tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708139263643046536.post3438294556583576958..comments2024-03-28T14:59:42.168-04:00Comments on Kresta In The Afternoon: Today on "Kresta in the Afternoon" - July 30, 2013Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708139263643046536.post-16852579828525231782013-08-01T00:08:36.617-04:002013-08-01T00:08:36.617-04:00I really admired Benedict as a an of great intelle...I really admired Benedict as a an of great intellect. But I agree that Francis is far more appealing. Benedict was hard to like. Francis is a loose cannon, perhaps. <br /><br />My question is could a "rogue" Pope change Church teaching, say on women as priests, if he was determined to do so? Is that possible, however unlikely? What is the extent of the Pope's "power" to change doctrine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708139263643046536.post-42571603238020580492013-07-31T23:48:36.965-04:002013-07-31T23:48:36.965-04:00Pope Francis is so wise, and backs up his statemen...Pope Francis is so wise, and backs up his statements with references from scripture and church teachings, all in a refreshingly non-academic and joyful way. You've got to love him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708139263643046536.post-29640376418859383372013-07-30T18:27:25.709-04:002013-07-30T18:27:25.709-04:00In some ways I preferred Benedict's hunkered-d...In some ways I preferred Benedict's hunkered-down closed Church, with its grumpy face, scolding everybody, because it was motivated by a truly intellectual stance of medieval natural law. Benedict demanded that you engage him intellectually. Francis is different. Not sure what to make of him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708139263643046536.post-77808870423266616462013-07-30T17:09:41.978-04:002013-07-30T17:09:41.978-04:00In the NYTIMES today, in an article on gays at Geo...In the NYTIMES today, in an article on gays at Georgetown:<br /><br />"According to a recent Quinnipiac poll, 62 percent of 18- to 34-year-old Catholics favor legalizing same-sex marriage, compared with 48 percent of those 35 to 54, and 39 percent 55 and over." <br /><br />Catholics in America do not support Church teaching on gays and marriage. The conservative Church message has failed to convince Catholics. The battle is lost. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com