We have a POPE!!!!

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Lucky7 said:
It looks like secular sites are talking about the Jesuit part…how Jesuits are not known for being orthodox…and how this selection is a step in the right direction.

I really hope that they are wrong and that this Pope is not what I think of when I think of “Jesuit”.
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This is my concern as well.
 
Frank_Drebin said:
I hope there is some clear guidance from the vatican to put the discussion more to rest, though I suspect it will be left to individual bishops to handle. Still, some clarity would be nice. Anti-Catholics, secularists, and progressives look for any wiggle room they can find.
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I would be surprised if the new pope backs this, but you never know.
 
Tampa_Dave said:
Bravo, Jason!

Some of us are very concerned with the preservation, if not expansion, of the Latin rite.
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In my view, there are four things we need to do to have the New Evangelization be successful. 1) Restore the Catholic identity to all of our works of mercy; 2) Restore the Catholic identity to all of our Catholic schools; 3) Revamp our entire programs and tools for catechesis to ensure they are faithful, accurate, and engaging; and 4) restore a sense of the sacred to our Liturgy (I don’t necessarily mean the EF of the Mass here, as you already know).

If we break down in any one of those areas, I do not think we are going to see good fruits.
 
Excited about our new Holy Father! Blessings to Pope Francis and all of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church! 🙂
 
May our Lord shower Pope Francis with His abundant blessings and Our Mother always guide him and keep him!!! WE LOVE POPE FRANCIS!! Praise be to God!! What a joyful day! :extrahappy:

+JMJ+
 
jwinch2 said:
I know a Benedictine Monk who just took St. Francis of Assisi as his patron for his vows as a novice, and for his new name as a monk. Its not that uncommon really.
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Seems strange to me. I would think that a novice who was inspired enough by St. Francis of Assisi to take his name would want to follow in his footsteps in the Franciscan order, but that’s just me. 🙂
 
JamesCaruso said:
Seems strange to me. I would think that a novice who was inspired enough by St. Francis of Assisi to take his name would want to follow in his footsteps in the Franciscan order, but that’s just me. 🙂
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I understand where you are coming from. However, I would suggest that one could be inspired by the witness of someone’s life and still not be called to the same spirituality or charism.
 
jwinch2 said:
In my view, there are four things we need to do to have the New Evangelization be successful. 1) Restore the Catholic identity to all of our works of mercy; 2) Restore the Catholic identity to all of our Catholic schools; 3) Revamp our entire programs and tools for catechesis to ensure they are faithful, accurate, and engaging; and 4) restore a sense of the sacred to our Liturgy (I don’t necessarily mean the EF of the Mass here, as you already know).

If we break down in any one of those areas, I do not think we are going to see good fruits.
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From all the Jesuit priest I have known over my 48 years, this pope will focus on helping the poor, bringing people together, being humble servants to God and each other. Having Latin Masses will not be a prime focus, in my opinion.
 
anp1215 said:
Habemus papam!!! DEO GRATIAS!!! tears in my eyes!!!

just sad that I was at work and didn’t get to watch it live. I couldn’t wait to listen on the radio.

I chose St. Francis as my patron when I converted in 2011, so excited that His Holiness chose Francis!!!
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St. Francis was also my Dad’s patron when he converted in 2006 :). St. Francis is also one of my favorites because he’s the patron saint of animals. I love this Pope already! 🙂
 
JamesCaruso said:
I would say, Francis Xavier, a co-founder of the Jesuit Order. It would seem strange to me if a Jesuit took the name of Francis of Assisi; you might wonder then why he became a Jesuit instead of a Franciscan.
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They’re saying on CAL that it is definitely St. Francis Xavier, not of Assisi.
 
Tampa_Dave said:
I believe Georgetown was founded as a Jesuit university. In 2013, it bears little resemblance to a Catholic institution of higher learning. I don’t know how strong a presence the Jesuits currently maintain at GU.
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The problem is that during the 60s, hoping to attract intellectuals that would reinvigorate Jesuit academics, the order surrendered the governance of the universities to lay boards, in the perhaps naive hope that the laymen would always be Catholics dedicated to the Magisterium and the Jesuit tradition. History shows us they were wrong, and now there is little they can realistically do about it.
 
Elizabeth502 said:
They’re saying on CAL that it is definitely St. Francis Xavier, not of Assisi.
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They are wrong (with all due respect):
We’ve just been given confirmation about which Francis the new pope is honoring in his choice of name.
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The new pope took the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi because he is a lover of the poor, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Tom Rosica told CNN.
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Also, the new pope should be known as Pope Francis, not Pope Francis I, Rosica said.
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JamesCaruso said:
Seems strange to me. I would think that a novice who was inspired enough by St. Francis of Assisi to take his name would want to follow in his footsteps in the Franciscan order, but that’s just me. 🙂
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The Jesuit take a vow of poverty like St. Francis. Jesuit usually do not live a “fancy” life but rather simple, educated, missionary life.
 
This is absolutely brilliant.

When Jesuit Fr. Fessio who is the founder and editor of Ignatius Press and is also the founding provost of Ave Maria University, was asked about his thoughts regarding our new Pope, he responded: "You’ll love him. The other Jesuits hate him. I’m ecstatic."

Man, I love clear speaking priests and religious. God Bless Fr. Fessio and God Bless Pope Francis.

Its worth noting that Fr. Fessio is also the founder of the St Ignatius Institute at the University of San Francisco, Catholic World Report, Catholic Dossier, and the Adoremus Society. The Adoremus Society is a strong voice for the renewal of the Liturgy and does great work at bringing beauty into Masses which are said in the vernacular. This suggests to me, at least, that perhaps Pope Francis will continue the direction of Pope Benedict when it comes to the Liturgy reforms he instituted.

In short, if Fr. Fessio, SJ loves him, I probably will also!
 
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