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Mary, Another Redeemer?
Roman Catholic Pope Francis weighed in on the debate over the question of whether Mary is a co-redemptrix (link to Vatican site): Christ is the Mediator, Christ is the bridge that we cross to turn to the Father (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2674). He is the only Redeemer: there are no co-redeemers with…
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Trust Jesus More than Francis Trusts Joseph!
It is reported that Jorge Bergoglio aka Pope Francis explained that he deals with stresses (for example, “There is corruption in the Vatican.”) by writing letters to Joseph and entrusting them to him. According to the article, “The 80-year-old says his secret for dealing with stress is to write down all his problems in letters…
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Should We Pray to Michael the Archangel?
Pope Francis tweeted: “Let us ask the help of Saint Michael the Archangel to defend us from the snares of the devil.” (source)Paul, Apostle of Jesus, wrote: “Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up…
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Pope Francis on June 1, 2015 and the Failure of the Cross (with Bonus)
When you read the Pope’s comments about the “failure of the cross” in light of this homily from earlier this year, I think it sheds some light on the subject. Just as Scripture interprets Scripture, so also Francis interprets Francis: Reflecting on the Gospel reading of the day during morning Mass at the Casa Santa…
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More Thorough Exegesis of Francis' "Failure of the Cross" Phrase
In response to Pastor Hall quadrupling down on his misinterpretation of Francis’ words, let me explain how I know (with certainty) that Pope Francis was contrasting the divine perspective with the human perspective, when he said: The cross shows us a different way of measuring success. Ours is to plant the seeds. God sees to…
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Deeper Criticism of Francis' Typo Tweet
“Our Mother Mary is full of beauty because [s]he is full of grace.” – Francis of Rome via Twitter about a year ago. The typo (corrected with bracketed insertion) was amusing, but there’s a bigger problem. Who is more full of grace – Mary or Jesus? Yet of Jesus it is said “he hath no…
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Pope Francis – Liberal or not?
Matthew Bellisario, editor of the Catholic Champion, was kind enough to bring this clip to my attention, and I’m happy to bring it to the attention of Dave Armstrong and others, who think that Francis is just business as usual for the Roman see: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCchbeZT1lc&w=560&h=315] Christopher Ferrara is a traditionalist Roman Catholic, to be…
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Capital Punishment – Absolutely Condemned or Commanded? Francis of Rome vs. Scripture
According to the Vatican Information Service, on October 23, 2014, referring to Francis of Rome: “He reiterated the primacy of the life and dignity of the human person, reaffirming the absolute condemnation of the death penalty, the use of which is rejected by Christians.” By contrast, Biblical Christians affirm the death penalty for a wide…
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Evangelii Gaudium – the BBC Has Overstated the Pope's Liberal Leanings
BBC News has the headline: “Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican” and the opening line: “Pope Francis has called for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first major work he has written in the role.” The document in question, Evangelii Gaudium (“Gospel’s Joy”)…
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Irony of Idolatry in Francis of Rome's Remarks and the Split Tenth Commandment
Francis of Rome recently was reported as saying (VIS, 9 June 2013): “We shouldn’t see the Ten Commandments as restriction upon our freedom; no, not that way. We should see them as signs for our freedom. … They teach us how to avoid the slavery to which the many idols that we ourselves build reduce…