James - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sat, 21 May 2016 21:31:12 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg James - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope Francis rejects theology of prosperity https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/05/24/pope-francis-rejects-theology-prosperity/ Mon, 23 May 2016 17:07:21 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=83000 Pope Francis has said a theology of prosperity, where God rewards a just person with wealth, is wrong. Preaching during Mass at his residence on Thursday, the Pope said Christians err when think such a theology is valid. "You cannot serve God and wealth," the Pope said, reflecting on a passage from the letter of Read more

Pope Francis rejects theology of prosperity... Read more]]> Pope Francis has said a theology of prosperity, where God rewards a just person with wealth, is wrong.

Preaching during Mass at his residence on Thursday, the Pope said Christians err when think such a theology is valid.

"You cannot serve God and wealth," the Pope said, reflecting on a passage from the letter of James.

While wealth can be a good thing if it is used for good ends, it can also become like a "chain" that pulls us away from being free to follow Jesus, said Francis.

During his homily, the Pope also named types of modern economic exploitation of people as mortal sins.

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Pope Francis rejects theology of prosperity]]> 83000 Was James, not Peter, the head of the Church after Jesus? https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/03/21/james-peter-head-church-jesus/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:30:02 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=55429 Some claim that it was James, not Peter, who was the leader of the early Church after the time of Christ. What evidence can they provide for this claim? And what evidence is there against it? Which James? "James" was a common name in first century Judea, and there were several men named James who Read more

Was James, not Peter, the head of the Church after Jesus?... Read more]]> Some claim that it was James, not Peter, who was the leader of the early Church after the time of Christ.

What evidence can they provide for this claim?

And what evidence is there against it?

Which James?

"James" was a common name in first century Judea, and there were several men named James who are mentioned in the New Testament.

Unfortunately, precisely how many Jameses there are many is not clear.

They are described different ways, and it is not clear whether a James described in one passage is the same as the James mentioned in another. Continue Reading

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