Who Are Pope Francis’s Critics? (Catholic/Orthodox Caucus)

NY Times ^ | 12 march 2015 | Ross Douthat

[Mrs. Don-o]

You may be right. Who am I to judge?

[piusv]

The evidence is purely anecdotal, namely conversations at coffee hour after liturgy, but the reviews I have been getting are decidedly mixed. Most, at least among those who care or pay any attention, approve of things like his preference for the title of “Bishop of Rome.” Others are concerned that he is squishy on some important doctrinal points where Orthodox and Catholics have tended to line up together.

If I had to guess, this is what I would think you'd find among the Orthodox.

[Pyro7480]

the excerable heretic Burke

????

[Kolokotronis]

“If I had to guess, this is what I would think you’d find among the Orthodox.”

Not among the ones I know. Perhaps among some of the more extreme Old Calendar types or the more “enthusiastic” American converts; the average, theologically/liturgically educated Greek, Ethiopian or Arab I go to Liturgy with or communicate with like and respect him very much. But as I said, we also all respect and like +BXVI. It is worth noting that the same could not be said regarding +JPII.

[piusv]

Could you explain why the orthodox, in your opinion, think very highly of Francis and Benedict XVI and not JPII This seems like an odd combination to me.

[BlatherNaut]

Who Are Pope Francis’s Friends?

- socialists

- climate change hucksters and their radical environmentalist useful idiots

- homosexual change agents

- pro-aborts

- non-Catholics

- “seamless garment” promoters

- church marms

- adulterers

- globalists

- cafeteria Catholics

- lukewarm and/or generally uninformed Catholics

[piusv]

And that should have been a capitalized O and there should have been a question mark. Arrrgh.

[Kolokotronis]

That’s OK, we’re both! :)

[JoeFromSidney]

I think Pope Francis suffers from the same kind of "tunnel vision compassion" as do leftist Bishops in the US. He can see suffering and has compassion for it, but can't see anything else. He believes that "something must be done," and has no compassion for those at whose expense the various governments will do it.

The divorce-and-remarriage situation is another good example of tunnel vision compassion. Yes, those in this situation are suffering. They are barred from the Eucharist, unless they repudiate their invalid marriage. The Pope can see that suffering. Apparently, though, he can't see anything else, including the damage that would be done by opening the Eucharist to those in this irregular situation. Instead of those in this situation repudiating their invalid marriage, the Pope appears to want to repudiate Church teaching.

It's going to be an "interesting" Pontificate.