The Pope and the Cell Phone

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The Pope ended an audience by having a brief cell phone conversation. A handicaped person haned the Pope his cell phone and the Pope took it.

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Some people were surprised. But reading his books, I am not. The Pope seems to me to be a very humble person thrust into this position by God’s wisdom (and the wisdom of our Cardinals). I may disagree with some of his political stands, but I do not doubt his holiness, humanity and humilty.
 
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The Pope ended an audience by having a brief cell phone conversation. A handicaped person haned the Pope his cell phone and the Pope took it.

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Some people were surprised. But reading his books, I am not. The Pope seems to me to be a very humble person thrust into this position by God’s wisdom (and the wisdom of our Cardinals). I may disagree with some of his political stands, but I do not doubt his holiness, humanity and humilty.
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Great story and pix. The Pope is not a poltical entity. How can you disagree with his “political” positions?

Lisa N
 
Pope Benedict IS awesome! I have started reading his books to get to know him. He is definitely the Rock we need for our Church right now! 👍
 
Here is another great picture.This man has a great personality and brings such love to everyone…Look at his face…full of happiness and love. Love ya Papa!
Beckers

A new-look Pope and a new Pope mobile

http://images.thetimes.co.uk/images...http://images.thetimes.co.uk/images/trans.gif(OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS)http://images.thetimes.co.uk/images/trans.gifPope Benedict XVI took an unexpected call yesterday while on walkabout at his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square. An elderly man handed over his mobile and asked the pontiff to say a few words, which he did with good grace. Later, a group of Vatican firemen offered him a helmet engraved with the name Ratzinger to try ontimesonline.co.uk/article/0,20709-1656171,00.html
 
Lisa N:
Great story and pix. The Pope is not a poltical entity. How can you disagree with his “political” positions?

Lisa N
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I agree the Pope (and God for that matter) is not a political entity, but the Pope (though presumably not God) occassionally makes political statements. I am a libertarian (what the Europeans call a “neo-liberal”) on most political and economic issues, so I often come into conflict with the political statements, though not the moral ones.

For example, the Pope opposes any sort of legal recognition of same gender relationships, whereas I would allow civil marriage rights. On the moral issue of homosexuality though, I agree with the Pope.

So I agree with his moral stance, but disagree with his political statement.

Confusing I know, but I find this Pope very intellectual, humble, holy and loving, whereas I found Pope John Paul II less intellectual, but more pastoral.
 
amcalabrese,

Two things. First, be careful; you are entitled to political views based upon prudential judgment, but you must be a Catholic first and a libertarian second. With regard to “same-sex marriage”, here are three sources on why it *positively harms *society (and therefore libertarians should oppose it):
Second, Pope John Paul II certainly had rich pastoral gifts, but don’t discount his intellect. Try reading some of his encyclicals, or his theology of the body. Intellectually speaking, he was a giant, and the Church is going to need a long time to unpack his writings. He had a passion for the moral theology – bioethics, social ethics – and philosophy.
 
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