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CarolNoel
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Hmm! Interesting. Will have to think about this one.
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JM3
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repubblica.it/cultura/2013/10/01/news/pope_s_conversation_with_scalfari_english-67643118/
Here’s the whole interview from la Repubblica.
Here’s the whole interview from la Repubblica.
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Saintlucy
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I cannot see anything controversial in this interview. It is very badly written but I think that His Holiness is saying nothing that is different from what Christ said. We should love our neighbour as ourselves even if we don’t agree with them. It is not mentioned that Catholics are bound by Church teaching but we are. Others are not and we have no right to force them to abide by our doctrine. We must take care of the poor, the aged and give dignity to the unemployed when it is no fault of their own.
As for the Vatican, yes it is time for her to get her head out of the sand and address things quickly. No more going backward and forward as if we had ambassadors who took months to get there and back to the diocese. One whiff of abuse, be it physical, mental or liturgical, should be dealt with very quickly. The cardinals, archbishops and bishops are our servants, no longer princes of the Church and must not be protected as such.
What Pope Francis has said is not contraversial; just sensible.
As for the Vatican, yes it is time for her to get her head out of the sand and address things quickly. No more going backward and forward as if we had ambassadors who took months to get there and back to the diocese. One whiff of abuse, be it physical, mental or liturgical, should be dealt with very quickly. The cardinals, archbishops and bishops are our servants, no longer princes of the Church and must not be protected as such.
What Pope Francis has said is not contraversial; just sensible.
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lweisenthal
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Personally, I couldn’t agree more. I was very happy to read the substance of the interview, and I wondered how it would be received by others. I was disappointed by the tepid to negative reactions, with many commentators saying things such as “we need a better translation,” and “it was just an informal, off-the-cuff interview – nothing is changed,” and “it was an interview for the secular press, he wouldn’t have said that to Catholics,” and so forth.
I don’t like it when others attempt to spin the Pope’s words until they are consistent with the preexisting views of these others, as opposed to letting the Pope’s own plain, simple, and clear words speak for themselves.
It was the Pope, himself, who initiated this most recent interview, and it is reasonable to infer that the Pope chose the interviewer with care, with the full realization that what he said would be gone over with a fine tooth comb, world-wide, in Catholic as well as lay circles.
- Larry Weisenthal/Huntington Beach CA
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DavidFilmer
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I think the Roman Curia is in SERIOUS need of reform (I refer to administration, NOT doctrine). I was hoping for this reform from Pope Benedict-16, who was a Vatican “insider” (so he knew the system inside-out). As Cardinal Ratzinger, head of CCD, was not afraid to go against long held ideas. For example, he (and his buddy, Ludwig Ott) really suppressed the notion of Limbo, and he (and Ott) advanced the idea of invincible ignorance (though I think they advanced it TOO FAR - it is perhaps the most widely misunderstood teaching of the Church).
If ANYBODY could reform the Roman Curia, it ought to have been Pope Benedict-16. He was an insider, but not a conformist. But, to my knowledge, he did little or nothing in this regard.
Granted, he inherited the Chair with a far greater problem to contend with - the priestly sexual abuse scandals. I think he handled that situation as well as he possibly could. I cannot think of how he could have handled it better, and I admit that there was no item on his agenda that had higher priority. But he did nothing that I know of to reform the Roman Curia. I have a job, and I have various priorities, and sometimes something really big comes up that consumes most of my attention, but that does not mean I neglect everything else. But, then again, I suppose that the screwed-up Roman Curia had been that way for many centuries, and it would not be such a big deal if the reform of that system were left to a successor.
When Francis was elected, all my hopes of Curia reform seemed dashed upon the rocks. This guy was a Cardinal, but from a different hemisphere (whether you look at the earth as east-west, or north-south). He was NOT part of the “inner circle” of the Roman Curia (he visited Rome briefly every few years), and I figured he would be “swept up” in the bureaucratic inertia of the Vatican and simply acquiesce to it, while he pursued his more pastoral agenda.
But, hey, the guy can do both!!!
Props to Pope Francis!!! I look forward to the day that I can change my signature from “John Paul” to “Francis.” Imagine - TWO Popes designated “the Great” in my own lifetime! How cool is THAT???
If ANYBODY could reform the Roman Curia, it ought to have been Pope Benedict-16. He was an insider, but not a conformist. But, to my knowledge, he did little or nothing in this regard.
Granted, he inherited the Chair with a far greater problem to contend with - the priestly sexual abuse scandals. I think he handled that situation as well as he possibly could. I cannot think of how he could have handled it better, and I admit that there was no item on his agenda that had higher priority. But he did nothing that I know of to reform the Roman Curia. I have a job, and I have various priorities, and sometimes something really big comes up that consumes most of my attention, but that does not mean I neglect everything else. But, then again, I suppose that the screwed-up Roman Curia had been that way for many centuries, and it would not be such a big deal if the reform of that system were left to a successor.
When Francis was elected, all my hopes of Curia reform seemed dashed upon the rocks. This guy was a Cardinal, but from a different hemisphere (whether you look at the earth as east-west, or north-south). He was NOT part of the “inner circle” of the Roman Curia (he visited Rome briefly every few years), and I figured he would be “swept up” in the bureaucratic inertia of the Vatican and simply acquiesce to it, while he pursued his more pastoral agenda.
But, hey, the guy can do both!!!
Props to Pope Francis!!! I look forward to the day that I can change my signature from “John Paul” to “Francis.” Imagine - TWO Popes designated “the Great” in my own lifetime! How cool is THAT???
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QNDNNDQDCE
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I am sure we can reconcile what the Pope said with Catholic teaching, but let’s acknowledge that some things he said, if they had been said by someone else, we would have to say were said badly. There are other things that are just boggling. I will give one example.
“Vatican II, inspired by Pope Paul VI and John, decided to look to the future with a modern spirit and to be open to modern culture. The Council Fathers knew that being open to modern culture meant religious ecumenism and dialogue with non-believers. But afterwards very little was done in that direction. I have the humility and ambition to want to do something.”
Is this an accurate statement? What did Pope Francis have in mind when he said this? Wasn’t there enough “openness” to the world in the Twentieth Century?
“Vatican II, inspired by Pope Paul VI and John, decided to look to the future with a modern spirit and to be open to modern culture. The Council Fathers knew that being open to modern culture meant religious ecumenism and dialogue with non-believers. But afterwards very little was done in that direction. I have the humility and ambition to want to do something.”
Is this an accurate statement? What did Pope Francis have in mind when he said this? Wasn’t there enough “openness” to the world in the Twentieth Century?
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steve_b
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I think he has his own style. He’s going to be a good shepherd
ihradio.com/2013/09/pope-francis-excommunicates-priest-advocated-womens-ordination-sex-marriage/
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TimothyH
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**Q: **Your Holiness is right, the description is perfect. But why did none of your predecessors ever choose that name [Francis]? And I believe that after you no one else will choose it.
A: “We do not know that, let’s not speculate about the future. True, no one chose it before me. Here we face the problem of problems. Would you like something to drink?”*
Would you like something to drink…?
Absolute genius.
-Tim-
A: “We do not know that, let’s not speculate about the future. True, no one chose it before me. Here we face the problem of problems. Would you like something to drink?”*
Would you like something to drink…?
Absolute genius.
-Tim-
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