[Elsie]

With very good reason. I thought John Paul II and Benedict were great!!

Really?

Who are you to judge the Vicar of Christ?

[RatRipper]

I am not Catholic, Elsie. I do not share esteem of the Pope simply because of what your church ascribes to the person holding that position. The Pope is just a man. I do not judge people in terms of eternity . . . that is reserved for God alone. However, as we ALL should do, I make judgments about people. “You shall know them by the fruit they bear.” I think that is pretty strong instruction that we should watch and make judgments about people we encounter.

The fruits I observed from John Paul II and Benedict were good; the fruits I have seen from Francis . . . ominous and troubling, not so good.