Francis by Patrick J. Marrin for September 22, 2016

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    Dani Rice  about 8 years ago

    No no. no! Even the Protestants like the one. Or is that the problem?

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    morningglory73 Premium Member about 8 years ago

    Oh no! This Pope is the best Pope, the best Pope ever. He seems to follow the words of the Christ more than any Pope ever. Wonderful man.

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    Piksea Premium Member about 8 years ago

    They can’t have another pope. I love the one we have! Such a kind and amazing man. I don’t know what we did to deserve him, but I’m very glad that we got him.

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    fielja  about 8 years ago

    I like this one a lot and I love it when he speaks his mind. may god bless him and make him unafraid to speak freely.

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  about 8 years ago

    This doctrine was defined dogmatically in the First Vatican Council of 1869–1870, but had been defended before that, existing already in medieval theology and being the majority opinion at the time of the Counter-Reformation. 3 Wikipedia

    Doesn’t make them so, believing they are is equally wrong. It is dangerous to think anyone or anything is infallible, remember “unsinkable”? Giving to humans what they do not possess and still won’t have after.

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    craigwestlake  about 8 years ago

    I believe the idea came from thinking he had a “hotline” to God; when actually from Israel it’s the local call…I too, believe this is the best Pope ever…

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    cb795  about 8 years ago

    Not every word uttered by a Pope is considered infallible. See the following for a good if complex explanation: http://www.catholic.com/tracts/papal-infallibility

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    hippogriff  about 8 years ago

    John XXII wasn’t bad from the Protestant view. At least we got promoted to “separated bretheren” from “heretics”. :-) The best put down was when William F. Buckley said agorisma was supported only by “a few simple parish priests”. In the best use of elipses ever, Christian Century wrote, “Angelo Roncceli is no simple parish priest … he is a bishop … of Rome.”

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    gammaguy  about 8 years ago

    They don’t want the Pope to be infallible. They want themselves to be considered infallible and the Pope to be their spokesman. (I almost wrote “spokesperson”, but they’re definitely not there, yet.)

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