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To: caldera599

I thought that this was a good article, and I quoted from it in an email I sent earlier.

I think Pope Francis could very well be a nightmare, with his excess focus on social justice that comes close to Liberation Theology.

I also think he is scrupulous when it comes to money and power. Yes, blessed are the meek and blessed are the poor in spirit. This does not mean that the Pope should be riding in a bus instead of a bulletproof car (lacking in prudence), or pay his own hotel bill, or cook his own meals, or wear simple clothing.

This reminds me a bit of when Jimmy Carter had the Presidential motorcade stop at red lights so he could be more “humble.”


9 posted on 03/15/2013 8:04:24 AM PDT by LovedSinner
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To: LovedSinner

“... his excess focus on social justice that comes close to Liberation Theology.”

From everything I’ve read about Pope Francis, he fought Liberation Theology up close and personal in Latin America. It could be that the term “Liberation Theology” has a different or more expansive meaning to non-theologians than to those deeply grounded in theology.


16 posted on 03/15/2013 12:06:53 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: LovedSinner

I take it you’re one of those types who loves to find something wrong with every Pope who isn’t Pius X? In all charity, you’re acting goofy.


17 posted on 03/15/2013 11:01:34 PM PDT by caldera599
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