LGBT folk,Giving thanks is a fundamental act of acknowledging our dependency.During his career in Dallas. Even with minimal interactions we have at this time,A reader sent an email about the cost-savings analysis I did last week in my LED bulb story so you'll need 24 bulbs (costing $11. former Frisco mayor who is spearheading efforts to build a Collin County arts hall. The truth will endure not only despite them I believe; it will also be better known in and through themDARRELL BOCK Executive Director of Cultural Engagement Center for Christian Leadership Senior Research Professor of New Testament StudiesDallas Theological SeminaryHe has to clean up things in his church to gain moral credibility for the moral issues he and the Roman Catholic church challenges others on His style of not seeking privilege and concrete concern for the poor is also important to maintain Hopefully there will be dialogue with other Christian groups and others who share an interest in issues tied to humanitarian goals religious freedom justice and protection of lifeGEOFFREY DENNIS Rabbi Congregation Kol Ami Flower Mound; faculty member University of North Texas Jewish Studies ProgramWith the ever-necessary proviso that I am not a Catholic yet as an outsider who hopes only the best for the future of the church my one recommendation involves yet a third saint It is now completely clear it it hasn't been for the last 950 years that Henry the II was right and Thomas a Becket was wrong Henry argued that the church could not maintain its own separate system of justice that shielded priests from temporal justice while Becket insisted on the immunization of the clergy from the courts of the realm The murder of Becket was wrong but so was his policy in life Most of the current church's public woes stem from this same claim; that criminal acts by priests are solely the purview of the church Francis should consider simplifying and IMHO elevating the status of the Church worldwide by simplifying the one thing: rejecting the claim of privilegium clericale and submitting "criminous clerks" to the law of the lands in which they functionWILLIAM LAWRENCE Dean and Professor of American Church History Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist UniversityMy advice to Pope Francis is to embrace his own identity as a pastoral theologian His academic training among the Jesuits and his pastoral affinities for the poor are the two fundamental sources of strength that shape his ministry Whether ministry means the parish priesthood the episcopacy or the papacy he is the same soul with a vocation to serve the LordFor me this means that although his responsibilities include many urgent needs in the life of the church he should not approach his office as one who faces many problems to solve He should approach the office as an opportunity to do faithful service in the ministry of a pastoral theologian His focus should be on thinking theologically about the work of a pastor In doing so he will bring his most precious gifts for ministry to bear upon all of the challenges crises and concerns that are afflicting the church that he leadsFrom this core identity then he will be most fully situated not only to be an ecclesiastical leader but also to be a public witness who can be respected by the people of the world He will be able to stretch himself in ecumenical and interfaith ways He will be able to engage in conversation with secular heads of state and of governments He will be able to intercede in the disputes that threaten a stable peace in the worldAttention to the needs of the poor combined with critical theological reflection will offer him the methods and the means for an effective ministry from Rome to the whole worldMIKE GHOUSE President Foundation for Pluralism Dallas and Speaker on interfaith matters diversity and pluralismPope Francis is singularly the most influential person on the world stage besides the President of the United States who can affect positive or negative outcomes in a given society He can aggravate the conflicts or mitigate them and become a Blessed peacemakerI hope and pray that he heralds a new beginning for building a better world for the humanity without distinction After all he represents the man from the Galilee and hopefully follows him in embracing the whole humanityThanks to the Cardinals for taking the right step in appointing a Jesuit Pope ending the age old conflict between the two factions now they can see eye to eye It's healthy part of repentance and forgiveness to move forward with a clean slateWith a solid following of 12 Billion he can influence people of faith and no faiths to build bridges The Muslim-Christian Jewish-Christian and Hindu-Christian conflicts are deep and irreconcilable but not completely out of the realm of solutions These conflicts are gnawing the communities in their hearts and minds and flare up now and then in difficult expressionsI would suggest a two-track approach to the popeThe theory part would be to initiate a purposeful dialogue with each group with an objective of learning to respect the otherness of others for peaceful co-existence As a starter the Christian Muslim Conflict mitigation is listed at the The practical side of the equation would entail calling on people of faith (and no faith) to serve together in poverty reduction healthcare potable water and basic common educational programs? unlawfully from rental housing. 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