tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post2125598529729147904..comments2024-01-29T08:39:40.754-05:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Unpacking the Pope’s PR Debacle — What Happened and What It Means for Pro-LifersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-19419160708330158952013-10-03T22:41:07.211-04:002013-10-03T22:41:07.211-04:00JM, you're in chipper rare form today, aren...JM, you're in chipper rare form today, aren't you. Goodness. That was quite a take down. I do think Ms. Miller would probably agree with you in principle on the point about the all-too-humanness of the pope. But then, she has a Catholic audience to attend to and has to present her credentials as a "faithful Catholic," even if it means sounding like a pious pope worshipper.<br /><br />Yep, you've got a point. A major good point here. It's popolatry, not Mariolotry, that's killing Catholicism. And the irony is that these are "good" Catholics, at least by reference to our contemporary Good Housekeeping seal of approval.<br /><br />Perhaps what we need are Papists who are less "Pious" and more "Pertinacious," to borrow the moniker of our host. It's one thing to roar that you want Papal Bulls with your breakfast, and another thing altogether to defend a Pope's stupidest utterances as though they were defined dogmas.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Anonymojs Boschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-84841643306298472532013-10-03T14:11:19.165-04:002013-10-03T14:11:19.165-04:00"I believe he is a true holy man of God and h..."I believe he is a true holy man of God and his pontificate (still very new) has the potential to bring about great good for the Holy Catholic Church and the world. "<br /><br />"A true holy man of God." What, like the Dali Lama. Ascribing holiness to a living soul is rather... well, if not speculative certainly fawing. If it were anyone but the Pope, conservatives would not be saying this. And being Pope does not make someone wonderful automatically: all history is against this. He gets our respect, but not our automatic affirmation at every single utterance. He is a man who holds an office. He is NOT He Who Is Wonderful. That would be Obama, right? Seriously, Fundamentalists have it wrong: Modern Catholics don't worship Mary, they appear to worship the Pope. The whole spectacle is embarrassing, and I for one wish this Pope would just go away and do his job... which is not being Fr. Chatty Kathy. Or Mr. Glad Hander to he World. It is to oversee the Church's administration, and the clearly and faithfully represent Church Teaching. How well he is doing at those things has yet to be determined.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684142528414196410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-37850592321115117162013-10-03T09:32:38.501-04:002013-10-03T09:32:38.501-04:00I am afraid the good woman is not quite ready to w...I am afraid the good woman is not quite ready to wake-up and smell the myrhh.<br /><br />This plea from Psalm 108 is now part of my daily Rosary Intention:<br /><br /><b>May his days be few: and his bishopric let another take.</b><br /><br />Mick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-29688186788969257892013-10-03T09:06:44.554-04:002013-10-03T09:06:44.554-04:00http://www.harvestingthefruit.com/is-pope-francis-...http://www.harvestingthefruit.com/is-pope-francis-a-modernist/Mick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-23177293513919471062013-10-03T09:04:29.444-04:002013-10-03T09:04:29.444-04:00There are alternative explanations for the Pope...There are alternative explanations for the Pope's praxis:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/34f9b<br /><br />Others, much more intelligent than my own self ( a huge universe of souls) are seeing in the Pope's praxis behaviors and words which are described and warned against in that crucial Encyclical.<br /><br /><i>Harvesting the Fruit of Vatican Two</i> Blog is the bravest and, sadly, the most accurate, commentary about what is happening in the Church.Mick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.com