[NYer]

Rosa has kept going to back to St. Pius, encouraged by what she's seen of the pope: from the simple white robe he wears to his rejection of the opulent papal apartment in favor of a spartan guest house.

"He's not letting himself be controlled by the rest of the church," Rosa said. "He's his own man."

So, it's all about physical appearances and not about the actual truths taught.

[Gumdrop]

I find this all very interesting. While some of these folks will return to practicing their religion, many sound to me like their “change of heart” is superficial.

It is nice that they are inspired by Pope Francis’s humble example, but the 2 previous Popes were also humble and holy men. The end result desired is a change of heart and to follow in Jesus’s footseps, converting yourself to be a follower of Jesus, not a person who wants the church to change according to their own values. The gal who went to a Unitarian Church does not sound like a serious Christian believer to me, but that is my own opinion. At least for now we stil have religious freedom in the USA, which is all for the good.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

So, is she going to leave her second “husband” and renounce her fornicating ways?

[frogjerk]

Born and raised Catholic, Rosa attended parochial schools and had a church wedding for her first marriage.

Millions have the same resume, know next to nothing about the faith and are lousy "Catholics". Joe Biden comes to mind.

[yldstrk]

my mom and another woman, huge obama supporters can barely contain themselves over how much they like this pope so that makes me very suspicious

[Ann Archy]

Sadly, Rosa is like the seed that gets planted on the roadside that takes root but in the HOT SUN dies and fades away!!

WHAT THE HELL DIFFERENCE does it make where the Pope comes from?????????? Whatever.

[Prolixus]

I’ve been “lapsed” since Vatican II. I’m staying that way until Vatican II is lapsed.

It is nice to see that the new father of the church is attempting to live a simple life. It’s left to be seen if he is as conservative as he is simple.

[Moonman62]

"The day the pope got elected, I turned on the TV and when I learned he was Latin, I went crazy at home," said Rosa.

It's a Hispanic thing.

[SuziQ]

Maybe some of them think he’s going to ‘change the rules’ so that they’ll be OK with the Church, without changing anything about themselves. I think many are going to be terribly disappointed, and angry with their local priests thinking they’re not going along with the Pope, if they continue to support the Church’s teachings.

[piusv]

I think this article is a joke personally. These folks left the Church because of the teachings...you know, the ones THEY have the right answer to as opposed to the Church.

Um, well, the teachings haven’t changed (and won’t) so who are they fooling? Not me.

[Salvation]

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