POPE FRANCIS' CRITICS ARE DIVIDING THE CHURCH AND FAMILIES - INCLUDING MINE
by Mike Lewis, Managing Editor of the website "Where Peter Is"
America Magazine, August 13, 2020
by Mike Lewis, Managing Editor of the website "Where Peter Is"
America Magazine, August 13, 2020
In this article Mike Lewis tells his story about how the critics of Pope Francis have not only divided the church, but have caused divisions in his own family. He points out that since the early days of Pope Francis' papacy there has been a growing and concentrated effort to undercut his message. In response to this division he writes, "This division in the church is a tragic situation that is harming families and communities of faith. It is totally opposed to the Gospel and Pope Francis' message." He adds, "It is also clear to me that Pope Francis' vision for the faith is precisely the cure for the embattled, embittered, and polarized church in the United States." The article concludes with the following statement, "The church teaches that Pope Francis is the visible foundation of communion for all the faithful, and the healing of these wounds can only begin in unity with him."
(see article)
CARDINAL SCHOLA CALLS OUT POPE FRANCIS' CRITICS: "THE POPE IS THE POPE"
Cardinal Angelo Scola strongly spoke against those, especially within the church, who frequently and increasingly attack Pope Francis. "Its a strong sign of contradiction and denotes a certain weakening of the people of God, above all of the intellectual class," he said. "It is a profoundly wrong attitude because it forgets that 'the pope is the pope.'" He expressed concern over "the polemics and divisions that are becoming ever more bitter, also at the expense of truth and of charity." "[The pope] is the ultimate, radical and formal guarantor-certainly, through a synodal exercise of the Petrine ministry- of the unity of the church."
(July 21, 2020, see America Magazine)
(July 21, 2020, see America Magazine)
POPE FRANCIS DECLARES SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX CIVIL UNIONS
by John R. Connolly
In a new documentary which premiered in Rome on October 21, 2020, Pope Francis declared his support for same-sex civil unions. The pope said that Gay couples deserve legal protections for their relationships. “Homosexuals have a right to be part of a family,” the pope stated. “They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it.” Francis is the first pope to support civil unions for same-sex couples, although he did support them when he served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires before becoming pope.
In a new documentary which premiered in Rome on October 21, 2020, Pope Francis declared his support for same-sex civil unions. The pope said that Gay couples deserve legal protections for their relationships. “Homosexuals have a right to be part of a family,” the pope stated. “They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it.” Francis is the first pope to support civil unions for same-sex couples, although he did support them when he served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires before becoming pope.
Top U.S. bishop: Nation’s leaders must ‘come together’
after the election of Joe Biden
Archbishop Jose’ H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops
American Magazine, November 9, 2020
With Joe Biden now elected as the nation's 46th president, it is “time for our leaders to come together in a spirit of national unity,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez.
"We thank God for the blessings of liberty. The American people have spoken in this election," Archbishop Gomez said, congratulating Biden and Harris on behalf of the USCCB.
Archbishop Gomez said he believes "at this moment in American history, Catholics have a special duty to be peacemakers, to promote fraternity and mutual trust, and to pray for a renewed spirit of true patriotism in our country."
(See Article)
"We thank God for the blessings of liberty. The American people have spoken in this election," Archbishop Gomez said, congratulating Biden and Harris on behalf of the USCCB.
Archbishop Gomez said he believes "at this moment in American history, Catholics have a special duty to be peacemakers, to promote fraternity and mutual trust, and to pray for a renewed spirit of true patriotism in our country."
(See Article)