[SatinDoll]

To all those RCs like myself who've been horrified by this Pope -- knowledge of their actions to corrupt the Church should come as no surprise.

[onedoug]

A very slippery slope, indeed.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[isthisnickcool]

The Catholic Church has been broken for a very long time.

[sneakers]

Agreed

[Cry if I Wanna]

Where in the bible does it say that Mary is the mother of the church?

[Oratam]

bkmk

[grania]

Watching Pope Francis on TV (unavoidable) my personal opinion is that he is not humble. That little car is an affectation that makes it harder for those who protect him to do their job, things like walking through the Chamber instead of a subtle entrance, the politically cute things he says just don't seem humble. Plenty about policy toward migrants, but nothing about the horrors of the world and the nightmare they create. Very little use of Scripture or Church Doctrine to frame his pronouncements.

I know next to nothing about this topic, so it's just my impression. Am I alone?

[Sans-Culotte]

This is why I’ve always thought a Supreme Pontiff was a bad idea. It was only a matter of time until an Antipope like Francis would appear.

[Robert DeLong]

I have had my doubts about the Catholic Church for decades now. Something just never seemed quite right, in many aspects.

[SunTzuWu]

Bookmark.

[SaraJohnson]

So...what is the authority over the Pope who could do something about this? God could do something, so pray a lot for the church. I will, too.

Francis has given me the creeps since the beginning and I felt guilty about it as I used to be Catholic but found Jesus in a way that made the church’s ways and teachings in conflict. I rarely trust my first instincts on church matters because I fear my Christian journey may warp my impressions and vision. My sisters are all Catholic. I am very careful in what I say to them but they don’t mind me talking about Jesus and they ask me to pray for them all the time.

I read that this Pope said that communing directly with Jesus is “dangerous.” Did he really say this? There is no safer place to be than in direct communion with Jesus.

When I was Catholic, I felt I grew out of the church or parted ways because from the time I was small, I talked to Jesus directly about my sins and troubles. I just felt such healing waves of forgiveness, sweetness and love and I never felt that when dealing with a middle man or any soul but Jesus. The Bible is my lesson book and Jesus is my Savior. He’s mine and I’m His.

Jesus gives me messages and direction I need in various ways. I could never let anyone - dead or alive - stand between me and Jesus unless He let me know I was to do that. He never did. He is always there for me and I am no one special - not by a mile. I am just your run of the mill shi$ head trying hard, but still messing up plenty.

[steve86]

Ann has double my IQ points but I would think this would make Bergoglio an invalid pope — the throne is not validly occupied —and maybe or maybe not an antipope.

[Vermont Lt]

It’s on the inter webs...it MUST be true.