Pope Francis: My Thoughts on the Man

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Pope Francis seems to be beloved by many. At the same time, some accuse him of being the Anti-Christ. Those who believe that Pope Francis is the Anti-Christ believe that he will change Church teaching and lead us down the road to Perdition. I have found that most people who take this stance are arch-conservatives, steeped in Tradition, finding Pope Francis too liberal for their liking. These are people who don’t like change. They find the old ways appropriate, because that is what they know to be true. Francis’ approach to finding new ways of reaching the marginalized and oppressed has left these arch-conservatives in fear of Church teaching changing. Yet, Pope Francis has not changed one iota of Church teaching to date, and it doesn’t look like he ever will.

With that in mind, I paid close attention to Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, so that I could come to better understand the man. I am a firm believer that actions speak louder than words. I watched all the coverage and listened to all of his homilies/speeches.

So just exactly what did I observe? I saw… Read more...

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  1. praytivation8:41 am, November 12, 2015


    I beg to disagree!
    Faithful Catholics are not expected to LIKE the Pope or to agree with everything he says! Neither are they expected to LIKE his methods; nor indeed his tweets and speeches.I am a Catholic. I do not like some of the things my Pope says and does and I like some. I like him as a person, but he annoys me sometimes with some of his unguarded utterances which he is forced to take back. But he is allowed to make mistakes too. Just like with my parents and people generally. Yet I love my Pope and trust my Church. When the Pope issues OFFICIAL STATEMENTS like Encyclicals and others, my emotions step aside and faith takes over, because the gates of hell shall never prevail.
    When Jesus forgave the woman caught in adultery, he did not pat her back and say 'it's okay to be a sinner...' He said 'go, and sin no more'. Tolerance is no substitute for truth. May the Lord and Master, our Supreme Shepherd guide Pope Francis always. Amen.

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