Pope Leo XIV addressed a French delegation of Catholic politicians in Rome and instructed them to deepen their knowledge of Catholic social doctrine and “put it into practice.”This Substack is reader-supported.
While Pope Leo sounds good here, forgive me for being suspicious of his past where he opined that Catholic Social Doctrine included letting people commit crimes to enter America and stay.
I reject that.
I'll stick to Jesus and His words as written in scriptures. We can be charitable and merciful without encouraging crime and lawlessness.
That's a very glib way to describe his (generally vague) statements on immigration. As far as Scripture goes, I don't recall Jesus saying anything about immigration at all.
As far as the pope, he can change and I'll allow any man to change. After all, I changed.
As far as Jesus, He didn't. But nothing He said encouraged breaking the law.
To me, I get the impression Ratzinger was the last genuinely Catholic pope. I just have not heard much at all from this one. Maybe time will tell. I never automagically accept someone as my "spiritual leader" just because of a title. I think, rather, that I am hostile to the very idea of a man inserting his declarations between me and Jesus.
While Pope Leo sounds good here, forgive me for being suspicious of his past where he opined that Catholic Social Doctrine included letting people commit crimes to enter America and stay.
I reject that.
I'll stick to Jesus and His words as written in scriptures. We can be charitable and merciful without encouraging crime and lawlessness.
That's a very glib way to describe his (generally vague) statements on immigration. As far as Scripture goes, I don't recall Jesus saying anything about immigration at all.
John 10:1 "...anyone who does not enter ...by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber."
As far as the pope, he can change and I'll allow any man to change. After all, I changed.
As far as Jesus, He didn't. But nothing He said encouraged breaking the law.
To me, I get the impression Ratzinger was the last genuinely Catholic pope. I just have not heard much at all from this one. Maybe time will tell. I never automagically accept someone as my "spiritual leader" just because of a title. I think, rather, that I am hostile to the very idea of a man inserting his declarations between me and Jesus.