this story<\/a>\u00a0from Franciscophobes: \u00a0Pope\u2019s Sharp Words Make a Wealthy Donor Hesitate.<\/p>\nBecause when people say, \u201cFrancis has made me interested in the Church again, and I\u2019m thinking of going to Mass for the first time in twenty years!\u201d then that\u2019s proof that his kind of evangelization is shallow and meaningless.\u00a0 How do we know they\u2019re the real deal? \u00a0(After all, when Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes, and over 3,000 people were baptized that day, we know for sure that every last one those converts understood and were fully prepared to accept every tiny iota of the Gospel with no reservations and with complete and thorough fervor and sincerity.)<\/p>\n
People returning to the sacraments? Pff. That\u2019s the\u00a0last<\/em>\u00a0thing we want. \u00a0But we\u2019re talking about losing money here, folks. \u00a0MONEY. You see? \u00a0You see how the corrosive influence of this hateful man is beginning to play out? Francis the Destroyer strikes again!!!!1!!<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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