When the Pope was visiting the United States, many mainstream and progressive Americans hailed him as the champion of progressivism.…
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I can’t understand why so many people are surprised that Pope Francis met with Kim Davis. Why wouldn’t he? She…
Over the weekend, the news coverage in the Philadelphia suburbs has been all Pope all the time. I seriously thought…
You better watch out; you better not cry. Better not pout; I’m telling you why. The Pope is coming to…
Because it was the Religion Newswriters Association conference, it was pretty much assumed by most people that all the attendees…
I know that everyone is all in love with Pope Francis and everything, but he really isn’t that much different from his predecessor, Pope Palpatine. On Thursday during an airplane interview, the Pope let his real opinions slip out.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Pope Francis is a huge improvement from Pope Palpetine Benedict. Francis is a much nicer guy and I like how he pretends that he is concerned about the poor. However, when it comes to the actual policies of the Vatican and the Catholic Church, nothing has really changed at all.
When you first think about Pope Francis and President Obama, you might not think they have much in common aside from holding a position of leadership and tremendous power. Upon careful inspection however, they do seem to share quite a bit in common.
Who would have guessed that the man in the funny hat is just a figure head? Over the last week or so, we learned that the Pope isn’t in control of the Vatican and that what he says isn’t infallible… okay we already knew that second part.
Yesterday, the Pope made the news again by calling for an end to the “cult of money.” This Pope is very different from the last Pope in that he actually cares what people think about him and he has made a concerted effort to give the appearance of being humble. The media seems to have bought into this narrative. Make no mistake the Pope’s humility is as fictional as the deity he worships.