date":"2007-07-10T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-10T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godweb.org\/wordpress\/?p=108"},"modified":"2010-02-09T00:50:30","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T05:50:30","slug":"108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"When is a Church Not a Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D108&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><strong>Vatican Document Opens Old Wounds<br \/>\n<\/strong>When is a Church Not a Church? 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A new statement published by the Vatican states quite clearly that outside of the jurisdiction of Rome (and some Eastern Orthodox communions), a church is not a Church. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/notChristian.htm\">What the document actually reveals is how far out of touch with reality the Pope actually is. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>For futher reading:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/papacy.htm\">The Pope: Holy Father, Supreme Patriarch, Leader Beloved and Reviled<\/a><br \/>\nA short history of the Papacy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/papalelection.htm\">Is A Democracy Movement Possible Within the Church?<\/a><br \/>\nCould Rome Change?<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D108&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vatican Document Opens Old Wounds When is a Church Not a Church? 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