Like millions of others, I was (and always will be) a huge fan of Pope Francis. I remembered, this morning, that I'd written a couple of blog posts about him along the way. When I looked them up, to my surprise, I mentioned him in 14 postings.
I've decided to repost six of them over the next few days, starting with the oldest.
The following was written on December 16, 2013
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Last month a popular talk show host called Pope Francis a Marxist.
Pope Francis was just voted Time Magazine's "Person of the Year." While I'm not a Catholic, here are some of the names I like to call him:
Francis the Humble. He chose his name to identify himself with one of the greatest but most humble saints of the church.
Keeper of the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Again, I'm not a Catholic but I know this became his title when he inherited the throne of St. Peter.
The People's Pope. Francis is wildly popular among Catholics around the world and has the approval of 58% of non Catholic Americans.
Francis the Peacemaker.
Francis the Compassionate. While he is holding the line on women's rights and gay rights, he's expressing compassion for all of us. His most famous recent quote: "Who am I to judge?"
While Pope Francis is most definitely not a Marxist, he was, as a young man, a nightclub bouncer. This may help him as time moves on.
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Pope Francis was just voted Time Magazine's "Person of the Year." While I'm not a Catholic, here are some of the names I like to call him:Francis the Humble. He chose his name to identify himself with one of the greatest but most humble saints of the church.
Keeper of the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Again, I'm not a Catholic but I know this became his title when he inherited the throne of St. Peter.
The People's Pope. Francis is wildly popular among Catholics around the world and has the approval of 58% of non Catholic Americans.
Francis the Peacemaker.
Francis the Compassionate. While he is holding the line on women's rights and gay rights, he's expressing compassion for all of us. His most famous recent quote: "Who am I to judge?"
While Pope Francis is most definitely not a Marxist, he was, as a young man, a nightclub bouncer. This may help him as time moves on.
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