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I have written a book defending Pope Francis as well, called\u00a0Pope Francis Explained: Survey of Myths, Legends, and Catholic Defenses in Harmony with Tradition<\/em><\/a>. That was published relatively early in his papacy (January 2014), but I think I still amply illustrate the false premises, dubious \u201cfacts\u201d and inadequate logic and faulty interpretation often utilized in the ongoing critiques and outright bashing.<\/p>\n I wrote two articles that might be regarded as mildly critical of the pope. It has been my position that it would be good and helpful for him to reply as regards the five dubia<\/em>: \u201cI Hope the Pope Will Provide Some Much-Needed Clarity\u201d<\/a> (National Catholic Register<\/em>, 9-30-17). I would say that this is \u201cvery gentle advice and encouragement.\u201d<\/p>\n I was also quite critical (in March 2018) of his practice of repeatedly doing interviews<\/a> with an atheist (Eugenio Scalfari) who has a lamentable record of distorting the pope\u2019s alleged \u201cwords\u201d in public, thus causing scandal (regarding the doctrine of hell). This involves matters of prudence and methodology, not theology (as with the other one).<\/p>\n See also my collection of 321 articles from others<\/em>:<\/span> \u201cPope Francis Defended: Resources for Confused Folks\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n I have categorized the many articles below under alphabetized topics, for greater ease of access and reference. All articles were published on\u00a0my Patheos blog<\/a> (Biblical Evidence for Catholicism<\/em>) unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n God bless you, brother! You are doing a great work! Defending Pope Francis from all of the caricatures and slander can be exhausting, as well as frustrating. And the anti-Francis mob has become fanatical. At times, it seems so many of them just end up angrily and incoherently rambling, and they tend to fall so far away from the pope\u2019s actual words that one is left wondering\u2026 \u201cHuh?\u201d And the sheer volume of words can be daunting. But God bless you for cutting through the thick jungles of words and defending very simply \u201cwhat the pope actually said\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Catholic Answers apologist and author Tim Staples on my Facebook page, 9-16-21<\/a><\/p>\n Amoris Laetitia<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Amoris Laetitia<\/em>: Pope Francis\u2019 \u201c1968 Moment\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[4-8-16]<\/p>\n Defenses of Pope Francis\u2019\u00a0Amoris Laetitia<\/em><\/a>\u00a0[4-9-16]<\/p>\n More Defenses of\u00a0Amoris Laetitia<\/em>\u00a0& Pope Francis\u00a0<\/a>[4-26-16]<\/p>\n Satan Loves Divisions Re\u00a0Amoris Laetitia<\/em><\/a>\u00a0[5-2-16]<\/p>\n Dialogue:\u00a0Amoris Laetitia<\/em>: Confusing or No?<\/a>\u00a0[5-3-16]<\/p>\n Amoris Laetitia<\/em>, \u201cTrads\u201d & Reactionaries<\/a>\u00a0[5-4-16]<\/p>\n Buzzing, Mosquito-Like Trashers of\u00a0Amoris Laetitia<\/em><\/a>\u00a0[5-6-16]<\/span><\/p>\n Amoris Laetitia<\/em>\u00a0Has\u00a0Already\u00a0<\/em>Been Clarified Many Times, Including by High-Ranking Cardinals<\/a>\u00a0[11-16-16]<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Robert Fastiggi Defends\u00a0Amoris Laetitia<\/em>\u00a0Against Critics<\/a>\u00a0[10-3-17]<\/span><\/p>\n Review: The Orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia<\/em>\u00a0(Pedro Gabriel)<\/a> [5-10-22]<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Capital Punishment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Jesus, the Death Penalty, & the Adulterous Woman<\/a> [8-2-18]<\/span><\/p>\n Burning Heretics, Frying Murderers, & Slavery (Analogies)<\/a> [8-3-18]<\/span><\/p>\n Steve Skojec: Pope Sez Death Penalty is Intrinsically Evil (?)