JVL as a person raised in a similar circumstansances to you ie Catholic Schools, devout Catholic parents in the suburbs etc. I'd like to add a few comments after what you said on The Secret Podcast about the comments you made about Pope Francis as a fellow traveler.
First of all 99.9% of the Catholics in the world have no up close and personal relationships those at the Vatican. Even though I read The Piller occasionaly what you indicated about Pope Francis was news to many Catholics.
I do agree that the fuss over the Latin Mass was pointless. If people prefer to go to mass in Latin it's better than not going to mass at all.
As far as the church dealing with abuse of children I agree that it has to end yesterday. However it took until 2000 for the Pope to give a semi apology for events of WWII. Nothing has been said about the Jewish ghettos in Italy. That has been swept under the rug for 80 years so I'm not holding my breath for an apology for sexual abuse of children.
I would be personally happy if Pope Leo stressed the importance of the 10 Commandments, mercy,grace and love. I would also hope that the Nunciature in El Salvatore could negotiate the release of immigrants.
Otherwise the Pope is the Holy Father of the Catholic global church. Although it did bring a smile to my face that the Pope did his undergratuate study at Villanova.
the new pope is a true conservative in the burke tradition revolutions just burn down all the good as well as what is considered to be bad at the time. Change should take place under consideration and not in the face of a mob its what history is all about
JVL as a person raised in a similar circumstansances to you ie Catholic Schools, devout Catholic parents in the suburbs etc. I'd like to add a few comments after what you said on The Secret Podcast about the comments you made about Pope Francis as a fellow traveler.
First of all 99.9% of the Catholics in the world have no up close and personal relationships those at the Vatican. Even though I read The Piller occasionaly what you indicated about Pope Francis was news to many Catholics.
I do agree that the fuss over the Latin Mass was pointless. If people prefer to go to mass in Latin it's better than not going to mass at all.
As far as the church dealing with abuse of children I agree that it has to end yesterday. However it took until 2000 for the Pope to give a semi apology for events of WWII. Nothing has been said about the Jewish ghettos in Italy. That has been swept under the rug for 80 years so I'm not holding my breath for an apology for sexual abuse of children.
I would be personally happy if Pope Leo stressed the importance of the 10 Commandments, mercy,grace and love. I would also hope that the Nunciature in El Salvatore could negotiate the release of immigrants.
Otherwise the Pope is the Holy Father of the Catholic global church. Although it did bring a smile to my face that the Pope did his undergratuate study at Villanova.
the new pope is a true conservative in the burke tradition revolutions just burn down all the good as well as what is considered to be bad at the time. Change should take place under consideration and not in the face of a mob its what history is all about