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YoungTradCath
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I hesitate to recommend this video to anyone who is not strong in the faith because it is, at least in part, a production of the Most Holy Family Monastery, a pseudo-Catholic schismatic sect.
I think you can watch it critically and I think there is content to be gleaned from it, but for many people it can be harmful.
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phil19034
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I fail to see what this video has to do with the Pope being on the cover of Rolling Stone. It’s pretty simple. The Pope is all about Evangelizing. Something we Catholics have not been very good at doing when compared to the Evangelizing Protestants.
Historically, Catholics Evangelized by our example. But in today’s world, that’s not enough. We are being bashed, slandered, etc. If the Pope can use some of this hype to open people’s eyes and hearts to the Church then I say more power to him.
The Pope is NOT going to change anything of the Church’s teachings. We will still be allowed to attend the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, we will still be against abortion, against same-sex marriage, etc. We will still be Catholics.
But perhaps, we will be able to Evangelize our fallen away Catholics and bring them home. Once they are Evangelized, then we can properly Catechize them so they stick around. And who knows, perhaps we will get some converts too.
Have Faith in the Holy Spirit and have Faith in the Pope.
God Bless.
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Tsuwano
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The Pope on the cover of Rolling Stone? If this isn’t a joke, it’s pretty cool!
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Marie5890
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OraLabora
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While this is true, I think the Holy Father is shifting focus from what we are against, to what we are for: kindness, love, charity, humility, gentleness, mercy, a place for broken sinners to heal, and above all as his apostolic exhortation says, the joy of the Gospel.
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phil19034
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Exactly. Amen!
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Trebor135
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Very cool.
The following issue should have Patriarch Bartholomew or Cyril on the cover.
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TimothyH
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This is exactly what is going to bring people into the Church, and more importantly, to the foot of the cross where they will meet Christ crucified and to the entrance of the tomb where they will meet Christ risen.
People don’t want to be bashed over the head with a Catechism by a Catholic any more than they want to be bashed over the head with a Bible by a Baptist. They want to know why their life stinks - why their son is on drugs and why they had to loose their job and why their wife left.
Above all, people want to know where all that joy and peace they always hear Christians talking about is. This is what Pope Francis demonstrates - the confidence and joy which comes from knowing Jesus Christ.
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DaveBj
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Is he going to send five copies to his mother?
(For those who don’t get the reference – YouTube . . . Dr Hook . . . "On the Cover of the Rolling Stone . . .
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(For those who don’t get the reference – YouTube . . . Dr Hook . . . "On the Cover of the Rolling Stone . . .
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kozlosap
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I read this quote from RS on the Google+ Catholic Community:
With his humble ways, his empathy, and above all the care he has shown for the poor, the “economically disenfranchised” and the destitute, the Pope “has come to feel perfectly suited to our times,” Rolling Stone magazine writes.
I think I’ll go out and grab a copy!
With his humble ways, his empathy, and above all the care he has shown for the poor, the “economically disenfranchised” and the destitute, the Pope “has come to feel perfectly suited to our times,” Rolling Stone magazine writes.
I think I’ll go out and grab a copy!
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YoungTradCath
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On the other hand, you can save your money and read it for free online.I read this quote from RS on the Google+ Catholic Community:
With his humble ways, his empathy, and above all the care he has shown for the poor, the “economically disenfranchised” and the destitute, the Pope “has come to feel perfectly suited to our times,” Rolling Stone magazine writes.
I think I’ll go out and grab a copy!
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cheezey
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I got it!Is he going to send five copies to his mother?
(For those who don’t get the reference – YouTube . . . Dr Hook . . . "On the Cover of the Rolling Stone . . .
I think this is tremendously cool.
Go, Pope Francis!I am a bit peeved that Phil Everly was not on the cover this month. He got a blurb. That was not enough.
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sacrilegebuster
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While this of course will be good for evangelizing many people who are generally focused on more sensuous things, doesn’t it place the pope in the same category as many of the individuals who are concerned primarily with sensuality and the illicit nature of much of rock music?
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Drew518
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Well I think a good response to this would be to look at Jesus. He went out everywhere; even to the house of sinners. I remember in one of the movies about the life of Jesus, His disciples were attempting to stop him from eating with sinners who were having a giant party. I think all kinds of not so honorable people inside. But He went to preach the Word anyway. “Ive not come to call virtuous to repentance but the sinners”
It was the movie with Robert Powell I think. I know there is a Bible passage for this but I cant recall it right now.
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Prodigal_40s
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Oh I agree but the Pope is explicitly clear about the teaching. The “Church Of Nice” might think they have some influence but they don’t and never will
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cheezey
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No. It places him where he is needed.
And while much of R & R is as you describe, much is not. Granted, I am going back a few years…(Oh, my what did I just say?!!)
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Miserissima
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It would, if the Pope gave an interview. Instead, it’s an op/ed piece #about# the Pope.
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Havard
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Vatican spokesman criticises Rolling Stone’s Pope Francis coverage
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has denounced the coverage of Pope Francis in the latest edition of Rolling Stone magazine, describing it as “superficial journalism”.
Pope Francis appeared on the cover of the politics and culture magazine alongside the headline, ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’. Jesuit Father Lombardi said that while a wide interest in the Pontiff was a positive sign, he was critical of the article’s attack on Benedict XVI.
“Unfortunately, the article disqualifies itself, falling into the usual mistake of a superficial journalism, which in order to highlight the positive aspects of Pope Francis, thinks it should describe in a negative way the pontificate of Pope Benedict, and does so with a surprising crudeness,” Fr Lombardi said in a statement.
The article’s author Mark Binelli wrote that Benedict’s papacy was “disastrous” and described the former Pope’s apostolic exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis, as “wonky”.
“What a pity. This is not the way to do a good service even to Pope Francis, who knows very well what the Church owes to his predecessor,” added Fr Lombardi.
catholicherald.co.uk/news/2014/01/30/vatican-spokesman-criticises-rolling-stones-pope-francis-coverage/
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has denounced the coverage of Pope Francis in the latest edition of Rolling Stone magazine, describing it as “superficial journalism”.
Pope Francis appeared on the cover of the politics and culture magazine alongside the headline, ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’. Jesuit Father Lombardi said that while a wide interest in the Pontiff was a positive sign, he was critical of the article’s attack on Benedict XVI.
“Unfortunately, the article disqualifies itself, falling into the usual mistake of a superficial journalism, which in order to highlight the positive aspects of Pope Francis, thinks it should describe in a negative way the pontificate of Pope Benedict, and does so with a surprising crudeness,” Fr Lombardi said in a statement.
The article’s author Mark Binelli wrote that Benedict’s papacy was “disastrous” and described the former Pope’s apostolic exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis, as “wonky”.
“What a pity. This is not the way to do a good service even to Pope Francis, who knows very well what the Church owes to his predecessor,” added Fr Lombardi.
catholicherald.co.uk/news/2014/01/30/vatican-spokesman-criticises-rolling-stones-pope-francis-coverage/
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RobinLaf
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Was glad to see hear about this. I’d like to get it when it comes out.
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