Pope Francis: Leader Of The Catholic Church

I have recently read Pope Francis may have given his approval (even if not direct approval) of the Iran Nuclear Deal. His sole handshake to Sec'y of State John Kerry may have signals what was to come in his UN Speech regarding the Iran Deal. Francis also offer clear appeals regarding climate change, all while delivering messages

Pope John XXIII played a vital role in shaping Christianity as we know it today. He contributed socially, politically and liturgically and was a major influence in the establishment of ecumenism and interfaith dialogue between other churches and religions. He advocated Christian unity, social justice, human rights and the promotion of world peace, and his openness to all people led to him obtaining the name “Good Pope John”.

On March 13, 2013 white smoke ushered in a new era within the Roman Catholic Church. For the first time in its history, a Pope from the Americas was chosen to lead. It was expected that the newly elected American Pope, who called himself Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, would help restore the Catholic Church’s reputation, reform the clerical bureaucracy, and reinvigorate Catholic participation. In the first few months of his papacy, that is exactly what he did.

It’s becoming characteristic for the pope to drop a bombshell on his flights home from papal visits rather than say it in the face of those he wishes to address. After all Jesus addressed the Philistines directly so they could respond, and not when he left their

The media loves this because they now have positive things to say about the Pope and Catholic Church that has been riddled with controversy after controversy beginning with the Vatican Leaks scandal. The media portrays him in a very positive light due to his liberal stances on controversial topics. However, they do not hesitate to point out that he is still indeed the Pope and the head of the Catholic Church and that no matter how cool he may come off, he still is in charge of a strict and regulated religious institution. In an article by Vox regarding the Pope's stance on Global warming, it was mentioned that he was “deeply critical of both our technological mindset and modernity's utilitarian propensities.” This means that even though he supports technology, he does not trust the way that people implement it into their daily lives. In another article by Vice, they write that while the pope may have a twitter, he has not watched television in 25 years. The media will show the pope in a positive light saying that he is at least trying to connect with the youth, as they are our future, but the media also tells us that we are not to be fooled. The Pope is still the head of the Catholic Church and will maintain to preach Catholic teachings; the only difference is that he is endorsing a more liberal approach to running the Catholic

Hundreds of thousands of people journeyed across the United States and to the United States in order to see Pope Francis and hear different speeches that he gave to various people of the nation. Francis is slowly getting used to the publicity and adoration that comes with being the Pope. However, this has not come easy for the quite spoken man who has come from Argentina. As Pope Francis traveled throughout the United States, he presented many issues for the consideration of all people, speaking from his experiences and previous background.

It seems like there has been some kind of renewal in the Catholic Church ever since Argentina’s Bishop, Father Francis became the new Pope. This is especially evident with the Church’s stance on homosexuality. Although there has not been any major changes between Pope Francis’s stance on homosexuality and Pope Benedict XVI’s, the press has defined the former as the “good” Pope and the latter as the “bad” one. Therefore, many of the world’s approximately one billion Catholics think that Pope Francis is insane for taking such a liberal stance in the Church and opening the Catholic community to these supposed sinners. Ever since its conception, the Catholic Church has taken a bellicose stance against gays. They

Pope John Paul the Second It was recently this year that the Catholic world had lost its leader,

In Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis underlines the importance of “preaching of the saving death and resurrection of Jesus Christ” (EG 110). According to Pope Francis, this should be the aim of every priest in evangelizing. Now, the questions for all priests has always been, how do we effectively bring the Gospel to people of different race and culture? First, we must remember that salvation is made available for all, not just a particular individual or a particular group (EG 113). As Saint Paul indicates, “in the Church, there is neither Jew or Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (EG 113). However, we must not undermine the power of the Holy Spirit to touch people from each particular culture.

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the Catholic Church. This is something that started right after the death of Jesus. When Jesus resurrected, he said to St. Peter, “Feed my lambs.... Tend my sheep.... Feed my sheep.” This command given to Peter made him the head of the apostles, henceforth, making him the first Pope. Peter would rule for approximately 34 years, and when he died he was succeeded by St. Linus. The tradition of serving as Pope until death was started by Peter and has been carried on for centuries. Since Peter, there have been 264 Popes and very few have not stayed in power until their death. Most recently, and most commonly known, is Pope Benedict XVI. As the successor of John Paul II, Benedict chose to

When a Pope steps down, all the cardinals below the age of 80, come to Rome to pray,

A lot has changed the past couple years with the Church, by adding the new Pope Francis. Pope Francis has warned the Catholic Church about focusing way too much on abortion, gay marriage, and other social issues when they should be focusing on the Catholic Church and how to make Catholics better in life and in the Church. People has said that the Catholic Church has risks of overshadowing their pastoral mission which means that it’s threatening the church to bring it down “ like a house of cards”. Pope Francis doesn’t like how the church is going in this direction, he wants to keep the church the same as it has been. But people want the change in the church they don’t want it the same. So Pope Francis needs to change as well and he is willing to change the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has been distant between him and his two predecessors, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II.

I chose the article concerning the upcoming visitation of Pope Francis by the title of “A Sacred and Praiseworthy Purpose”. This article speaks about the reason for Pope Francis visit, which is to deliver a mass at the National Cathedral where he is expected to finalize sainthood for the eighteenth century Franciscan Missionary Junipero Serra, whom was nicknamed “the Evangelizer of the West” by Pope Francis (Newcomb, 2015). Pope Alexander VI’s edicts gave credence to the missionary’s worthiness of sainthood as being deemed worthy by carrying out the churches spiritual conquests through the authority of the Saint Peter and victoriate of Jesus Christ (Newcomb, 2015). Newcomb goes on to discuss how the churches detail how the Holy See is in denial

Pope John XXIII or the twenty-third was Pope from 1958 to 1963. He was raised in Italy before going on to higher education for this time area. He also says peace is in mutual trust alone not equality. He wrote the encyclical “Pacem in terris” meaning Peace on Earth. Bishop John XXIII endured a rather normal life style till school came along.

"Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Honorable members of the Congress, dear friends…” so begins Pope Francis’ speech addressing a joint session of Congress. Formally addressing his audience to begin his speech, and acknowledging the “land of the free and the home of the brave,” he received warm applause from the congress-people. The Pope’s intro then calls those listening to our shared responsibility for the common good, therefore setting up the rest of his speech nicely. From this introduction, the rest of the speech will talk about the responsibilities of those who lead our great nations. Throughout the rest of the speech, one can easily analyze the speaker, with plenty of content. Listening to the Pope speak, one can find portions he