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“We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and grave doctors to be so in moral questions so that we can feel reassured.”
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Blaise Pascal
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“The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ’s name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them.”
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Pope Francis
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Well.
Despite the fact I recently wrote that the Pope doesn’t care if Fido goes to heaven … I love the new pope.
Popes in the past have had a nasty habit <pun intended> of pissing me off. Not that they care about lil’ ole me but while being a good shepherd to their masses it just seemed like they were not only carrying an antiquated point of view they just seemed out of touch with:
<a> the real world,
and
<b> some of the shit that was happening in their own city <the Vatican>.
This pope?
He’s the ”fo’ shizzle.”
This guy is not only rattling the Roman Catholic Church but he also seems to be trying to build a relationship with other religions AND non- Catholics in general.
He seems to get that credibility, based on knowledge and reality, is … well … good.
Maybe even … uhm … a path to heaven.
Look.
I’m not religious myself, but must say I love this Pope.
My only question is how long the crackpots in the Vatican will allow him to do what he is doing <and saying>.
I hope he is not stopped or anyone quietens him.
Frankly.
He is a breath of fresh air.
I will even go a step farther.
This guy has more brains and balls than most of today’s corporate CEO’s.
This guy has more raw management & leadership talent than any, and yes … I mean ANY, politician.
I like he sees the plight of the poor and wants to do something about it.
I like he sees what appear to be overflowing coffers of the super greedy and I absolutely like he is not afraid to say something about the ongoing class-based fight against the worlds poor.
<class based meaning … the wealthy. Or wealthier, have a nasty habit of discussing helping the poor and then immediately turning around and suggesting ‘we are building a hand-out world’>
I like the fact that he sees … well … the planet as almost a living breathing Catholic. One which needs to have the rights of an individual <not to be raped, not to be subjugated, not to be denigrated, and given the opportunity to prosper> and not judging it based on ‘the largest profit margin possible.’
I like the fact he is building a self-image with a clear vision <what would Jesus do> which is simple … but unflinching in facing the corporate and political icons of the world.
I like the fact his message is clear and simple.
I like that he sees there is talking a good line and then there is walking the good line when the rubber hits the road.
I like that he appears to be engaging in a, well, noble fight in a world currently battling greed & materialism.
In fact.
I like what I see so much … I am willing to forgive him for not permitting dogs to go to heaven.
It is quite possible he sees himself as having to deal with bigger issues.
He may.