He seems pretty cool.

9/19/2013 7:05:07 PM

I'm a relatively new Catholic, but I agree, he's certainly using the office for what it's intended to do: lead the Catholic Church.

9/19/2013 7:07:06 PM

he's no nazi pope

9/19/2013 7:15:37 PM

he seems chill, this pope

9/19/2013 8:29:57 PM

I agree with the OP.

9/19/2013 8:38:30 PM

9/19/2013 8:40:41 PM

He'll be cool when he admits god isn't real

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9/19/2013 8:42:13 PM

Seems like the kind of guy I could play some spaids with, AND receive advice on how to save my soul.

9/19/2013 9:01:53 PM

Pope was such a whiny bitch on the island

9/19/2013 9:03:43 PM

9/19/2013 9:13:40 PM

I like him too, because he is shunning this kind of lifestyle





While the previous pope had several Benzes, this pope's car is a 1984 Renault with 190,000 miles on it.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/113091362930/1984-renault-4-is-the-new-popemobile

[Edited on September 19, 2013 at 10:27 PM. Reason : ]

9/19/2013 10:26:29 PM

itsa good pope

9/19/2013 10:30:21 PM

Seems like this pope is more concerned with including people in the church, instead of excluding people.

9/19/2013 10:31:51 PM

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765639009/Pope-Francis-I-believe-in-God-not-in-a-Catholic-God.html

Quote :

""This Vatican-centric view neglects the world around us," the pontiff said. "I do not share this view and I'll do everything I can to change it. The Church is or should go back to being a community of God's people, and priests, pastors and bishops who have the care of souls, are at the service of the people of God." And toward the end of the interview, Pope Francis said: "And I believe in God, not in a Catholic God, there is no Catholic God, there is God and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being. Do you think we are very far apart?""

good dude

10/3/2013 2:24:33 PM

This Pope's got the goods. He's goin' straight to the top.

10/3/2013 3:17:14 PM

I'm a big fan.


What's concerning is that I do hear people who don't like his approach, who have adopted the dogma of "supply side Jesus" and unsurprisingly have politics that align with your average tea party stooge.

hopefully we'll see a cultural shift among Catholics and other denominations that better align with Pope Francis.

10/3/2013 3:25:24 PM

this pope is dope.

10/3/2013 8:17:12 PM

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/23/pope-suspends-german-luxury-bishop

new pope rules

10/24/2013 8:16:17 AM

the hardcore catholics hate this guy, so he's alright by me

10/24/2013 4:02:17 PM

As a mostly former Catholic, I like him. Seems to have the right ideas and to not be part of the "old guard", and cares more about the people than the office.

If it weren't for that whole on-the-brink-of-agnosticism thing I have going on, he'd make me want to start going to church again.

10/26/2013 1:47:54 AM

^^^but isnt The Vatican one of the most lavish places in the World? Arent most Catholic churches pretty lavish? Its a bit of hypocrisy, punishing the guy basically b/c he was a media story.

Even the gay thing, its better than saying gays are evil, but he basically said it wasnt his call and then the vatican immediately came behind and said oh no being gay is still bad. He says "who am i to judge?" Who are you to judge? you are the Pope! You are exactly the person to judge for millions and millions of people.

[Edited on October 26, 2013 at 9:26 PM. Reason : RELIGION!!!!!!!]

10/26/2013 9:25:36 PM

The Church oughta just start selling off its relics right now to shore up the finances of the IOR.

10/26/2013 9:32:12 PM

i dont know what the IOR is, but i agree with the first part of the statement

10/26/2013 9:34:45 PM

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go home, Pope...

10/27/2013 2:51:55 PM

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"The Church oughta just start selling off its relics right now to shore up the finances of the IOR."

that's like us selling documents from the National Archives

do I hear 100 million for the Decleration? going once...

10/27/2013 8:05:12 PM

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"Arent most Catholic churches pretty lavish?"

I would say no. Some of the older ones in big cities will have some marble or use gold paint, but it's not like they are decked out in diamonds. None of the churches I have belonged to would be considered lavish by any means (no different than the methodist, lutheran, or baptist churches I have been in).

