Media invent a fake Pope by misusing his words, bishop charges

[_Abyssinia]

Palmares, Brazil, Sep 17, 2015 / 06:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Brazilian bishop has criticized the mainstream media for manipulating and confusing their readers regarding Pope Francis’ recent moves in the reform of the annulment process and special permissions regarding confession during the Jubilee of Mercy.

Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa of Palmares warned that proceeding in this fashion, what the world wants is “to become the guide for the faith of Catholics, inventing a Pope who doesn’t exist.”

Bishop Soares wrote on his Facebook page that “the communications media report on certain events in the life of the Church with shameful disinformation and sensationalism.”

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[SuperLuigi]

Well, that’s an understatement.

“Pope Francis is a Marxist!”

“Pope Francis could change the church teaching on abortion and marriage!”

“Pope Francis said we shouldn’t judge, so let’s all sit by and let sin rule the world!”

 

[Johnny_Local]

Well, that’s an understatement.

“Pope Francis is a Marxist!”

“Pope Francis could change the church teaching on abortion and marriage!”

“Pope Francis said we shouldn’t judge, so let’s all sit by and let sin rule the world!”

When all the media manipulation started with “Who am I to judge,” I remember jokingly thinking, “Uh oh! They’re sure going to be disappointed they find out the Pope is Catholic!”

 

[Billy112]

When all the media manipulation started with “Who am I to judge,” I remember jokingly thinking, “Uh oh! They’re sure going to be disappointed they find out the Pope is Catholic!”

I was sitting and thinking about it one day and it just came to me that many seem to forget he’s the Pope. I’ll give most the benefit of the doubt in that, if someone wasn’t “native” to the Church and heard some of the things he says, it would be perfectly easy to take them to mean something entirely different than they do through the lens of Church teaching. I think one of the worst instances of distorting the Pope is the utter blowing out of proportion of Laudato Si’.