[Brian Kopp DPM]

Is there any convincing argument which could explain why disregard for Church law might be confined to Holy Thursday liturgies and not spread to others matters ecclesiastical?

No.

He is making a fool out of all those loyal Catholics who have bent over backwards to try to put a good spin on all his statements and deeds over the past year.

A couple weeks ago I was visiting my parents, and there was a picture of Pope Francis on the news channel. My 79 yo mom said to me, "What do you think of this Pope?"

I simply responded, "I don't trust him."

She thought that was a shame. Indeed it is.

[JPX2011]

I suppose his idea of making a mess of things includes giving scandal. Thanks Holy Father! /s

[icwhatudo]

My 80 year old Roman Catholic mother just shakes her head and says “Never trust a Jesuit”.

[Longbow1969]

He is making a fool out of all those loyal Catholics who have bent over backwards to try to put a good spin on all his statements and deeds over the past year.

Well, those people were fools - blinded and willfully refused to see what this Pope is.

Pope Francis is a socialist, South American Jesuit who is going to align the church with the left, particularly on economic issues, and do great damage to traditional conservative values and free market advocates. Maybe he'll break out the Buddy Jesus next if the media will adore him even more.

[marshmallow]

This papacy has been different....not only in the playing out of the day-to-day Petrine ministry but also in its entirely unique genesis in the resignation of a reigning pontiff amidst lightning bolts, no?

Are we latter day Pharisees who don't see the spiritual enlightenment in the ministry of this latter day Francis of Assisi, or is there a real problem gradually revealing itself here?

[Alex Murphy]

He is making a fool out of all those loyal Catholics who have bent over backwards to try to put a good spin on all his statements and deeds over the past year.

+1 for the "anti-Catholic" Protestants who pointed out the unwarranted spin.

[Gamecock]

He is making a fool out of all those loyal Catholics who have bent over backwards to try to put a good spin on all his statements and deeds over the past year.

Glad we finally have an admission of such.

He's your boy, your spiritual leader. Seems like you should just suck it up, after all he has the "keys" right?