{"id":22783,"date":"2022-07-28T06:25:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T11:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/?p=22783"},"modified":"2022-11-30T01:16:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:16:03","slug":"tunes-from-the-bcct-on-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2022\/07\/tunes-from-the-bcct-on-pope-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunes From the BCCT on Pope Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>There are a lot of members of the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers posting articles, videos and podcasts online. So much in fact that one really doesn\u2019t have the time, energy or computer bandwidth to read all the good things being written up and slapped on a web page. And so I decided to bring examples of a 132 of them together in one post. It consists of bits of Orthodox Catholic thoughts from the Catholic Rigorous Vortex and the Liberal Hippie Catholics and everyone else in-between.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2022\/06\/wrn-18-cool-tunes-from-the-broad-chorus-of-catholic-thinkers\/?fbclid=IwAR1RS3AU7RgyCZc1X04Q2sQH6-RjWUP60fCKMnUX5niFjqlFlNuW_QdIZrA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">WRN # 18 Cool Tunes From the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers<br>\n<\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2022\/07\/easy-access-to-tunes-and-tweets-from-the-bcct\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Easy Access to Tunes and Tweets from the BCCT<\/a><\/span><\/strong> JULY 29, 2022<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The diversity of thought within Catholic teaching, like variety within the strictures of sonnets, is one of its most beautiful features. It is nevertheless important to listen, as much as we can, to <strong>a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">broad chorus of Catholic thinkers<\/span><\/strong>. I have found great consolation in the fact that someone holier and smarter than myself has likely asked my questions already; my job is to find them and to listen, and then to make as many people as possible read block quotations about it.<br>\n<a class=\"decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/onepeterfive.com\/author\/skabel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sharon Kabel<\/a> , <a class=\"decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/onepeterfive.com\/osb-vs-ufo-stanley-jaki-and-the-theology-of-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">OSB vs. UFO: Stanley Jaki and the Theology of Aliens (<u>June 16, 2021<\/u>)- OnePeterFive<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But of course with so many samples of things to look at in one semi-long post, several nifty, pithy and unique writings and more can get lost in the shuffle. So I decided to take what I gathered and break it up into smaller posts based on themes instead of particular individual Catholic websites. I even added a few other things not found in the larger collage of writings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this issue I present to you tunes from the BCCT on\u2026<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Pope Francis<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12923 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1316\/2021\/06\/Spidey-and-the-Pope-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">15 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Pope Francis<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s-MiXVksqso\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and The Continuity With Benedict<\/h2>\n<p>The continuity between Francis and Benedict is real, and it becomes very clear when we distance ourselves from reductionist dichotomies that worldly ideologies constantly try to impose. When we free ourselves from a culture war mindset and take an eagle-eye view of history, the lines that connect both pontificates are obvious.<\/p>\n<p>When we run into a contradiction between the Magisterium and our own presumptions about the faith, we must rediscover a hermeneutic of continuity. Yes, we must read Francis in light of the foundation laid by Benedict. But we should also read Benedict in light of Francis\u2019s developments. We should not try to see, preach, or sell rupture where it does not exist. Rather, we must seek to understand that both truth and mercy, both Benedict and Francis, complement each other.<\/p>\n<p>This is how we acquire a fuller and more comprehensive understanding of the truth. Only then will it be possible to truly evangelize our world.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro Gabriel,<a href=\"https:\/\/wherepeteris.com\/reading-benedict-and-francis-with-a-hermeneutic-of-continuity\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reading Benedict and Francis with a hermeneutic of continuity \u2013 Where Peter Is<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and Confusion<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwQYefFrki0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and Criticism<\/h2>\n<p>Some time ago I made it a policy to not criticize Pope Francis. My attitude to the Vatican corruption, immorality amongst the hierarchy, financial skullduggery and Pope Francis\u2019 ambiguous teaching was simply, \u201cHe\u2019s the Pope. He\u2019s from a different culture and background. What can we learn from him? Is he a great pope? Time will tell. Is