[nathanbedford]

Saul Alinsky in vestments.

[BlessedBeGod]

Sounds like a big tent kind-of-a-thing, which never works.

Or sounds like Unitarian Universalists, who believe in everything and nothing.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Into membership? If yes, good luck with that.

[mosesdapoet]

As a practicing Roman Catholic I feel I need to remind everyone that this institution has had all kinds of bad popes and when they forget the admonition “My Kingdom Is Not Of This World” .This church gets into all sorts of trouble. But survives.

These meandering homilys of This pope on temporal matters diffuse any theologic message Pope Francis offers. Snowballs should be thrown at those pointy hat supporters of his as well as opposition clearly expressed to those meanderings on any visit Francis may make here.

[MasterGunner01]

Time to retire Pope Francis, one way or other. This man is evil. He is the anti-Pope out to destroy the Catholic Church with the twin heresies of Liberation Theology and Social Justice. fracis must go.

[NTHockey]

Not this Vatican II BS all over again. I mean, it worked so well the first time. At this rate, he’ll have to change his name to Pope Barack.

[trebb]

Can’t reach someone with the Word if you expect them to already have all your beliefs before you will talk/associate with them.....Of course, the assumption is that the Catholic Church is actually more interested in carrying the Word than maintaining “purity in the laity”...

[SkyPilot]

If Jorge would give just one (just one) speech and quote the Bible, I would be shocked. He could give this verse to a spiritually thirsty world:

"Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."

John 14: 6

But, Jorge won't do that. He is the False Prophet.

[newnhdad]

The only people listening to red frank are people that enjoy the anguish it causes those of us the loved JP2.

[BlackAdderess]

I strongly suspect that the Catholic Church is in a great deal more trouble than many traditional Catholics may believe. This destruction has been brought to your door by expediency masked as wisdom. We all have our blind spots.

Speaking of blind spots, Protestants have a few of our own, unstable leadership structures being one. Perhaps we should get together, compare notes on where we have both gone wrong, and learn from one another before it all goes very VERY wrong.

There seem to be factions within your church that feel they have you all figured, so let us help you throw them a few curve balls :)

[StormPrepper]

"The bishops also debated a recognition of positive aspects of so-called irregular relationships, including those between unmarried or same-sex partners."

Ouch. I can't help but think there's definitely an agenda at work here and ordinary Catholics are being set up.

[bmwcyle]

The last Pope speaks again.