Reformed theologian John Piper suggested that there should be a new pope, one who believes that justification is by faith alone.
“Qualifications for the new Pope that would bear most fruit,” Piper tweeted on Wednesday, and listed out:
“He should believe that justification is by faith alone, baptism is a sign not a cause of regeneration, Christ is at the Lord’s Supper by memory and faith not physically, the Bible alone has final authority not the pope.”
Piper’s arguments essentially refer to some of the most fundamental differences between Roman Catholics and Protestants, at a time when the former face a serious crisis, with calls for Pope Francis to stand down.
The Catholic Church has been hit by revelations of wide-spread sex abuse of children at the hands of priests and subsequent clergy cover-up that went on for decades, for which Francis has been apologizing.
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