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[Introduction<\/em>:\u00a0This is what is called a \u201cjeremiad\u201d and one particular form of expression that I resort to (along with sarcasm and satire) when I am almost completely fed up with a topic, and when recourse to reason and fact seem to be accomplishing exactly nothing<\/em>.\u00a0So then one engages in this sort of \u201cprophetic\u201d-type rant or jeremiad, and (hopefully) righteous indignation.]<\/p>\n

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The continuing controversies about the pope\u2019s supposed lousy teachings or phrases simply reinforce the world\u2019s and Protestants\u2019 perceptions that Catholics are kind o\u2019 \u201cdumb.\u201d What a shame.<\/p>\n

If we can\u2019t even read words intelligently and rationally in grammatical and theological context, then we\u2019re no better than fundamentalists who take everything literally in the Bible, when some of it is not literal, and who interpret in a foolish, relentlessly anti-intellectual, \u201cwooden\u201d manner.<\/p>\n

Those who do this interpret the pope\u2019s words the way anti-Catholics cynically interpret our entire theology. It\u2019s pathetic and pitiful and disgraceful. It\u2019s scandalous and the sin of calumny and slander.<\/p>\n

God gave us brains to use<\/strong><\/em> and not to waste . . .<\/p>\n

There is all this bull hockey and hogwash running down the pope and making out that he is some kind of idiot or imbecile. I think if those terms apply to anyone, they fit those who can\u2019t learn how to read his sentences and comprehend what they mean.<\/p>\n

Obviously, I have become completely fed up with, and completely lost patience with all this nonsense. There is no excuse for it. The ones who want to perpetuate this are making Catholics and the Church a laughingstock.<\/p>\n

Give the devil his due. I think Satan has been extremely clever in bringing about this state of affairs where the Holy Father is relentlessly trashed and made an object of suspicion and disdain even from otherwise perfectly orthodox Catholics.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a diabolical masterstroke of great genius.<\/p>\n

And we Catholics are equally stupid, dumb, and imbecilic in falling for this tactic and strategy; enthusiastically volunteering to be dupes and pawns and useful idiots of the devil in his design of mocking and weakening the Catholic Church and its witness to the world, and message of hope.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis is a straight shooter. He\u2019s not some kind of\u00a0 remote, super-pious figure. He speaks in normal, vernacular terms, so people can better relate to him. This is what St. Paul taught: \u201cI have become all things to all men,\u201d and what Vatican II urged all Catholics to do.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

My good friend Paul Hoffer offered some excellent insights:<\/p>\n

The twin evils of modernism and relativism pervade the thought processes of even those who claim to be conservative or traditional Catholics. I see how quick people judge every word of the\u00a0Pope based on mere \u201cpolitical\u201d perceptions without any real effort to place them within the context of magisterial Catholic teaching or within the context of his overall thought or even in the context of a whole conversation or statement, and it breaks my heart at the lack of humility, deference, or respect shown.<\/p>\n

There is no consideration that it is possible that news outlets are misquoting his statements, despite the fact that you and others have shown time and time again that he was misquoted. There is no effort to reconcile his teaching against prior teaching of the Church. The mere fact that he says things in a way we are not used to does not mean that he is teaching something different than what orthodox teaching reveals.<\/p>\n

Never once has anyone been able to show that his teaching contradicts what previous popes have said or written, yet some folks still presume that he is teaching something contrary to Church teaching. That is presumptive and sinful.<\/p>\n

There is no deference shown in regards to the fact that nuances of language are being lost in translation or need to be viewed from the standpoint of his cultural upbringing. The maxim that \u2018the translator is a traitor\u2019 is still as true today as it was when it was first uttered, and we Americans do not consider that Pope Francis was not raised in a Western European setting, nor do we show any understanding that the Pope came from an economically and socially developing country.<\/p>\n

We simply have no frame of reference to understand how that would color his remarks. We are so quick to judge his words against our perceptions of Church teaching according to our conservative or liberal mindsets. We fail to humbly acknowledge the possibility that our perceptions of what the Church teaches may be actually wrong or incomplete and that it is our view that needs amendment rather than the Pope\u2019s teaching.<\/p>\n

If I understand the Pope\u2019s words [about Catholics reproducing like \u201crabbits\u201d<\/a>]\u00a0 in context, he did not say that people should not have children or that it is now okay to use artificial birth control or abortion to regulate the size of one\u2019s family. Rather, we as Christians have an obligation to be responsible in using the gifts and grace of our sexuality and ability to imitate Our heavenly Father by procreating.<\/p>\n

Not only should we not abuse those gifts by contraception or abortion, we should not abuse those gifts by creating more children than we can support, care for, or nurture. Unlike rabbits, we human beings have the ability to control our urges and impulses and to act responsibly and lovingly in regards to our sexuality.<\/p>\n

Frankly, the words of Pope Francis are reminiscent of what Saint Augustine said about the use of our sexuality even within the sacramental bonds of marriage \u2014 that the any sort of misuse of our sexuality is potentially or actually sinful. If one disagrees with the Pope, take it up with Saint Augustine first.<\/p>\n

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(originally 1-22-15 on Facebook)<\/p>\n

Photo credit:\u00a0<\/strong>Thomas Guest<\/a>\u00a0(11-7-12)<\/span> [Flickr<\/a> \/ CC BY 2.0<\/a> license]<\/p>\n

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Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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