tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post7710277337784191519..comments2023-10-30T07:45:59.446-04:00Comments on Termites of Sin: Will Love and Compassion Win The Day?Mr. Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-86811334735135683492013-08-06T06:18:06.817-04:002013-08-06T06:18:06.817-04:00Cautiously thrilled = titillated?? Cautiously thrilled = titillated?? Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-2695515278607740602013-08-06T00:36:36.810-04:002013-08-06T00:36:36.810-04:00I like that sentiment.... cautiously thrilled. I w...I like that sentiment.... cautiously thrilled. I will adopt it. Thanks. Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964772119118368322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-55054479884477564102013-07-31T18:30:06.048-04:002013-07-31T18:30:06.048-04:00No joke. My only misgivings about Francis is that...No joke. My only misgivings about Francis is that he's too old to last long enough to make a major impact. But, maybe I'll get lucky and die before Armageddon.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-67345407223339303082013-07-31T18:26:12.966-04:002013-07-31T18:26:12.966-04:00I know what you mean. Seems to me there are a lot...I know what you mean. Seems to me there are a lot of good guys on the ground in local communities. At least, I see a lot of them doing good work here. It's refreshing to see one of them become Pope.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-20162498105833129252013-07-31T18:24:54.947-04:002013-07-31T18:24:54.947-04:00I believe the church's wealth has been spent o...I believe the church's wealth has been spent on pedophile lawsuit settlements.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-23009054932164623292013-07-31T16:17:42.704-04:002013-07-31T16:17:42.704-04:00I can't get worked up about him..he's just...I can't get worked up about him..he's just another guy in a dress..don't trust the catholic church to do the right thing..ever..yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-22610974479082806442013-07-30T16:22:17.243-04:002013-07-30T16:22:17.243-04:00Has he started selling off the church's wealth...Has he started selling off the church's wealth to feed the hungry? Maybe he will.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-22902668769932106252013-07-30T10:25:46.226-04:002013-07-30T10:25:46.226-04:00You're right -- and especially when compared t...You're right -- and especially when compared to this b.s. artist:<br /><br />http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/07/30/2378451/new-york-archbishop-downplays-pope-francis-gay-remark-homosexual-acts-are-still-a-sin/Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-8125094762414019982013-07-30T10:08:19.231-04:002013-07-30T10:08:19.231-04:00If he can do nothing more than reduce the vitriol,...If he can do nothing more than reduce the vitriol, I'll take it. It's certainly a step in the right direction. We've got to do something to get people talking to each other, cooperating with each other or we're dead for sure.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-33095264694942882622013-07-30T09:35:56.666-04:002013-07-30T09:35:56.666-04:00They are large words of acknowledgement to amelior...They are large words of acknowledgement to ameliorate the ongoing homosexual population running the church. Though I will admit they will move society in the right direction by taking a touch of the vitriol from the homophobe community.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-2380506929997916292013-07-30T08:49:18.039-04:002013-07-30T08:49:18.039-04:00These don't seem like "small" steps ...These don't seem like "small" steps to me Leslie. Compared to the last guy, these are giant leaps. I only hope he can pull it off.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-84361497054301501972013-07-30T08:39:10.793-04:002013-07-30T08:39:10.793-04:00He's certainly taken some bold (in an historic...He's certainly taken some bold (in an historical sense) small but significant stepts:<br /><br />"Pope Francis said gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten.<br /><br />"The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains this very well," Pope Francis said in a wide-ranging 80-minute long interview with Vatican journalists.<br /><br />"It says they should not be marginalised because of this but that they must be integrated into society."<br /><br />But he condemned what he described as lobbying by gay people.<br /><br />"The problem is not having this orientation," he said. "We must be brothers. The problem is lobbying by this orientation, or lobbies of greedy people, political lobbies, Masonic lobbies, so many lobbies. This is the worse problem."<br /><br />And then he gets into the role of women in the church.<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23489702Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-89903190941235081052013-07-30T06:48:35.197-04:002013-07-30T06:48:35.197-04:00It certainly does.It certainly does.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-4667238516573231122013-07-30T06:47:38.401-04:002013-07-30T06:47:38.401-04:00No counting, just admiring the eggs.No counting, just admiring the eggs.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-9218153563241009162013-07-29T22:23:11.386-04:002013-07-29T22:23:11.386-04:00I agree. He's like a breath of fresh air. A hu...I agree. He's like a breath of fresh air. A humble pope... kinda sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it?Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-18306840879974015972013-07-29T21:45:55.451-04:002013-07-29T21:45:55.451-04:00Let US not begin to count chickens just quite yet....Let US not begin to count chickens just quite yet.Punchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904275145636893257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-64530147450457506102013-07-29T21:10:47.150-04:002013-07-29T21:10:47.150-04:00I'm beginning to think it would be a miracle t...I'm beginning to think it would be a miracle to have a Christian leader who follows Christ's teachings. Although, to be fair, I know a number of local clergy who do.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-38909451269071533202013-07-29T21:09:18.092-04:002013-07-29T21:09:18.092-04:00My thoughts exactly. When I saw the photos today ...My thoughts exactly. When I saw the photos today of that crowd on the beach I was prompted to write this post. This guy really seems to be for real. What a blessing.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-38448456089335020212013-07-29T21:08:19.366-04:002013-07-29T21:08:19.366-04:00One can only hope.One can only hope.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-41291638305792573942013-07-29T20:36:16.180-04:002013-07-29T20:36:16.180-04:00I was raised a Catholic. Now I am more catholic. I...I was raised a Catholic. Now I am more catholic. It would be nice to have a Christian leader who is a follower of Christ's teachings.Vanessa Victoria Kilmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923111066345543260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-38716088488222297722013-07-29T20:16:53.586-04:002013-07-29T20:16:53.586-04:00Not Catholic, either, and sometimes I'm quite ...Not Catholic, either, and sometimes I'm quite cynical...but yes, how can you not pay attention to a guy who attracts 3 million people to a beach to see him, a guy who says, <i>Who am I to judge?</i> and who rides in a Fiat from the airport to the church?<br /><br />He has a sense of humor, too. A journalist asked him about his black bag that he carried with him on the plane ride back to Rome. He said, <i>The keys to the atomic bomb weren't in it.</i><br /><br />Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-84633788759924845302013-07-29T19:58:24.069-04:002013-07-29T19:58:24.069-04:00He certainly surprised me. but I doubt it will ca...He certainly surprised me. but I doubt it will cause the everyday christian to change anything about their behavior. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-23297527892058079632013-07-29T08:34:52.403-04:002013-07-29T08:34:52.403-04:00Not Catholic either but he's on my radar.Not Catholic either but he's on my radar.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576200516116402874.post-67710258584491437082013-07-29T08:06:07.775-04:002013-07-29T08:06:07.775-04:00so true that only love can save us from ourselves....so true that only love can save us from ourselves...not being catholic, i have not watched the pope, but will check him out now...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com