What Was Pope Francis' Finest Moment As Pontiff

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… so far ? For me it’s a no brainer, but I want to see if anyone else comes up with the same answer.
 
The excommunication of the Australian priest. I was so happy to see him flex some muscle, and not just talk about love. It was a very reassuring moment for me because he showed that he can lead and is not afraid to deal with troublemakers.
 
His “finest” moment was when he gave the impression that he is not like the previous popes in word and action.

But that’s according to the world. According to the world, he’s the First Christian Pope, the first to be Christ-like, the first to care about the poor and the first to give up on Vatican wealth, etc. etc. etc.

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Every single one of those posters made me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit.
 
travissbeloved said:
Every single one of those posters made me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit.
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I’m sorry. I didn’t mean my post as an insult to the Pope. It was a poor attempt at saying how when I though he couldn’t get better he does.

-Tim-
 
TimothyH said:
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean my post as an insult to the Pope. It was a poor attempt at saying how when I though he couldn’t get better he does.

-Tim-
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I think he meant the awful mass-media cartoons and adverts that portray the Pope as something he isn’t.
 
There is a serious problem within the Church when her own people take delight in the excommunication of a priest and when the Body of Christ reviles it’s own Pope for preaching an authentic message of love.

A long time contributor to CAF, someone you all know, sent me a private message on Sunday saying goodbye, that he would probably not be back and cited threads like this. . Threads like this make me want to filter CAF on my internet router and never come back as well.

-Tim-
 
TimothyH said:
There is a serious problem within the Church when her own people take delight in the excommunication of a priest and when the Body of Christ reviles it’s own Pope for preaching an authentic message of love.

A long time contributor to CAF, someone you all know, sent me a private message on Sunday saying goodbye, that he would probably not be back and cited threads like this. . Threads like this make me want to filter CAF on my internet router and never come back as well.

-Tim-
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Who said that anyone is taking delight in excommunicating anyone?

It concerns me that there are some people who firmly believe that the previous political cartoons are true.

They may be wrong in believing that the pope is like that, but that doesn’t stop them from doing such terrible, untruthful drawings.

In general, when someone says how much they love Pope Francis, don’t immediately assume they do for the right reasons. Ask why. If they give you an answer similar to those posters, then that’s when the conversation ends since they don’t know any better.
 
TimothyH said:
There is a serious problem within the Church when her own people take delight in the excommunication of a priest and when the Body of Christ reviles it’s own Pope for preaching an authentic message of love.

A long time contributor to CAF, someone you all know, sent me a private message on Sunday saying goodbye, that he would probably not be back and cited threads like this. . Threads like this make me want to filter CAF on my internet router and never come back as well.

-Tim-
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I don’t think anyone here hates Pope Francis’s message; in fact, it’s a much needed wake-up call for those who have neglected to preach the gospel, instead focusing entirely on social issues.

But that’s not what the media makes it look like. They portray him as the “first Christian Pope”, twisting his words to support everything from homosexual marriage to abortion.
 
TimothyH said:
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean my post as an insult to the Pope. It was a poor attempt at saying how when I though he couldn’t get better he does.

-Tim-
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He’s not referring to your post.

In regards to the OP, I think it’s too soon to tell…
 
TimothyH said:
There is a serious problem within the Church when her own people take delight in the excommunication of a priest and when the Body of Christ reviles it’s own Pope for preaching an authentic message of love.
-Tim-
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Sure, we can all pretend there are no problems in the church. Great. But personally, I think that one of the things that must be done is a bit of cleaning up. Apparently this was one of the criteria for the selection of the new pope. 🤷 Seems like the cardinals did a good job. There is absolutely nothing wrong with seeing this as positive. We must be realistic, not pretend that the bad isn’t there.

I’m not delighted that the priest was excommunicated. I think it is tragic that there are heretical priests out there. It shouldn’t be like that. Getting rid of poison is a good thing for the church, right? Popes have been doing it for centuries.
 
The photoshopped stamp on the pope’s face, on The Advocate, particularly bothers me. I find it ironic that they put a ‘label’ on him…
 
Seamus_L said:
… so far ? For me it’s a no brainer, but I want to see if anyone else comes up with the same answer.
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I would say his finest moment was when Pope Francis hugged the disfigured man with severe neurofibromatosis. How many others must have shunned this man?
 
I was asking a serious question in no way intended to disparage Pope Francis. If there are offensive comments in this thread, they could realistically be made in any thread on any topic.
 
meltzerboy said:
I would say his finest moment was when Pope Francis hugged the disfigured man with severe neurofibromatosis. How many others must have shunned this man?
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It was nice, of course. Reminds me of the story of Jesus and the leper. 🙂

No one here is arguing that its pretentious or bad that Pope Francis did that.

The world is just following the same principle: treat it as if NO pope has ever done that before.

Which begs the question: Has no pope ever embraced disfigured people before? :confused:

I’m inclined to believe that previous popes have done Christ-like actions to the poor, the diseased, and to the dying, despite the world’s insistence to the contrary. 😦
 
He is still considered new to the position. So, I don’t think we can say so early what his finest moment has been (or will be). But, I have full confidence in him, and I know to ignore about 95% of what the sensationalist secular media reports about him.
 
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