<\/a> [10-8-20]<\/span><\/p>\n Death Penalty, Reactionaries, & a Devious Liar-Pope?<\/a> [10-10-20]<\/span><\/p>\n Three Popes & Capital Punishment (vs. Ed Feser)<\/a> (with Catholic Theologian Dr. Robert Fastiggi) [10-20-20]<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Celibacy, Priestly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Pope Francis: Strong Defender of Priestly Celibacy<\/a> [1-14-20]<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Chilean Sexual Abuse Scandal<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Pope\u2019s Chilean Abuse Apology Troubles Simcha Fisher<\/a> [4-12-18]<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cConfusing\u201d Pope Francis?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Does Pope Francis Have \u201cFoot-in-the-Mouth\u201d Disease?<\/a>\u00a0[1-22-15]<\/span><\/p>\n Dialogue: \u201cBad\u201d Bishops & \u201cConfusing\u201d Francis<\/a>\u00a0[4-28-16]<\/p>\n \u201cConfusing\u201d Pope Francis & Prudent Public Discussion<\/a>\u00a0[6-22-16]<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Contraception \/ Procreation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Dialogue: Has Pope Francis Changed the Constant Catholic Prohibition of Contraception?<\/a>\u00a0[1-2-14]<\/p>\n Pope Francis and Catholics Reproducing Like \u201cRabbits\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[1-21-15]<\/p>\n \u201cIrresponsible\u201d Pope Francis? (Woman Who Had Seven C-Sections)<\/a>\u00a0[1-23-15]<\/p>\n Pope Francis: 7 C-Sections is \u201cIrresponsible\u201d (Group Discussion)<\/a>\u00a0[1-23-15]<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Criticism of\u00a0 Pope Francis and Other Popes \/ \u201cPapal Bashing\u201d \/ Honoring Popes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Folks Willing to Understand Pope Francis, Can; Unwilling Won\u2019t<\/a> [1-18-14]<\/span><\/p>\n Peter Kwasniewski, Fr. Thomas Kocik and a Growing Chorus Disagree with Pope Benedict XVI Regarding the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite Mass (Or, Reports of the Death of the Reform of the Reform are Greatly Exaggerated)<\/a>\u00a0 [+\u00a0Part Two<\/a>] [2-24-14]<\/p>\n Denunciations of Incessant Bashing of Pope Francis<\/a> [2-22-15]<\/span><\/p>\n The Ridiculous \u201cAnti-Francis\u201d Mentality: My Theory in Brief<\/a>\u00a0[12-7-15]<\/p>\n Ratzinger: Avoid Criticizing Church in \u201cMass Media\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 [6-26-16]<\/p>\n On Rebuking Popes & Catholic Obedience to Popes\u00a0<\/a>[12-27-17]<\/p>\n On Rebuking Popes & Obedience to Popes, Part II<\/a> [12-28-17]<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNothing New\u201d: Reactionary Attacks on Pope St. John Paul II<\/a>\u00a0[4-9-05; with tie-in end note added on 3-2-18]<\/p>\n Dialogue: Sharp Inquiring Protestant vs. Pope-Bashing Catholic<\/a>\u00a0[3-6-18]<\/p>\n Dialogues w Critics & Disparagers of Pope Francis<\/a>\u00a0[3-6-18]<\/p>\n Popes Leading the Church Into False Doctrine (E.g., Paul VI)<\/a>\u00a0[3-8-18]<\/p>\n Reactionaries Begin Savage Attacks on Pope Benedict<\/a>\u00a0[3-17-18]<\/p>\n Negative Reactionary Views of Popes Since 1958<\/a>\u00a0[3-18-18]<\/p>\n Honoring Popes \/ Scriptural Honor of Even Wicked Rulers<\/a>\u00a0[11-30-17; some additions on 3-26-18]<\/p>\n Pope Francis (and Others) and Analogies to Jesus (Explanation of a Widely Misunderstood Aspect of Analogical Arguments)<\/a> [1-6-20]<\/span><\/p>\n Dialogue w Timothy Flanders #2: State of Emergency?<\/a> [2-25-20]<\/span><\/p>\n St. Paul\u2019s Rebuke of St. Peter = Francis-Bashing?<\/a> [8-19-20]<\/span><\/p>\n If We Have to Constantly Defend Holy Scripture<\/em>, How Much More<\/em> the Pope?