Posted on 08/14/2019 7:05:50 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
Some time ago I made it a policy to not criticize Pope Francis. My attitude to the Vatican corruption, immorality amongst the hierarchy, financial skullduggery and Pope Francis’ ambiguous teaching was simply, “He’s the Pope. He’s from a different culture and background. What can we learn from him? Is he a great pope? Time will tell. Is he a bad pope? I give him the benefit of the doubt and realize, sometimes we have good popes. Sometimes we have bad popes.
Why complain about the Pope if you don’t like him? You can’t do anything about it, so just get on with doing what you can do with what you have where you are. Be real. Be local. Live the faith and perhaps your prayer for the pope will be that of Tevye for the Czar.
However, I can’t help lamenting this interview of Pope Francis with the Italian paper La Stampa. He speaks about European politics, the immigration crisis and ecology as he looks forward to the upcoming Amazon synod.
Far be it from me to suggest that a Pope should not comment on politics, ecology and immigration. All of these topics and more may be subjects for papal observation and comment.
Nevertheless, what struck me most about the interview with La Stampa is that the Holy Father made no mention of Jesus Christ or his Blessed Mother. There was a brief reference to the Christian roots of Europe, but otherwise no mention of sin, the need for redemption, the need for the Catholic faith and the pressing need for repentance, prayer and conversion of souls.
Nothing.
An opportunity to evangelize and bring the focus back to the Christian faith was lost completely and all that was given out was mushy sweet talk about politically correct theories.
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“Vatican Secretary of State, 2nd most powerful man in the Vatican, flavoured by PF. tipped for next Pope. Everything you need to know about him is here: https://onepeterfive.com/ca... Good and holy Cardinal Zin/Sin's estimate of him chills me.”
Don’t see a caucus tag, so I’ll comment.
The anti-pope should read the Catholic Catechism. It seems clear enough to this Calvinist.
You’re correct. And it’s truly surreal to be in this position, defending the Catechism and even, the authentic Papal Magisterium, from it main opponent: the pope.
A fish rots from the head down.
Why don't you be "real", Dwight, and admit Bergoglio is a heretic and a bad pope?
“Why don’t you be “real”, Dwight, and admit Bergoglio is a heretic and a bad pope? “
Amen.
Remember that word ‘Babylon’... it means ‘confusion’.. Ever been taught about ‘Babylon’/confusion’?
"Do you have a blessing for the Tsar, rabbi?"
"Oh, yes ... may God bless and keep the Tsar ... far away from us!"
No Catholic needs to be confused in the slightest. The traditional teaching of the Church is easy to find.
The modern cult of personality leads some to believe that evil a new phenomenon. We have survived worse.
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