he a bad pope? I give him the benefit of the doubt and realize, sometimes we have good popes. Sometimes we have bad popes. Sometimes we have incompetent popes. Maybe before long we will have a different pope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why complain about the Pope if you don\u2019t like him? You can\u2019t do anything about it, so just get on with doing what you can do with what you have where you are. Be real. Be local. Live the faith and perhaps your prayer for the pope will be that of Tevye for the Czar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fr. Dwight Longenecker<\/strong>\u00a0Pope Francis: Catholicism in Confusion August 13th, 2019<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and the Kind Gaze<\/h2>\n<p>What if each of us embraced the aesthetic of love, as Pope Francis calls it, turning on one another the \u201ckind gaze\u201d that views each person as valuable, loveable, and precious to God? The kind gaze does not discriminate, judge, measure, or exclude. The kind gaze sees the divine image in every face rather than imposes an image it prefers or insists on. This great worth in every person is what the pope calls beauty in the 2016 apostolic exhortation\u00a0<em>Amoris Laetitia<\/em> (On Love in the Family): \u201cLove opens our eyes and enables us to see, beyond all else, the great worth of a human being.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/authors\/alice-camille\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ALICE CAMILLE\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202206\/catholicism-gives-us-a-common-language-and-its-not-latin\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Catholicism gives us a common language (and it\u2019s not Latin) \u2013<\/a>(June 13, 2022)<a href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202206\/catholicism-gives-us-a-common-language-and-its-not-latin\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0U.S. Catholic (uscatholic.org)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pope Francis and Listening to Him<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/popefrancis52118.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis: God makes us gay - Proud Parenting\" width=\"231\" height=\"153\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pope Francis approves this message.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ubi Petrus, Ibi Ecclesia<\/em>. The famous quote from St. Ambrose of Milan which translates to \u2013 Where Peter is, there is the Church.<\/p>\n<p>It is a statement identifying that the unity of the Church is centered on Peter, the papacy. Without the papacy, there is no Church. To discredit the Pope himself is an assault on those who are weak in faith and could potentially abandon the faith.<br>\nMaking snide remarks about the pope, printing them, circulating them among average citizens, how is that different from what Martin Luther did. He too thought that the Pope was corrupt and needed to be straightened out; that what he was doing was right.<\/p>\n<p>Does the pope sometimes say things that are confusing or could be said better? Sure, EVERYONE does. But to raise those quotes to such a high level as the lefties do, or to denigrate them so badly as the opposite camp does is a disservice to the faithful.<\/p>\n<p>Where Peter there is, there is the Church \u2013 even if a given Peter does need assistance or even correction \u2013 it shouldn\u2019t be going on in the secular press and certainly shouldn\u2019t be going almost as sport among Catholics.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Pray for the Holy Father, instead of sniping at him OR distorting and using him.<\/strong><\/span><br>\n<strong>\u2013 Michael Voris:<\/strong> It always comes back to the Pope (3\/13\/14) <strong>Church Militant<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pope Francis and Social Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The use of digital media, especially social media, has raised a number of serious ethical issues that call for wise and discerning judgment on the part of communicators and all those concerned with the authenticity and quality of human relationships. Sometimes and in some places, media sites have become places of toxicity, hate speech and fake news.<\/p>\n<p>In my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/communications\/documents\/20220124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Message for this year\u2019s World Communications Day<\/a>, I spoke of listening as the first and indispensable ingredient of dialogue and good communication, and asked journalists to develop their ability to \u201clisten with the ear of the heart.\u201d More than to anyone else, the \u201capostolate of listening\u201d belongs to you as Catholic communicators. For communication is not just a profession, but a service to dialogue and understanding between individuals and larger communities in the pursuit of a serene and peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n<p>Listening is likewise essential to the synodal journey that the whole Church has undertaken in these years.\u00a0 It is my hope that, in your communication, you will contribute to this process by assisting the holy and faithful people of God in our commitment to listen to one another, to the Lord\u2019s will and to grow in the awareness that we participate in a communion that precedes and includes us.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2022\/documents\/20220715-messaggio-congresso-signis.