i see what you are saying, but WHY? why is this necessary now, with this Pope? why does he obfuscate his message so that there are myriad interpretations? What is to be gained from it? There was no such confusion with prior popes at least in MY memory. he has done nothing but give cover to the religious left and confound and unsettle those of us Catholics on the right. i read again and again that he has been mistranslated, that it’s taken out of context etc. why is it a recurring problem with him, but has not been with any other? i am a faithful Catholic, and i am reserving judgement on Pope Francis, but i am more than a little unsettled.
Why? I don't know. But I think what he's getting at with all of these messages he's been telling the world since he was chosen as pope is that we need to live in a Christ-like manner. Help the needy. Forgive the sinner. Pray for our enemies. The very things that Christ spoke about.
A long way from “Father Smith Instructs Jackson”.