The pope shows again that he doesn’t know God or the Bible..
The pope needs to know that faith is a substance Hebrews 11:1 and it stands alone..
Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue and to the pope, Do not fear, only believe. Mark 5:36
so called global warming is not equal to faith...faith in faith...
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Romans 12:3
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17
The pope would do well to read a Bible and not the weather charts..
It is a positive move.
It’s about time Serra was canonized, the thing has been in the works for a long time and was most recently held up by the usual anti-colonial politics.
Good for Pope Francis.
Francis is just full of novelties.
It’s interesting: Serbian Patriarch Irinej recently came to the United States, and celebrated the canonization of two Serbian-American Saints:
http://www.westsrbdio.org/en/canonization
http://www.westsrbdio.org/en/events/canonization/hagiography
St. Sebastian of Jackson, in particular, was a missionary who worked mainly in Western North America. I myself am a Westerner, and especially appreciate that the Serbian Orthodox Church and the OCA recognize Sebastian of Jackson as a Saint!
http://www.westsrbdio.org/en/events/canonization/hagiography/966-the-life-of-st-sebastian-of-jackson
There was and is NO CONTROVERSY surrounding Saints Mardarije and Sebastian!!!! And Patriarch Irinej does not get himself involved in socialist and global warmist pronouncements.
His journey to America was an entirely positive event, with NO traffic jams, NO obama, and little fanfare. But it was entirely equivalent to the over-hyped visit of Pope Francis!
Then share your faith and shut-up about global warming and poverty.