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the SIGNIS World Congress [Seoul, 15-18 August 2022] (15 July 2022) | Francis (vatican.va)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and the Stories of a Generation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MNfGamlwy3Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and\u00a0Pachamama<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSome thieves broke into a church, stole some statues, and threw them into the river. Perhaps the perpetrators consider themselves a pack of modern St. Bonifaces, tackling pagan idols head on, plus a little bit of Jesus with a whip, cleansing the temple.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few problems with this approach. One is that stealing and vandalism are sins, full stop. If your goal is to defend the Church, then you really need to start with defending the ten commandments.<\/p>\n<p>The second problem is it is by no means clear that the statues they stole and threw away are actually idols.Everyone wants to imitate Jesus in the one time He showed some temper with the whip in the temple. Dude, you are not Jesus. It\u2019s a much safer bet to imitate Him in the other 99% of the Gospels, like when He preached the good news, when He fed His sheep, when he gave over His body, and when He fixed His eyes firmly on the Father and then told us to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Oops, that\u2019s what the Pope did, too. When in doubt, pray an Our Father.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s really easy to imitate outward actions. A saint did this, so I will, too! But let me tell you: The real work that every Christian is compelled to do is interior work. And it\u2019s hard. And it doesn\u2019t get a lot of views on YouTube. But it is what will save your soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIMCHA FISHER<\/strong>\u00a0The only thing I will write about the Amazon Synod, October 21, 2019\u00a0<strong>I have to sit down.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and the Trip to Canada<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ecm0bbzt e5nlhep0 a8c37x1j\">\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">What\u2019s interesting about this to me is that Jesus also asked for forgiveness for the sins of others\u2013as an intercessor. Pope Francis is not asking that HE be forgiven for sins committed, but is interceding on behalf of those who committed them. In a way, I suppose we could say he is interceding for the dead. He is also confessing to those offended that they are right and that the deeds were evil, making peace with them by showing the Church is not indifferent, but truly sorry. A pope (who can\u2019t walk) made a trip across the ocean to ask forgiveness\u2026that\u2019s a very strong sign of sincerity.-<span class=\"pq6dq46d\"><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn mdeji52x e9vueds3 j5wam9gi lrazzd5p oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\">William C. Michael<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iRC06V3XCfE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and Reasons Not to Bash Him<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gOpz1YMVYFc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and Vatican II<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-tS-1J42jj4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis Generation Podcast<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZEY6siTt290\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis is a Current Model of Corporal Sanctity<\/h2>\n<p>A rosary said is worth 50 times more than the giving of bread. But we must never discount the value of giving of bread, lest we turn into Scientologists. Our Catholic faith is always and forever a religion of both\/and, a middle road that unites the spiritual with the physical in every act that brings us closer to sanctification. <strong>Pope Francis, a current model of corporal sanctity<\/strong>, recently said, \u201cYou pray for the hungry, then you feed them. That\u2019s how prayer works.\u201d Note how these two acts, one spiritual and the other corporal, are united in the simplicity of his words?<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catholicexchange.com\/author\/tj-burdick\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">T.J. BURDICK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicexchange.com\/spiritual-corporal\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spiritual &gt; Corporal (June 22, 2022) (catholicexchange.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis is in a Kid\u2019s Movie<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x7GaTmHB4AY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis is Not a Heretic<\/h2>\n<p>The Open Letter has many other flaws, but its chief one is that it fails to make the case that the present pope is guilty of heresy. To do that, it would need to show the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Magisterium has infallibly defined some\u00a0<em>specific<\/em>\u00a0truth<\/li>\n<li>It has infallibly defined that this specific truth is<em>\u00a0divinely revealed<\/em>, creating a dogma<\/li>\n<li>The pope has been baptized (that\u2019s easy)<\/li>\n<li>The pope\u2019s words or actions indicate that he refuses to believe the dogma<\/li>\n<li>His words or actions cannot be understood in a way consistent with the dogma<\/li>\n<li>He