{"id":37,"date":"2013-03-12T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/pursuedbytruth\/2013\/03\/why-i-care-less-than-the-media-who-will-be-pope\/"},"modified":"2013-03-12T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T16:19:00","slug":"why-i-care-less-than-the-media-who-will-be-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/pursuedbytruth\/2013\/03\/why-i-care-less-than-the-media-who-will-be-pope.html","title":{"rendered":"Why I Care Less than the Media who will be Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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The process to elect the new pope has the media buzzing about the normal issues<\/a>: celibacy in the priesthood<\/a>, women\u2019s ordination<\/a>, contraception<\/a>. In other words, the media is discussing every issue that is problematic to urbane, enlightened folks and declares to the world that the Church needs to update with the times.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Meanwhile back in the dinosaur age, the process to elect the pope is\u00a0not affected by media buzz (gasp<\/i>). I think this subconsciously is the source of some of the media\u2019s ire directed at the Church. Because, after all, the media has gotten used to influencing\u00a0everything<\/i>.<\/div>\n
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Underlying most media coverage of the papabiles seems to be a hope that someone who will make progressive changes in the Church will be next to sit on the Chair of Peter. Many people seem to be thinking, \u201cWhat are the odds that the next pope could be someone with half a brain who sees that women\u2019s ordination is the obvious next best step?\u201d<\/div>\n
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It struck me as I noticed this keen interest on the part of the media concerning the next pope that as a Catholic women living in a convent on her way to making vows, I think I am actually\u00a0<\/span>less\u00a0<\/span><\/i>interested than everyone else is in who will be the next pope.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Why?<\/div>\n
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Because I don\u2019t see any future sea changes in Catholic doctrine. In fact, it may shock you to hear this but, unlike the New York Times<\/a>, as a Catholic I don\u2019t believe that doctrine\u00a0<\/span>changes<\/i>, (develop maybe<\/a>, change no.) Who would have thunk it? A Church that is supposed to protect and communicate Truth, not create it?\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Craziness.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Cardinal Dolan put it pretty succinctly in a recent blog post<\/a> regarding common media bloopers in regards to the Church:<\/div>\n

A second common misperception is that a new Pope can \u201cchange doctrine.\u201d\u00a0 That, of course, is impossible.\u00a0 Catholicism is a revealed religion, meaning we believe that God has told us about Himself and about the meaning of life, primarily by sending us His Son as the \u201cWord made flesh.\u201d<\/i>

<\/i>To preserve this truth, to \u201cpass on\u201d the faith to our children, is at the very essence of the Church, and the \u201cjob description\u201d of the Pope.\u00a0 He cannot change the deposit of faith \u2026<\/i>

<\/i> In other words, the how of our teaching can change; the what of it cannot.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, I am pretty excited to find out who will walk out on the balcony (this week?), but frankly I am not as excited as the media. Despite what some might think, the pope is not like the future president or CEO of the Catholic Church<\/a>. He is the successor of Peter, the guardian of the keys.<\/div>\n
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So, along with Cardinal Dolan, I am not looking for massive changes in Church teaching, progressive or otherwise. True, the Holy Spirit is all about renewal, growth and conversion \u2013 but thankfully he only takes advice from the Father and the Son.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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