10/28/2013 3:27:04 PM

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"I would say no. Some of the older ones in big cities will have some marble or use gold paint, but it's not like they are decked out in diamonds."

So a building has to be decked out in diamonds for it to be considered lavish? How many buildings do you know that have diamond-studded walls?

10/28/2013 5:26:19 PM

I wouldn't call them strictly utilitarian, but most of the churches aren't lavish. Cathedrals are another story, but most of them were built before modern times.

Even then, you'd be hard pressed to find even the most lavish churches having overly lavish rectories (as far as new construction/acquisition)

[Edited on October 28, 2013 at 5:59 PM. Reason : .]

10/28/2013 5:56:40 PM

obligatory

10/29/2013 11:31:19 AM

lol faith.

10/29/2013 12:25:29 PM

lol lol

10/29/2013 9:47:17 PM

Quote :

"So a building has to be decked out in diamonds for it to be considered lavish? How many buildings do you know that have diamond-studded walls?"

but, I too like this pope.

10/30/2013 10:03:27 AM

He needs to just disband the church and call for an end to all religion along with all the hatred and death that goes with it. Ultimate troll!

10/30/2013 10:13:00 AM

^^ wat?

User: Catholic Churches are lavish

You: No they are not, because they aren't decked out in diamonds

10/30/2013 10:37:23 AM

i know, who do they think they are with their giant gold domes?

10/30/2013 10:39:27 AM

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/05/21320327-pope-francis-latest-surprise-a-survey-on-the-modern-family?lite


Fucking unheard of. The pope is asking people what THEY think!
I like this guy.

11/5/2013 7:25:08 PM

He aight.

11/5/2013 7:48:26 PM

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/boy-wanders-onto-stage-to-hang-out-with-pope-francis

11/5/2013 8:57:44 PM

there's no hope with pope dope

11/11/2013 12:05:35 PM

http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/12/sarah-palin-taken-aback-by-pope-franciss-liberal-statements/?hpt=hp_t2

11/12/2013 5:03:21 PM

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-pope-on-the-financial-system-inequality-money-2013-11

"We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf (cf. Ex 32:1-35) has returned in a new and ruthless guise in the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose."

11/26/2013 2:19:22 PM

Quote :

"Pope Francis is the Catholic Church’s Obama – God help us"

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/12/04/pope-francis-is-catholic-churchs-obama-god-help-us/?intcmp=trending

Quote :

"Francis is beating a retreat for the Catholic Church, and making sure its controversial doctrines are whispered, not yelled – no wonder the New York Times is in love."

12/8/2013 8:49:19 PM

12/8/2013 9:10:22 PM

^^some impressive mental gymnastics going on in that column

12/8/2013 11:04:31 PM

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2013/12/time-names-pope-francis-person-of-year.html#disqus_thread

Quote :

"TIME Magazine today named Pope Francis as its person of the year. In second place is Edward Snowden, with DOMA champion Edith Windsor placing third. "

12/11/2013 10:19:36 AM

I like the pope with the fedex box on his head.

12/11/2013 9:25:05 PM

Sorry if this has already been posted...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/world/europe/a-jesuit-pope-to-some-a-contradiction-in-terms.html?_r=0

I didn't realize there had never been a jesuit pope before.

12/11/2013 10:00:21 PM

12/11/2013 10:23:30 PM

Fuck this oppressive bullshit.

http://m.mic.com/articles/125756/man-who-helped-kill-thousands-of-native-americans-to-be-made-a-saint-by-pope-francis-today



Shame on me for thinking he was different.

Imagine a prominent Muslim cleric making someone from the past who killed 100,000 into a saint. The whole world would explode in an uproar with "terrorist" being thrown around liberally in reference to him and indeed, all Muslims. But I guess Catholics get a free pass, including the Pope.

9/23/2015 4:39:07 PM

History is written by the victors, or something like that...

I'm sure many Native Americans and Taino people feel the same way about good old Christopher Columbus every time his name is brought up.

9/23/2015 6:13:32 PM