Good morning, everyone!
This morning Monsigneur told us in the homily that we are to listen to the Pope as Vicar of Christ, even if we don’t necessarily like what he tells us. He pointed out that Pope John Paul went to Poland for the last time and admonished the Polish people for falling into materialism and ignoring the moral precepts of the Church. He also had a great story about Pope John Paul shaking his cane at someone who was shouting about what his next encyclical should be, and telling the man “You don’t tell the Pope what to say.” LOL!
I see the Fox people are totally clueless about Pope Benedict. They are talking about how he needs to bridge the gap between himself and the youth of the Church and how no one here knows very much about him. Unfortunately, FR doesn’t have a rolling eyes smiley I could use here.
Agreed. More of the intellectual absence that roams the universities.