Sunday, January 4, 2015

Popular Popes

The sainted John Paul II was a popular pope with church insiders, those with power he gave them and those who piously went to church asking few questions, and reading even less widely.  These people are not really evangelizers though they are called "new evangelizers."  They generally hang around one another and gather like people who want also to be pious.  They effect little change in the larger world and none with people who think outside their box.  Francis I is a popular pope with those who are not so pious, don't go to church, read widely, are searchers, and live outside the orthodox box.  This is most of the world including many Catholics.  Some are the shakers and movers of society.  Francis has them thinking or at least feeling a bit uncomfortable about their values and lifestyle.  He is the real deal of living simply and listening.  Seems no pope can be everyone's cup of tea.

2 comments:

  1. I think Pope Francis I is the real deal, and like you said, is making people think. I believe he will bring the Church into 2015 with compassion, understanding, and the love of a true shepherd.

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  2. I would LOVE to sit down with Pope Francis and have cup pf tea. Then we could talk about how to get more priests like you in the church. I pray that God gives our Pope a long healthy life so he can shake us all up!

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