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St Francis Stands Naked Before God \u2013 Giotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Here<\/a> is my piece for Aleteia today in which I comment on Franciscan poverty and the call for all of us to strip naked before God and get rid of all vanity and materialism that blinds us and puts idols in place of the everlasting love of God.<\/p>\n

In preparing my talk for the conference in Kalamazoo it occurred to me that our dependence on material goodies and worldly wealth we\u2019re like babies and the goodies we suck up are like one of those rubber pacifiers. It\u2019s a fake substitute for real nourishment and real love.<\/p>\n

Nicole Winfield promotes the secular view of Pope Francis faithfully here<\/a> over at HuffPo.<\/p>\n

She writes that a mark of Francis\u2019 papacy is his welcome for all.<\/p>\n

A CHURCH THAT WELCOMES EVERYONE, INCLUDING NONBELIEVERS<\/p>\n

At his first public audience after his election, Francis made an unusual exception: In recognition that not all in the room were Christians or even believers, Francis offered a blessing without the traditional Catholic formula or gesture, saying he would bless each one in silence \u201crespecting your conscience, but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.\u201d That respect for people of different faiths or no faith at all has become a hallmark of Francis\u2019 papacy as he actively seeks out atheists for dialogue. Assisi is known as a place of interfaith dialogue, drawing people of all faiths \u2014 and no faith \u2014 to visit the basilica dominating the hill and its magnificent frescos by Giotto.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pope Francis does welcome all. He welcomes them to follow Jesus Christ and to follow the example of St Francis to strip away all attachments to worldly pleasures and vanity to stand naked before Christ.<\/p>\n

I wonder how many will accept the invitation\u2026<\/p>\n

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