does so obstinately<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you can\u2019t do those things, then don\u2019t waste the public\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, don\u2019t waste our time citing irrelevant documents that don\u2019t prove your point, and don\u2019t waste our time\u2014as the signatories of the Open Letter do\u2014with loopy charges regarding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hK7iDO6sV1M?t=2961\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a pastoral staff that the pope has carried<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/throughcatholiclenses\/2018\/10\/pope-francis-wearing-a-rainbow-cross-it-isnt-what-you-think%E2%9C%9D%EF%B8%8F\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">a cross he has worn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one thing to ask for clarifications, voice concerns, or express disagreement, but making charges of heresy is another matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jimmyakin.com\/2019\/05\/on-charging-a-pope-with-heresy.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">On Charging a Pope with Heresy \u2013 Jimmy Akin<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis is Not That Liberal<\/h2>\n<p>My claim is that Pope Francis is actually not all that liberal in matters of doctrine and ecclesial discipline, but is rather revolutionary in his approach to moral theology.\u00a0 If you look at all of the pet issues of the Catholic Left over the past fifty years it is clear that Pope Francis has thrown very few favors in their direction.\u00a0 He has not granted the Catholic Left its desire for women priests and deacons, married priests, contraception, abortion in certain limited circumstances, the moral goodness of homosexual relations, unfettered divorce and remarriage, open table fellowship with Protestants, and so on.\u00a0 Furthermore, he seems rather traditional in his Marian piety, his devotion to the saints, Eucharistic adoration, emphasis upon Satan\/spiritual warfare, and the power of the Sacraments in general, especially confession.Larry Chapp, <a class=\" decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gaudiumetspes22.com\/blog\/cardinal-mcelroy-and-the-moral-theological-project-of-pope-francis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cardinal McElroy and the Moral Theological Project of Pope Francis | Gaudium et Spes 22<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Pope Francis is Worth Listening To<\/h2>\n<p>A pope who openly and repeatedly speaks about the language of the devil, the father of lies, the war against God, and prayer to the Holy Family as a way to combat it clearly isn\u2019t trying to win points with the progressive media. Argentina\u2019s President Cristina Kirchner accused him of medievalism for these remarks, but that didn\u2019t intimidate him or others. And she was forced to withdraw the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>It may only be a personal reaction after hearing so many different political, liturgical, and theological views about Pope Francis, but any pope who can seriously assert again that sin exists, that it\u2019s more than a matter of mere human weaknesses and errors, that the whole of the old Christian drama as a contest between God and Satan is still the center of the Faith \u2014 and the reason that the Church exists \u2014 just may have something fresh to say to the world.<br>\nRobert Royal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholiceducation.org\/en\/culture\/media\/the-devil-and-pope-francis.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Devil and Pope Francis (catholiceducation.org)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Pope Francis On\u2026<\/h2>\n<p><strong>THE\u00a0<\/strong>Pope can be confusing, his words ambiguous, his thoughts incomplete. There\u00a0are many rumours, suspicions, and accusations that the current Pontiff is trying to change Catholic teaching. So, for the record, here is Pope Francis\u2026<\/p>\n<p>On his vision for the future Pope (who turned out to be him):<br>\nOn abortion:<br>\nOn Paul VI and Humanae Vitae:<br>\nOn euthanasia and end-of-life issues:<br>\nOn population control:<br>\nOn redefinition of marriage and family:<br>\nOn \u201cgender ideology\u201d:<br>\nOn persons struggling with their sexual identity:<br>\nOn homosexuality in the priesthood:<br>\nOn Interreligious Dialogue:<br>\nOn the possibility of ordaining women to the priesthood:<br>\nOn Hell:<br>\nOn the devil:<br>\nOn education:<br>\nOn the environment:<br>\nOn (unfettered) capitalism:<br>\nOn consumerism:<br>\nOn immigration<br>\nOn migrants vs. refugees:<br>\nOn war:<br>\nOn fidelity to the Catholic Faith:<br>\nOn evangelization:<br>\nOn God\u2019s Word:<br>\nOn the Sacrament of the Eucharist:<br>\nOn the Mass:<br>\nOn Vocations<br>\nOn Celibacy<br>\nOn the Sacrament of Reconciliation:<br>\nOn prayer and fasting:<br>\nOn Mortification<br>\nOn the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary:<br>\nOn the \u201cend times\u201d:<br>\nOn himself:<\/p>\n<p>Mark Mallett, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/pope-francis-on\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pope Francis On\u2026 \u2013 The Now Word (markmallett.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis the Comic Strip<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/files\/francis%2C%20Canada%207.21.22.jpg\" alt=\"Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo and Gabby help Francis prepare for this trip to Canada.