[Mrs. Don-o]

Weigel compares the media "filter" to a "bamboo curtain", screening out papal messages that aren't part of "The Narrative" --- the predetermined liberal consensus on what the "real story" is, no matter the pesky particular facts.

Pope Francis' teachings on

• abortion (against!)
• same-sex "marriage" (against!)
• Satan (against! and with a strong emphasis on the reality of demonic entities, and the need to resist their evil)

All pretty much silenced in the mediasphere.

Class, discuss.

[Slyfox]

Pope Translator:

http://www.setonmagazine.com/latest-articles/what-if-the-translators-of-pope-francis-translated-other-stuff-in-history

[NotSoFreeStater]

What about reports of his heavy involvement regarding our new policy towards Cuba?

[Brian Kopp DPM]

And on the other hand...

YouTube: Why Is Pope Francis the Idol of the Secular Media?

Posted on: Wednesday, December 17, 2014

[ebb tide]

Weigel has his head stuck in the sand.

George Weigel Re-Fastens His Pope Francis Filter

The liberal media’s embrace of Francis is only natural and the faithful conservative outcry is reasonable. We are accustomed to having those who rule over us throw us a bone once in a while to distract and to curry favor. Despite Weigel’s filter, we know what it means.

Francis has secretly collaborated with our socialist president to make concessions to communist Cuba. He is also trying to get the U.S. to release Islamist terrorists from GITMO.

[ebb tide]

Philippine communist rebels declare truce for holidays, pope visit

You can judge a man by the company he keeps. (Obama, Castro, etc)

[Clemenza]

The ultramontanists are the laughingstock of the Catholic Church. They can no longer excuse away this old coot Argentine with arguments about “mistranslation.”

[Salvation]

BTTT on your comments. Media are running scared and hiding the truth.

What else is new?

[kitkat]

Good article. Thank you, Mrs. Don-o.

[ebb tide]

I want to thank His Holiness Pope Francis whose moral example shows us the importance of pursuing the world as it should be rather than simply settling for the world as it is."Barry Hussein Obama

If Francis sees the world the same way as Barry see's "it should be", we are in for a world of hurt.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"abortion (against!)

same-sex "marriage" (against!)

Satan (against! and with a strong emphasis on the reality of demonic entities, and the need to resist their evil)"

Golly, what a swell guy. Where did I leave my cookie jar...

[Tax-chick]

I’ve always liked George Weigel. He’s one of our not-upset-all-the-time commentators.

[defconw]

I really like George Weigel. Loved his huge book about the life of John Paul II.

I agree with him of course. I do most of my Pope reading on sites that are orthodox and I wait for the translation before freaking out.

What struck me about this article and also intrigued me is the Satan being real to this Pope. I know what he means. What he does not mean is that JPII and Benedict XVI didn't believe in Satan, that's absurd.

Rather I think I see a way to relate to this Pope for me. All this political crap, about what he said and didn't say threw me off my game. I am now wanting to know more about the spirituality of Pope Francis.

We have been taking much about Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I must say I miss the old parish where they invited a local Hispanic praise "band" to come and celebrate that with us. It was awesome. My Spanish is remedial at best, but the songs and the spirit, were so wonderful.

Any way thanks to George and Mrs. Don-o.