<\/a> [Facebook, 10-23-20]<\/span><\/p>\n Kwasniewski vs. Cdl. Newman Re Pope- & Council-Bashing<\/a> [12-3-20]<\/span><\/p>\n Fr. Peter Stravinskas & Irrational Pope Francis-Bashing:\u00a0Sad Case Study in Taking the Holy Father\u2019s Words Out of Context and Indefensibly Misrepresenting Them<\/a> [4-15-21]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis: Popes Can be Respectfully<\/em> Criticized<\/a> [7-21-21]<\/span><\/p>\n Reply to Fr. Thomas Weinandy: Pope Francis a Heretic?<\/a> [9-21-21]<\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis Did Not<\/em> Say EWTN = \u201cWork of the Devil\u201d (Case Study in \u201cConservative\u201d Catholic Media Bias, Which is Becoming as Problematic as Mainstream Liberal Media Bias)<\/a> [9-22-21]<\/span><\/p>\n How Dare Pope Francis Defend the Church! (He\u2019s Supposed to Not Utter a Peep About All the Slanderous, Worthless Gossip & Rumormongering Today Among Catholics)<\/a> [9-24-21]<\/span><\/p>\n Some Catholics Hope Pope Francis Dies? Yes . . .<\/a> [9-25-21]<\/span><\/p>\n Erasmus\u2019 Criticism of Popes = Today\u2019s Pope-Bashing?<\/a> [11-10-21]<\/span><\/p>\n Now Pope Francis\u2019 Press Conferences are Supposedly Unprecedented and Somehow Objectionable?<\/a> [Facebook, 10-6-22]<\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis-Bashing Evolving Into Pope Benedict Tin Foil Hat Conspiratorialism (A Sad Case Study)<\/a> [Facebook, 10-10-22]<\/span><\/p>\n Too Many Papal Critics or Bashers Exhibit the Heretical Spirit of John Wycliffe<\/a> [Facebook, 8-10-23]<\/span><\/p>\n Leila Marie Lawler: Self-Appointed Pope-Basher \/ Papal Indefectibility Taught at Vatican I<\/a> [Facebook, 9-27-23]<\/span><\/p>\n Tragic Bp. Strickland & Reaction from the Usual Suspects<\/a> [11-14-23]<\/span><\/p>\n Bishop Strickland: The Writing Was on the Wall<\/a> [Catholic365<\/em>, 11-16-23]<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRespectful Criticism\u201d of the Pope Quickly Morphs Into Impious Pope-Bashing<\/a> [originally 9-30-21; revised for Catholic36<\/em>5 on 11-17-23]<\/span><\/p>\n Ed Feser\u2019s \u201cRespectful and Reserved Criticism\u201d of the Holy Father (?)<\/a> [Pope-Criticism: Vigorous Exchanges w Karl Keating<\/a>\u00a0[3-27-18]<\/div>\n*<\/div>\nDo I Think Popes Can Never be Criticized for Any Reason? Nope. (I Respectfully Criticize the Prudence of Pope Francis\u2019 Repeated Interviews with an Atheist Who Lies About Him [Eugenio Scalfari])<\/a> [3-31-18]<\/span><\/div>\n*<\/div>\nVerrecchio Trashes Pope Benedict as Wicked Lying Hypocrite<\/a>\u00a0[4-2-18]<\/div>\n*<\/div>\nOlson\u2019s Nitpicking, Persnickety Guide to\u00a0Gaudete et Exsultate<\/em><\/a>\u00a0[4-10-18]<\/div>\n*<\/div>\nHonoring Popes (Even Alleged \u201cBad\u201d Ones) as Persons<\/a> [4-11-18]<\/span><\/div>\n\nAre Pope-Critics Evil? Reply to Karl Keating<\/a> [4-13-18]
\n*<\/div>\nWhy Have Popes At All if We Reject Papal Guidance?<\/a>\u00a0[8-4-18]<\/div>\n*<\/div>\n<\/div>\nReactionary Signees of Easter \u201cHeresy\u201d Letter (13 of 19)<\/a>\u00a0[5-6-19]<\/div>\n*<\/div>\nEcclesiological Errors of \u201cEaster Letter\u201d Reactionaries Summed Up (That is, Ones Not Specifically Related to Pope Francis: Especially Vatican II as the Big Bad Wolf)<\/a> [5-9-19]<\/span>
\n*<\/div>\nPapal Critics Concede: No Proof of Canonical Papal Heresy<\/a>\u00a0[5-10-19]<\/span><\/div>\n*<\/div>\n\u201cConfusing\u201d Pope Francis & Ignorant, Lazy Lay Catholics<\/a> [11-27-19]<\/span><\/div>\n*<\/div>\nOn the Widespread, Iniquitous Anti-Francis Mentality<\/a> [originally 11-27-19; published at Catholic365<\/em> on 11-21-23]<\/span><\/div>\n*
\nHysterical Reactionaries Opposed Pope Francis from Day One (The \u201cinside story\u201d \u2014 from Hilary White \u2014 of what happened among a cadre of well-known fanatical reactionaries on the very night Pope Francis was elected)<\/a>\u00a0[12-3-19]<\/div>\n\n