\" width=\"862\" height=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/opinion\/francis-chronicles\/francis-comic-strip-360\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Francis, the comic strip | National Catholic Reporter (ncronline.org)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and Pope John Paul 1<\/h2>\n<p>On October 13, Pope Francis gave his approval for the beatification of Pope John Paul I, who is best known for having one of the shortest pontificates in history: just 33 days. We have to look back to 1605 to find a shorter pontificate, the 27-day papacy of Leo XI. Pope Francis, in contrast, has now reigned for more than 8 years. There are, however, many similarities between the two men.<\/p>\n<p>Both popes took a papal name which hadn\u2019t been used before. In fact, they are the only two popes in over a millennium who have done this. John Paul I took his name to honor the preceding popes and signal his desire to continue the implementation of the Second Vatican Council, and Francis took his name to honor the great saint of Assisi, who was known for his love of Creation and of the poor. Prior to John Paul I, the last time a pope was the first of his name was Pope Lando, who served as pope for about six months from 913 to 914.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, the pontificate of Pope Francis has developed and continued themes dear to his predecessors St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, even though the Pope\u2019s many detractors try to obscure this fact. Alongside this more frequently discussed continuity, it might also be said that Francis has taken up and brought to fruition the unfinished pontificate of Pope John Paul I.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Albino Luciani, Pope John Paul I, pray for us. Bless your successor Francis, and the Church you led for so short a time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-a-box-name-url  decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wherepeteris.com\/author\/malcolm-schluenderfritz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Malcolm Schluenderfritz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wherepeteris.com\/john-paul-i-and-francis-kindred-spirits\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">John Paul I and Francis: Kindred Spirits <\/a>(OCTOBER 18, 2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/wherepeteris.com\/john-paul-i-and-francis-kindred-spirits\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Where Peter Is<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pope Francis and Pope John Paul 2<\/h2>\n<p>Despite his many duties as Pope, John Paul II always found time to pray. \u201cHe knew well that the first task of the bishop is to pray\u201d, Pope Francis said, noting that this is the teaching of St Peter in the Acts of the Apostles. \u201cThe first task of the bishop is to pray\u201d, the Pope repeated. John Paul \u201cknew this, and did it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Already in the Old Testament, we can see how God was uniquely close to His People. This closeness culminated in the Incarnation, when Jesus Himself dwelt among His people. John Paul followed the example of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, drawing near to both the great and the small, to those close by and those physically far away.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Pope Francis said, St John Paul II was remarkable for his love of justice. But his love for justice was a desire for justice completed by mercy. And so John Paul was also a man of mercy, \u201cbecause justice and mercy go together\u201d. John Paul, who did so much to promote the Divine Mercy devotion, believed that God\u2019s justice \u201chad this face of mercy, this attitude of mercy.\u201d<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope-francis\/mass-casa-santa-marta\/2020-05\/pope-celebrates-mass-for-anniversary-of-birth-of-john-paul-ii.html#:~:text=Pope%20Francis%20focused%20on%20three%20particular%20traits%20that,St%20Peter%20in%20the%20Acts%20of%20the%20Apostles.\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pope Francis: St John Paul II a man of prayer, closeness, justice \u2013 Vatican News<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Other Related Posts include<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2022\/06\/using-the-kind-gaze-to-look-past-splinters\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Using The Kind Gaze to Look Past Splinters\u00a0<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/12\/the-rites-of-writeing\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Rites of Write(ing)\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 A List of Catholic Authors and some of their books.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2020\/07\/surfing-the-catholic-web\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Surfing the Catholic Web\u00a0<\/a><br>\n<a class=\" decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicbard\/2022\/03\/tweeting-to-the-choir-a-collection-of-tweets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweeting to the Choir: A Collection of Tweets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of members of the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers posting articles, videos and podcasts online. 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