Posted on 06/02/2019 7:02:58 AM PDT by marshmallow
Pope Francis said he has always been a doctrinal conservative and takes accusations of being a heretic with a grain of salt.
“I have always defended doctrine,” the pope told Mexican reporter Valentina Alazraki in a lengthy interview released Tuesday by Vatican News. “I am a conservative.”
Asked how he reacts to being called a heretic, the pope said he takes it “with a sense of humor.”
Just weeks ago, a group of 19 Catholics, including clergy and scholars, questioned the pope’s theological orthodoxy, accusing him of “heresy” in an open letter to the bishops of the Catholic Church.
“I also pray for them because they are mistaken and I saw poor people, some of whom are manipulated,” the pope said. “I saw who the people were who signed.”
“No, seriously, a sense of humor and I would say tenderness, paternal tenderness,” he said. “I mean, it doesn’t hurt at all. I’m hurt by hypocrisy, lying, that hurts me. But a mistake like that, where there are even people whose heads have been filled with ideas. No, please, we have to take care of them too, we have to take care of them.”
The pope said that his words are often taken out of context, such as his famous line “Who am I to judge?” in reference to a homosexual priest who was trying to live a chaste life.
Francis said that his belief in the immorality of homosexual acts has not changed and that “it is a contradiction to speak of homosexual marriage.”
The pope also said that he misspoke when he said that teenagers who manifest a homosexual tendency should be taken to see a psychiatrist. “I meant to say a professional,” he said.
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Keep digging, Francis.
And I’m Mr. Universe.
As usual, Satan lies. Same ol’, same ol’.
“I am a conservative”. Here is what he advocates strongest: climate change, open borders, economic equality, and on rare occasions something from the Bible. Is that what passes for conservative Europe?
I really stopped liking this guy when he sent $500K of parishioners money to help the illegal immigrants, breaking our law.
Pope Francis: ‘I Am a Conservative’
And I’m Spartacus
And I’m the Queen of England.
And Im a unicorn that farts rainbows.
Worst Pope ever.
LOL
No, you’re the Devil.
Same difference.
No, Poop Franco, you’re a communist, deranged homosexual.
Who does he think he’s kidding?
And I’m the King of Gondor.
Well, if that isn’t a BOLD FACED LIE, I’m Captain Marvel
Now, why would Frank lie about that?
The fact he feels he has to declare he’s a “conservative” reveals a lot
From a non catholic observer, you guys sure picked yourself a stinker. Sort of out a the whole papal infallibility thing in the back alley dumpster.
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