tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post5932648415273755333..comments2024-03-28T18:02:12.286-04:00Comments on southern orders: WHOM AM I TO JUDGE? OF COURSE POPE FRANCIS JUDGES MANY THINGS AND MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CLERGYFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-7345204247627954792014-09-16T15:34:31.399-04:002014-09-16T15:34:31.399-04:00Well, I don't know if I agree with that premis...Well, I don't know if I agree with that premise. The introverted, selectively social person that I am, I naturally keep my distance from everyone...I can understand people from a distance without being "close" I rather prefer it that way...<br /><br />As to Pope Francis being the most judgemental Pope in History, it's hard to argue when some have been called self-absorbed neo-pelegian retrogrades. Православный физикhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313371333531421128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-55884370062350770432014-09-16T10:53:34.353-04:002014-09-16T10:53:34.353-04:00Again, the issue of how the manner in which His Ho...Again, the issue of how the manner in which His Holiness chooses to express himself unfortunately lends itself to false/inaccurate interpretation, requires...not anger, frustration, and hand-wringing...but prompt, forceful clarification by responsible Catholic leaders, both clerical and lay.<br /><br />If bishops, pastors, etc., do not, or will not, then it is the responsibility of those with the means to do so, to take these corrections to the media, both Catholic and secular as quickly as possible to blunt the attempt by the enemies of the Church to add to confusion among the faithful.<br /><br />I wish His Holiness would take time to learn how his manner of expressing himself is problematic in both the modern media context as well as translation, but...as the British say..."there it is"!<br /><br />Where are the well-heeled Opus Dei and "Legatus" types who could easily take out full-page ads setting the record straight in The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times, and L.A. Times? Why are none of them jockeying for seats on the panels of Sunday morning network talk shows where, sadly, so much actual formation of Catholic minds seems to be taking place? Why aren't they funding 30-60 second ads on T.V. (again...where so much formation of conscience seems to take place) explaining the difference between the real Francis and the "media Francis"?<br /><br />All I know is if I were to hit some gajillion-dollar mega lottery jackpot, I'd be spending a lot of bucks doing just that!<br /><br />Gaudete in Domino Semper!Richard M. Sawickinoreply@blogger.com