And as I said, he already has changed the Church's image. Is there an echo in here?
He has also done quite a bit and will no doubt continue indefinitely. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: What Pope Francis is saying is wonderful, but like I said, it will take more than one good Pope to change the image of the contemporary Catholic Church. And it will take more than words. On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 7:19 PM, "authfriend@..." <authfriend@...> wrote: Nice try, Feste, but it doesn't make any sense that way either. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Of course Share didn't think she was challenging you. Only an idiot or someone spoiling for a fight would think otherwise. She was just making a comment. Try to be nicer, authfriend. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote: Share bumbled: > I think it's going to take way more than one good Pope to bust up the > contemporary image > of Roman Catholicism! Francis is already doing so, as you'd know if you were paying attention. > As for the Church having a *doctrine* of social justice, caring for the > oppressed, what good > is it if the Church hordes its Vatican gold plates while babies are starving > in the world?! Did you think you were challenging me with this question, Share?!? Did you not bother to read my last sentence beyond the semicolon!?! On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 3:17 PM, "authfriend@..." <authfriend@...> wrote: It's just so startling hearing something like that these days from anyone but a librul-type Protestant or Jew. Francis is really busting up the contemporary image of Roman Catholicism. Of course Church doctrine has always had a very strong social-justice, caring-for-the-oppressed component; it just hasn't been the most evident theme in recent times. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Very good that he actually said it. I am not terribly religious myself, though he has a lot of influence, being The Pope, and all. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote: Thom Hartmann actually said that he might have to convert to Catholicism. Not me, I'm not into religions at all. But you don't have to be the Pope to figure this out. On 11/27/2013 12:00 PM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: Powerful stuff. I think if Bhairitu reads it, he'll immediately convert to Roman Catholicism. ;-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> mailto:no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: I like this guy - He tells the truth, straight up. Even as the American Dream becomes less obtainable for most here, he points out, plainly, that the rest of the world, is suffering, far more than we do in the West; wars are waged simply for economic gain, rampant consumerism is dehumanizing everyone, and 'trickle down economics' is a naive idea, at best, and clearly does not work. http://www.businessinsider.com/the-pope-on-the-financial-system-inequality-money-2013-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-pope-on-the-financial-system-inequality-money-2013-11
