tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post7392407776517886736..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Adam Shaw: Enough is enough, Pope Francis should resignUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-9788020286180243322016-06-18T20:27:37.899-04:002016-06-18T20:27:37.899-04:00And then there are those of us who love and admire...And then there are those of us who love and admire both Benedict and Francis, see that each has his strengths and his weaknesses, and try to listen with respect to the things they say without imposing the restraints of a world-view simplified to "liberal" and "conservative."<br /><br />How shocking are his remarks about marriage? They pretty much line up with what I see all around me. And it was something that lots of "conservatives" used to say before a "liberal" said it, and suddenly made it something to resign over.rick allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612435616018593956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-38734112820949494442016-06-18T17:13:52.271-04:002016-06-18T17:13:52.271-04:00Benedict XVI was a Catholic theologian heavyweight...Benedict XVI was a Catholic theologian heavyweight and Frankie isn't worthy to hold his jockstrap. Talk of mercy is great, but it can only be meaningfully understood if there were sins to be forgiven. In Frankie's world view, there are no sins, but excuses and justifications for conduct contrary to the teaching and doctrine of the Church. Mercy is bestowed to penitent sinners not to those who find themselves in circumstances which they could control but chose not to. Mercy only means something to those who are conscious of the sin, nothing to those who think that their mistakes are due to circumstances or situations for which they claim or think they have no responsibility. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737698278079495810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-43829503899196001382016-06-18T09:19:12.443-04:002016-06-18T09:19:12.443-04:00Personally, I think Francis is a breath of fresh a...Personally, I think Francis is a breath of fresh air compared with his predecessor. I can only imagine that this stuff about mercy and goodness must go against the grain among some groups of Roman Catholics.Patrick Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995907911415177074noreply@blogger.com