“Man is not in charge today, money is in charge, money rules. God our Father did not give the task of caring for the earth to money, but to us, to men and women: we have this task! Instead, men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the "culture of waste." - Pope Francis 6-5-13
I wonder how American Catholics will react to this ? Our culture is so emursed in "career orientation ".
Pope Francis: Idolatry is dangerous. God is the one true Lord 2013-06-06 http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...s-god-is-the-one-true-lord-english-10231.html
Pope tells students: learn to be magnanimous http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-tells-students-learn-to-be-magnanimous
What a wonderful Pope. One day he will be canonised, there is no doubt. Thank you God for this great gift. I feel him calling me to conversion on many issues. Like wasting food and care for the poor. Help me Mary, to pay attention.
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-reflects-on-the-science-of-god-s-tenderness And here in the end of article is a wonderful video of his speech.... I almost cried and so those gentleman in their black suits seem to do, too. What a wonderful Pope you have !!! http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/06/07/pope_at_mass:_the_science_of_tenderness/en1-699286
And this is the hard moment....? http://www.hindustantimes.com/world...is-to-take-step-forward/Article1-1072395.aspx
Thats interesting. So the Muslims want the Pope to take a 'STEP FORWARD' by telling a lie.And in the same breath saying they themselves will not meet with Israelis.It all seems so hopeless, honestly. The only thing the Pope should do is consecrate Russia as requested.
Pope at Mass: Learning from Mary to keep the Word of God http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-at-mass-learning-from-mary-to-keep-the-word-o
Fun meeting between Pope and students: 'I didn't want to be Pope' 2013-06-07 http://www.romereports.com/palio/fu...nt-to-be-pope-english-10239.html#.UbM55DbD-Uk
Pope: Religious freedom often affirmed, not always put into practice http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-religious-freedom-often-affirmed-not-always-p
Pope records message for blind and visually impaired http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-records-message-for-blind-and-visually-impair
Pope at Mass: Poverty and praise of God http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-at-mass-poverty-and-praise-of-god
This story is going out everywhere under the headline: Pope confirms 'gay lobby' at work at Vatican VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that a "gay lobby" was at work at the Vatican in private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group — a stunning acknowledgment that appears to confirm earlier reports about corruption and dysfunction in the Holy See. The Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious — the regional organization for priests and nuns of religious orders — confirmed Tuesday that its leaders had written a synthesis of Francis' remarks after their June 6 audience. The group, known by its Spanish acronym CLAR, said it was greatly distressed that the document had been published and apologized to the pope. In the document, Francis is quoted as saying that while there were many holy people in the Vatican, there was also corruption: "The 'gay lobby' is mentioned, and it is true, it is there ... We need to see what we can do ..." the synthesis reads. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Tuesday the audience was private and that as a result he had nothing to say. In the days leading up to Pope Benedict XVI's Feb. 28 resignation, Italian media were rife with reports of a "gay lobby" influencing papal decision-making and Vatican policy through blackmail, and suggestions that the scandal had led in part to Benedict's decision to resign. The unsourced reports, in the Rome daily La Repubblica and the news magazine Panorama, said details of the scandal were laid out in the secret dossier prepared for Benedict by three trusted cardinals who investigated the leaks of papal documents last year. Benedict left the dossier for Francis. At the time, the Vatican denounced the reporting as defamatory, "unverified, unverifiable or completely false." Francis' remarks on the matter, as reported by the CLAR leadership, were published Tuesday in Spanish on the progressive Chilean-based website "Reflection and Liberation" and picked up and translated by the blog Rorate Caeli, which is read in Vatican circles. In the synthesis, Francis was quoted as being remarkably forthcoming about his administrative shortcomings, saying he was relying on the group of eight cardinals he appointed to lead a reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. The document quoted him as saying: "I am very disorganized, I have never been good at this. But the cardinals of the commission will move it forward." In its statement, CLAR said no recording had been made of Francis' remarks but that the members of its leadership team — a half-dozen men and women — together wrote a synthesis of the points he had made for their own personal use. "It's clear that based on this one cannot attribute with certainty to the Holy Father singular expressions in the text, but just the general sense," the statement said http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20130612/EU-Vatican-Pope Text of the CLAR synthesis is at http://www.reflexionyliberacion.cl/...-dialoga-como-un-hermano-mas-con-la-clar.html Text of the CLAR apology is at http://www.clar.org/clar/index.php?module=Contenido&func=viewpub&tid=2&pid=659
This Pope is really shaking things up. It takes real courage to take on the " Vatican establishment'. Pray for him.
Pope Francis: When the goal is to have a rich Church, it becomes old, lifeless 2013-06-11 http://www.romereports.com/palio/po...-old-lifeless-english-10260.html#.Ubf4ADbD-Uk
Pope's General Audience: God’s goodness is stronger than any evil! http://www.romereports.com/palio/index.php?newlang=english
