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Props To Pope Francis!

Posted on | March 13, 2013 | 34 Comments

by Smitty

This unabashedly heretic blog* salutes the traditional election of the new Pontifex Maximus, Francis I, after Francis of Assisi.
As I was explaining on Twitter to Jimmie Bise:


Politics is politics, and faith is faith, and the latter is orders of magnitude more important. Thus, it is good to rejoice with Roman Catholics on this day, and pray for solidarity in the cause of Christ.
From Wikipedia:

As Cardinal, Bergoglio became known for personal humility, doctrinal conservatism and a commitment to social justice. A simple lifestyle contributed to his reputation for humility. He lived in a small apartment, rather than in the palatial bishop’s residence. He gave up his chauffeured limousine in favor of public transportation,[3] and he reportedly cooked his own meals.

It will be interesting to see what “social justice” means in the Papal context.

*I’m so lost in the Baptist weeds I don’t even count myself a Protestant

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  • http://opinion.ak4mc.us/ Scribe of Slog (McGehee)

    I find it interesting that a leading Jesuit has taken a papal name honoring St. Francis. Hasn’t seemed the two orders got along very well.

    It’s a good name for him though, and may help keep him from getting too big for his vestments — lest people tell him to lighten up.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MJGP4QXZ5PRW2MFA5E25CV2WNU rosalie

    St. Francis of Assisi or St. Francis Xavier? I would think that it’s Xavier.

  • https://twitter.com/darthlevin darthlevin

    Hey, don’t leave St. Francis de Sales out of it!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MJGP4QXZ5PRW2MFA5E25CV2WNU rosalie

    Sorry, I forgot about him.

  • http://boogieforward.us/ K-Bob

    That “social justice” thing is a red flag. Hope it doesn’t mean what Zombie Hugo Chavez thinks it means.

    In other news, I find I enjoy typing “Zombie Hugo Chavez.”

    He’s dead, Jim.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5JSPB4UF6QXSOCJM6AIMK5F7GU PatrickC

    Let’s wait to see whether he ends up preaching to the birds.

  • Wombat_socho

    As the resident/token Papist, I’m pretty sure you and Stacy are just schismatic rather than actively heretical. ;)

  • http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/ Evi L. Bloggerlady

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  • TiminAL

    The Jesuits were co-founded by Francis and Ignatius so it actually and historically makes perfect sense.

  • gastorgrab

    Didn’t ‘Social Justice’ originate with the church, and wasn’t the term hijacked by the socialist left?

    It should have an entirely different meaning considering that churches cannot issue mandates nor levy taxes. Religion is voluntary. Socialism is compulsory.

  • http://twitter.com/DaTechGuyblog Peter Ingemi

    Don’t worry we still have hope for you Smitty

  • http://deadcitizensrightssociety.wordpress.com/ rmnixondeceased

    And Zombie Spiro Agnew’s bitch …

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=709880186 Eric D. Mertz

    Here are the seven basic tenets

    1. All humans have an inherent dignity and must be treated as such

    2.Marriage and the family are the central cornerstone upon which our civilization is founded, every individual has both a right and a duty to participate in their society, and that we should organize our society to maximize the ability of the individual to participate in the above

    3. Every individual has God given rights which must be protected and responsibilities to be met

    4. Do not abuse the poor, set aside a portion of your income to help the poor, working to help the poor is in and of itself an act of worship (Isaiah 58:5-7 for the source on this one) – generally, “that which you do for the least of my people…”

    5. Work is not just a means of making a living, it is a way of continuing the work of creation and the rights of the workers – fair wages, acquisition of property, the right to form unions, economic mobility, labor which is actually productive for society as a whole – must be protected.

    6. Love thy neighbor, even if they live halfway around the world, and try to prevent wars and violence

    7. Good stewardship of the Earth and the universe around ourselves as the creation of God Himself

    You can find a more in-depth description here – http (colon) //www (dot) usccb (dot) org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching (dot) cfm

    There is a lot of debate within the Church on how best to carry out Jesus’ command to love thy neighbor as thyself, but the general goals towards which we should work have been largely agreed to. Also, remember that how Americans define many of these things and how the Church defines it will not always be the same.

  • http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/ Evi L. Bloggerlady

    The curious lies of Andrew Sullivan. His cheap dig at Paul Ryan reveals what a shallow and worthless person Andrew Sullivan is.

  • http://wizbangblog.com/ Adjoran

    Since St. Francis Xavier was one of the founders of the Jesuit Order, I bet you’re correct.

  • http://wizbangblog.com/ Adjoran

    Pretty much, although the American Bishops went with the socialist version some decades ago, and are only in the beginning stages of recovery and redemption now.

  • http://opinion.ak4mc.us/ Scribe of Slog (McGehee)

    Xavier, yes — but if Smitty’s right and it was Francis of Assisi, that’s a different matter.

  • http://opinion.ak4mc.us/ Scribe of Slog (McGehee)

    Xavier does make more sense.

  • http://boogieforward.us/ K-Bob

    Who gets to be the first one to tell him, “Lighten up, Francis”

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  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    A little time on the rack for both of them will reveal the truth, my son.

    Nobody expects the Belvedere Inquisition!

  • http://opinion.ak4mc.us/ Scribe of Slog (McGehee)

    I’ve reached the point where I’m satisfied with a pope who is Catholic.

  • http://twitter.com/RoxeanneDeLuca Roxeanne de Luca

    Il Papa is ready to excommunicate pro-abortion politicians.

    He also gives up his OWN luxury for the sake of the poor, rather than browbeating other people to give more of their hard-earned money to the government, to be distributed by a faceless bureaucracy, in order to buy votes for those in power. You know, actual justice.

  • http://twitter.com/RoxeanneDeLuca Roxeanne de Luca

    That, and we are commended to render unto God what is God’s. Serving the poor, visiting the sick, clothing the naked, and such are all things that we do for GOD, not for the State, so, in some sense, socialism is rendering unto Caesar that which is God’s.

  • http://deadcitizensrightssociety.wordpress.com/ rmnixondeceased

    Feather pillows or “The Discipline”?

  • http://deadcitizensrightssociety.wordpress.com/ rmnixondeceased

    Yes, in fact it was coined by a Jesuit (in 1640) and was classed as a holy work of charity. Sadly, the Frankfurt School subsumed the definition and gave is a socialist meaning in the 20′s under Adorno, Hegel and others. The Tavistock Institute is another source of contigation …

  • http://deadcitizensrightssociety.wordpress.com/ rmnixondeceased

    In such actions you see the preaching of St. Francis of Assisi not St. Francis Xavier … His style of life as a priest, Bishop, Arch-Bishop and Cardinal follows Franciscan precepts rather than Jesuit ones.

  • PhillyCon

    Let’s hope.