[Ann Archy]

RULES and TRADITIONS are what LIBERALS HATE to FOLLOW!!! This Pope scares me to death.

[SubMareener]

Well, as a born-again Christian, all I can do is make sure I use only Kosher salt on my popcorn! ;-)

[JoeFromSidney]

Many churchmen, and it appears that Pope Francis is one of them, are "corrupted by compassion." In their haste to make things easy for someone, they do things that make the situation worse. Communion for those in invalid marriages is a current example. In his compassion, Pope Francis wants to allow them to receive Communion. However, for someone in the state of mortal sin to receive Communion only makes the sin worse. Promoting that is not "compassionate." The only really compassionate answer is to tell them to get out of that sinful situation. Get married if that's possible; separate if it isn't. In the case of people engaged in sodomy, the only answer is to quit. Confirming them in their sin is not being compassionate.

[RnMomof7]

He is a poor lost man, that confuses good works with salvation

[pepsi_junkie]

I’m no longer on the fence about this Pope. He’s a left winger and bad for the church. John XXIII destroyed the rituals of the church but mostly kept the teachings. This guy is destroying the teachings. And of course people will say “his heart is in the right place” and thus dismiss how he’s sowing confusion, discontent, and fear within the church while making the enemies of the church and the sinners all happy.

[Jotmo]

-as Pope Francis moves toward crafting new policies for carrying out his mission of mercy - a prospect that has conservative Catholics and some bishops in an uproar-

Message…New Liberal/progressive/communist pope wants to carry out a “mission of mercy”, and the conservatives are in an uproar.

Nooooo. There’s no bias there!

[Organic Panic]

US bishops still give “abortion is the most sacred belief of catholic faith” Pelosi communion.

[piusv]

Francis is pressing U.S. bishops to make what for many prelates is a wrenching turnaround: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and individual church leaders have dedicated increasing resources over the years to the hot-button social issues the pontiff says should no longer be the focus.

You mean like how they emphasize the hot-button issue of abortion by continuing to allow pro-abort politicians to receive communion? With a few exceptions, I don't think the US Bishops are struggling much at all. In fact, I'm willing to bet they had a huge hand in electing Francis knowing full well what he was like.