Pope Francis condemns climate change sceptics Jim Mon, 09/11/17 8:30 pm Body“If we don’t go back we will go down,” he warned reporters on Monday. “That is true. You can see the effects of climate change with your own eyes and scientists tell us clearly the way forward. “All of us have a responsibility. All of us. Some small, some big. A moral responsibility, to accept opinions, or make decisions. Discussion
Pope Francis’s Communist Mentor Jim Tue, 05/02/17 8:30 pm BodyPope Francis grew up in socialist Argentina, an experience that left a deep impression on his thinking. Discussion
Pope Francis and Coptic pope agree not to re-baptize Jim Sun, 04/30/17 8:30 pm Body“Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt was marked Friday, April 28, by a significant step forward in ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Churches. … the two churches agreed that they would not hold baptisms for members of one church wishing to join the other.” Discussion
Rabbi objects to Pope referring to critics as "Pharisees who 'sit in the chair of Moses and judge.'” Jim Sat, 03/18/17 8:30 pm BodyIn a recent letter on the return of Catholic anti-Judaism, Giuseppe Laras, a prominent Italian rabbi, objects to the homilies of Pope Francis for their promotion of false and dangerous anti-Jewish stereotypes. Discussion
Why conservative Catholics think Pope Francis is a fraud Jim Tue, 03/14/17 8:30 pm BodyWithin the Catholic world, sadly divided into warring political camps, he is seen as a hero by progressive Catholics and a scourge of conservatives. Discussion
Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic' Jim Thu, 02/23/17 8:30 pm BodyIn improvised comments in the sermon of his private morning Mass in his residence, he said: “It is a scandal to say one thing and do another. That is a double life.” “There are those who say ‘I am very Catholic, I always go to Mass, I belong to this and that association’,” the head of the 1.2 billion-member Roman Catholic Church said, according to a Vatican Radio transcript. Discussion
Is the Catholic Church in de facto schism over 'Amoris laetitia'? Jim Wed, 02/22/17 8:30 pm BodyThe Catholic Church in De Facto Schism: What’s to Be Done? Amoris Laetitia Discussion
Pope Francis: 'Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist' Jim Mon, 02/20/17 8:30 pm Body“The Pope also reiterated his conviction that all religions promote peace and that the danger of violent radicalization exists equally in all religions. ‘There are fundamentalist and violent individuals in all peoples and religions—and with intolerant generalizations they become stronger because they feed on hate and xenophobia,’ he said. Discussion
God promised the Holy Land to the people of Israel, Pope Francis said during a speech at the Vatican on Wednesday Jim Fri, 10/28/16 8:30 pm BodyPope: “The people of Israel, who from Egypt, where they were enslaved, walked through the desert for forty years until they reached the land promised by God,” Discussion
Pope Francis is no Baptist: A wedding without wine is 'shameful!' Jim Wed, 06/15/16 8:30 pm BodyPope Francis is no Baptist: A wedding without wine is ‘shameful!’ Discussion
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