Category Archives: Pope Francis

I think that he will advocate for the Hispanics, even those in the USA.  However, it would be my hope that his advocacy would be for the governments of Latin America to develop better economic goals so that they can create jobs and security for their own people with in their own countries. He will…

I am a Catholic and was thrilled to see the Pope elected was of the Jesuit order.   The Church is in need of a reformer given the recent tragedies caused by many of its leaders.  They need to clean up their act.   Jesuits have a tradition of academia and outreach.  In my personal experience, Jesuits…

It should be interesting to see how the media treats the new pope.  With so many Hispanics being Catholic, any criticism of the pope will not be received very well by the faithful, whether they are strict believers or not.  Perhaps the sectarian left will have to tone down their abuse and disdain of those…

I am not a Catholic, but the leadership in Rome has stood firm for life and marriage.  With the push to accept abortion, same sex marriage, and Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia it is my fear that a Western Pope might be more progressive and bend to pressure from the liberal element of the church.  If the Roman…

Since I am not catholic, the selection of a pope has made little difference to me, and I wonder how much it affects anything else.  With that said, I must say that my dealings with people from that part of the world have been positive.  I have found them to be warm, caring and extremely…

I am not Catholic, but I see the significance of this as the first time the Pope was not European.  I would think the moment means alot to Catholics in Latin America.