Yaatee Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 ...by one of their regular, recognized columnists, admittedly with an Irish name, Timothy Egan, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/opinion/pope-francis-and-the-art-of-joy.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Ftimothy-egan&contentCollection=opinion&action=click&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Francis is doing a great job as our new Pontiff - can't go wrong with an engineer at the helm I always say! I believe he is making himself truly an image of our Lord, and he holds to Church teachings - I have no doubt that Saint Peter himself would approve. God bless our papa, keep him safe and healthy, and may he be with us for many many years to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I admire Pope Francis, but this article is a silly personification of this guy's worldview onto the Pope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary+Immaculate<3 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Alls I can say is there's no thing as an objective article, ever. I'm glad the writer appreciates Francisco even if he doesn't like Catholic doctrine or Papa Benny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Lets take good compliments towards our holy father already... how often does it come around? Really?! Come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StMichael Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 The NY Times praises what they can use. If Pope Francis can assist in minimizing the opposition, they will hail him. If they can quote him on every anti-faith agenda, he is the man. So from same-sex unions (who am I to judge) to climate change, the Pope has given the impression that obedience isn't of the highest regard. Save the planet. Feed the poor. Don't get rich. Wash the feet of muslims and women. Hope & Change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaatee Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 The NY Times praises what they can use. If Pope Francis can assist in minimizing the opposition, they will hail him. If they can quote him on every anti-faith agenda, he is the man. So from same-sex unions (who am I to judge) to climate change, the Pope has given the impression that obedience isn't of the highest regard. Save the planet. Feed the poor. Don't get rich. Wash the feet of muslims and women. Hope & Change. So since when is recognizing climate change anti-faith? When is save the planet anti-faith? Jesus was very clear about stewardship. He was also very clear about feeding the poor, recognizing women, and acknowledging (and curing) lepers, then the most despised and feared, like muslims today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 NY Times praises the Pope. Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 ouch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 idgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Ouch. As in like to be akin to Pelosi praising the Pope for his pro-life beliefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 the pope shouldn't be praised for his pro-life beliefs? What's wrong with his pro-life beliefs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) IMO the praise being given is because the writer believes that Francis displays a more humanist type of behavior rather than that of a man who practices religion. What the writer misses out on is that it is Francis' Catholic Faith and the living of that Faith which makes him who he is. Rather the writer focuses it on Francis and makes it look like fun loving Francis has infiltrated big mean Catholicism. Again this is what I took from the article. Edited June 17, 2015 by Credo in Deum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 So God somehow wrote straight with crooked lines? A staunch, liberal nincompoop does something other than smash the pope....and it elicits an 'ouch'? I see your point and pretty much agree with everything your post above. IMO, so what if the writer doesn't see him as a 'man who practices religion'? He sees the Vicar of Christ as a human who he can identify with. (even if that identification is misconstrued) It's a starting point. It's hope. Granted, thin hope.. but hope nonetheless. Perhaps the part that the writer misses out on...the "it is Francis' Catholic Faith and the living of that Faith which makes him who he is" is a more learned "step". But perhaps his mind is open, or more open to faith than he was before. Expecting a NYT writer to grasp the totality of your post is akin to asking a t-baller to hit for the cycle.... I just find hope in these small... sometimes infinitesimally small steps... May they be used to His Glory. Sorry for being a hippie..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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