For the most I believe Pope Francis has done a pretty good job. My one hope is that his successor comes from Africa or Asia. That is where the future of the church is
Under Pope Benedict and especially JPII, the US Church got used to having a Pope who, we felt, we really understood. We have not understood Pope Francis and his curia nearly so well, and I would venture to say that the situation is reciprocal. It has seemed to me that "translating" ideas and approaches from the global South to the global North is a lot harder than we might have assumed. Considering the makeup of the next conclave, this might be something the Church in the US will have to get used to ....
Is it a foregone conclusion that Pope Francis' successor will be in the same theological and pastoral mold as Pope Francis given the current consumption of the cardinalate?
And the promotion of those who covered up McCarrick's abuses continues. From Farrell being named Camerlengo to the promotion of McElroy to Cardinal, McCarrick's enablers continue to gain favor with Rome. If Richard Sipe's letter didn't disqualify McElroy from becoming a cardinal, would anything? Apparently, sex abuse coverups are just fine as long as Francis likes the person's politics. I guess that shouldn't be surprising, given the Pope's silence on the arrest of Cardinal Zen. Enabling genocidal regimes alongside sex abuse seems an integral part of this pontificate.
Also, I thought I saw that two of the new cardinals of non-voting age weren't bishops. If that's so, are these the first such since Avery Cardinal Dulles? Do they have interesting stories (I'd guess!)?
Very interesting. I am struck by the fact that Pope Francis, who likes to hold synods, prefers to take advice from a small number of people he trusts when (in my reading of things) it really matters -- forget synodality then!
I hope y'all are right and pray for that.
For the most I believe Pope Francis has done a pretty good job. My one hope is that his successor comes from Africa or Asia. That is where the future of the church is
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Under Pope Benedict and especially JPII, the US Church got used to having a Pope who, we felt, we really understood. We have not understood Pope Francis and his curia nearly so well, and I would venture to say that the situation is reciprocal. It has seemed to me that "translating" ideas and approaches from the global South to the global North is a lot harder than we might have assumed. Considering the makeup of the next conclave, this might be something the Church in the US will have to get used to ....
Is it a foregone conclusion that Pope Francis' successor will be in the same theological and pastoral mold as Pope Francis given the current consumption of the cardinalate?
And the promotion of those who covered up McCarrick's abuses continues. From Farrell being named Camerlengo to the promotion of McElroy to Cardinal, McCarrick's enablers continue to gain favor with Rome. If Richard Sipe's letter didn't disqualify McElroy from becoming a cardinal, would anything? Apparently, sex abuse coverups are just fine as long as Francis likes the person's politics. I guess that shouldn't be surprising, given the Pope's silence on the arrest of Cardinal Zen. Enabling genocidal regimes alongside sex abuse seems an integral part of this pontificate.
There is something confusing to me in this list: "from Asia, India, Africa, and Oceania".
Also, I thought I saw that two of the new cardinals of non-voting age weren't bishops. If that's so, are these the first such since Avery Cardinal Dulles? Do they have interesting stories (I'd guess!)?
Very interesting. I am struck by the fact that Pope Francis, who likes to hold synods, prefers to take advice from a small number of people he trusts when (in my reading of things) it really matters -- forget synodality then!