This is very consistent with Francis' prior statements about gays and Islam. Basically, "who am I to judge" seems to be his main philosophy. As long as something thinks they are doing good as they understand it, who are we to judge? Come on in and enjoy the new judgement free church!
All these gays and liberals who are fawning over Francis'indirect endorsement of their lifestyles will not, of course, actually be going to church or beleiving or anything. But it gets him on the cover of their magazines (and I mean not with a scary scowling picture like Benedict would get) so I guess that's good, right?
And once again we have the vatican or important church figures coming out to explain to us that Francis is actually still a catholic and we just don't understand him. Yay.
“This is very consistent with Francis’ prior statements about gays and Islam. Basically, ‘who am I to judge’ seems to be his main philosophy. As long as something thinks they are doing good as they understand it, who are we to judge? Come on in and enjoy the new judgement free church!”
Nonsense! In the confessional, hopefully, the penitent has hopefully opened up his soul to the confessor as one opens a door to a room. In the setting where people are asking about gays in general, the pope is not acting as a confessor. He’s speaking objectively. Objectively, not even the pope has the right to judge a sinner. He can only judge what he sees, not what happens in the soul which he does not see. That is the judgment that the confessor is making. He is judging what has been confessed to him. He’s not making a general judgement over an entire population of people. That’s not how moral theology works. You should read the writing of St. Alphonsus de Ligouri on sin, confession and how to make judgements. Talk about stupid.
“Basically, “who am I to judge” seems to be his main philosophy”
He was specifically speaking of a particular priest who was caught up in homosexual allegations and repented and was trying to get on with his life. In this case, “who is anyone to judge”.
But you know what, from the minute that Francis uttered these now famous words he has been lambasted as a homosexual-loving, leftwing marxist of the first degree, by those that you would think would be supporting him.
I do wish he would shut up, but that’s not his style. I personally can’t wait for him to “clarify” the Catholic teachings on sodomites, women clergy and abortion. Then the honeymoon with the media is over. The usual suspects of Catholic Church bashers, who have not had a Pope to criticize in years, will continue the onslaught. But who cares? The pope is infallible in matters of faith and morals. His personal opinions on the economy don’t amount to a hill of beans.
“Come on in and enjoy the new judgement free church”
Try reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church.