Jeez, and he started off so well.
Bet you my last five dollars that he just gave the IDIOTS a reason to start liking him.
I'm not too sure about that. People think Jesuits are conservative because they wear black cassocks (and know how to pronounce "nuclear"). They aren't. I thought this Pope was going to be interesting, right from the get-go.
Pope Francis will do great damage in the world. He will serve as an inspiration to economic leftists across the globe. It is sad that some good men, like Pope Francis, are so ignorant when it comes to economics. It is truly regrettable that Pope Francis doesn’t understand that free markets are what pull people out of poverty, NOT government social welfare programs.
Jeez, and he started off so well.
Barnhardt Knew....
Just read up on her take on the pope when he first came on board...
Maybe YOU thought so...
You thing so? I've found him disappointing from the start. Of course, that's probably just the contrast with Benedict XVI, whom a lot of us Orthodox felt was the best Pope of Rome since the Latins' schism from the Church in the 11th century.
Francis has mustered every leftist's favorite quote from St. John Chrysostom in support of his position, ignoring the critique of leveling the Golden-Mouth offered elsewhere:
“Should we look to kings and princes to put right the inequalities between rich and poor? Should we require soldiers to come and seize the rich person’s gold and distribute it among his destitute neighbors? Should we beg the emperor to impose a tax on the rich so great that it reduces them to the level of the poor and then to share the proceeds of that tax among everyone? Equality imposed by force would achieve nothing, and do much harm. Those who combined both cruel hearts and sharp minds would soon find ways of making themselves rich again.Worse still, the rich whose gold was taken away would feel bitter and resentful; while the poor who received the gold from the hands of soldiers would feel no gratitude, because no generosity would have prompted the gift. Far from bringing moral benefit to society, it would actually do moral harm. Material justice cannot be accomplished by compulsion, a change of heart will not follow. The only way to achieve true justice is to change people’s hearts first—and then they will joyfully share their wealth.”
--St. John Chrysostom in On Living Simply XLIII
Of course, had Francis left out the call to political leaders for "reform" there wouldn't really be anything to object to. Unfortunately he did not, and so there is.