[NRx]

I am trying very hard to exercise restraint when the subject is the Pope of Rome. But I am reluctantly coming to the painful conclusion that this Pope is a Communist or at least a Communist sympathizer. He has also made enough comments in homilies and "off the cuff" remarks that I am not able to accept the "he was quoted out of context" argument that is so popular with his apologists. I'm not quite ready to say he is a heretic (here I am referring to small 'c' catholic small 'o' orthodoxy as opposed to Orthodoxy), but I strongly suspect it.

[oblomov]

Mistranslated, right?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Why would he be?

[BipolarBob]

He is perfect for ushering in the New World Order. He is the Worlds Ambassador. It’s just like John Lennons “Imagine”. He’s . . he’s . . . well yeah he’s a commie.

[tflabo]

Dennis Prager the other day was saying how much he was disappointed by the Pope’s condemning of capitalism and the commie/socialist bent of latin America. Francis is from Argentina. Other than maybe Colombia I dont think there’s another fairly conservative nation down there.

[ETL]

What times we’re living in... A communist pope. A communist president and administration. And, here in New York City, a communist mayor. Yet many laughed at our warnings. Some clueless dopes still do.

[Gay State Conservative]

I miss John Paul II.

[lee martell]

What does that tell you?
He’s a Socialist Jesuit.

[miele man]

Just a moment ago I read George Weigel’s comment, “I don’t believe for a minute that Pope Francis was pleased when President Evo Morales of Bolivia, one of the worst of the new authoritarians, presented him with a sacrilegious hammer-and-sickle “crucifix” at their exchange of greetings and gifts shortly after the Pope arrived in La Paz.”

Obviously, there are differing opinions of the Pope’s reaction.

See his comment here (an excellent article, BTW)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421079/pope-francis-john-paul-ii-vatican-economics

[Lurkinanloomin]

I’m offended by it.

I’m saddened that he is not.

[piytar]

Francis is a communist first, a political leader of the Church second, and a man of God (if at all) last. He is an anti-pope.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Very consistent given this man’s support of big government control of markets and climate initiatives.

[right way right]

I am offended as a Christian.

[ronnietherocket3]

More likely he was exercising a bit of tact.

He has also made enough comments in homilies and "off the cuff" remarks that I am not able to accept the "he was quoted out of context" argument that is so popular with his apologists.

Or he has decided that people are going to misquote him no matter what he says and that it is better to just say it then spend a lot of time fretting over whether or not someone can distort and twist a comment.

I'm not quite ready to say he is a heretic (here I am referring to small 'c' catholic small 'o' orthodoxy as opposed to Orthodoxy), but I strongly suspect it.

The key to not seeing him as a heretic is to understand that people can actually have disagreements over things.

[AlaskaErik]

No reason why a Marxist would be offended.

[AzIrish]

I wrote to Bishop Olmsted (diocese of PHX) Friday about my horror at the Pope accepting a hammer and sickle crucifix. I received an answer from his assistant chancellor that I was guilty of bad judgement of the Pope. He said the Pope was just being diplomatic to his host. Today I emailed him back asking what is the explanation now the Pope says he is not offended by the crucifix. No reply now that Church is caught in active coverup of the Pope’s actions. This is one Catholic who is sick to death of the apologists for this Pope.

[virgil]

I think he’s a mason

[Junior_G]

A decent pope would have swung that desecration right through Evo Morales’s teeth.

[aquila48]

That’s surprising that a crucifix didn’t offend the Marxist.

[getarope]

To borrow a line from Mr. Rogers: “Can you say False Prophet?”

[SoFloFreeper]

He should have been offended.