Pope Francis's biography is revealing: Last Week in the Church with John Allen Jr.
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- In this episode: 0:00 Introduction
4:18 Pope Francis's biography is revealing
9:46 Pope won’t resign like Benedict XVI
13:39 Critics getting under Pope’s skin?
17:02 Conclaves: revisions ahead?
19:47 Pope doubles down on Fiducia Supplicans
22:48 Pope’s abortion stance contradicting?
26:00 ‘Vatican Girl’: Pope renews calls for truth
27:56 Remembrance of Fr. Giuseppe Diana
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The charges follow logically from his many ambiguous if not outright wrong spin of the Church Doctrine. He just cannot seem to help himself sow confusion.
How can you say Francis is sympathetic towards the victimized? He is not helping rupniks victims
Maybe the Pope thinks Rupnik is a victim of sin, so therefore he is sympathetic to him….
Why should the Catholic Church "teach about environment"?
What's the point of this "approach"?
I thought they were suppose to teach Christ
God made man the stewards of the earth, this is part of our catechism (Catholic Catchism Paragraph #2407). Also, God teaches this concept in Gen. 2:1; Jer. 2:7; and Deut. 11:12.
@@mochalattemissmodern environmentalists call earth “Mother earth”, and they “blame” mankind for “climate change”. Which it is still debatable. The Pope has been advised that we human kind are (basically) to be blamed. Not his friends like Rothchild and Soros of the world. No, catholics need to be lecture and morally bullied about it.
I find his papacy very Jesuitical, and very blurry.
Put it like this - I m VERY glad the whole program was a book summary - had mention been made that Francis was one of only about a dozen heads of state to congratulate Putin on his win in the elections a day or two back. Anyway, I shall say no more than that and instead say thanks to our wise, genial and characterful host who, as always, has likely done untold hours work to bring these weekly thirty minutes🙂🙂
Does anyone else notice that Francis critics are ultra-montanists who yet reject montanism when it offends them
You wish! An ad hominem attack, very bad path to prove someone wrong
No we just have common sense
@@freddiekirschman4933 🌈
Totally 💯
Very great show.
Appreciate the analysis, explanations, summaries and affection for the Church. Wonderful to hear an American with nitty-gritty inside info and insights about the Vatican and it's Italian influences. ❤
Outstanding balanced insightful ...thanks , keep it up. Fr Nicholas Harding omg
No one can destroy the church!
But the church will crumble and go very small. The passion of our church is happening now, God needs to purify it before we move forward.
But they can Harm it tremendously as did several ones especially lately on the last 50 years
No, cannot destroy the church, ....HOWEVER, certainly can lead innocent victims to hell....just like judas did
He continues to be convoluted even more.
Ver balanced commentary, thank you, John Allen Jnr.
No one ever knows what Francis really means. There is constant confusion.
Thank you John, Your Book on "The Rise of Benedict" has been by my nite stand I put my IPhone on for 7 years and did not realize it was you I had been looking at on you tube!
Our catholic family had a CLEAR understanding of homosexuality growing up...which presently has nothing in common with our present popes understanding.
Being able to change your mind is a sign of wisdom
It can be but your assertion isn't logically derived or consistent.
Truth is that which never changes.
Pope Benedict's motto was "Cooperatores Veritatis" (Cooperators of the Truth).
I've ordered the book I will read for myself thank you very much
Oh, don't waist your money, which to my opinion it's just Jorge Bergoglio 's continuing destroying, corrupting, dividing, confusing, showing himself as a BAD and non propiate person to be in the most important Seat n place in our Catholic Roman and Apostolic Church 😢 . . . and of course to raise $$. What this explanation and what he has done 😮 it's more than enough. He just of course has destroyed the Papacy and harm n confused so many faithful. What else that he expects from criticism 😅 Praying for a soon and better next pope that will concentrate in professing the faith and not in science, vaccine, weather etc, etc. I see him as Biden in destroying our country!!! 😮
This was my first engagement with Crux, apart from glancing at some stories. Thank you for the “book report,” which strikes me as admirably non-political and also well structured and not rambling. Subscribed!
Pope Francis has made firm standing comments on the protection of the Unborn. What I take issue with is his very obvious approval and affection for Biden and Pelosi who are the most public offenders against the rights of the Unborn.
It is very hard to reconcile these extremes of Pope Francis .
Like when Francis gave Pelosi the Eucharist at the Vatican one week after her Bishop Cordilione excommunicated her… and then Pope Francis that same week issued a papal document saying all that is necessary to receive Communion is “faith”. And then Francis criticized Cordileone twice since then publicly...
Yeah makes me think the Pope is “personally pro-life” but would vote pro-choice as many Catholics do because “I can’t tell others what to do” and “I can’t judge their difficult decision to abort.”
May Jesus and our Blessed Mother bless, protect and guide our Holy Father, Pope Francis. May he lead our Church and save it from propagators of evil
I've longed believed that Francis would be far more comfortable as the Secretary General of the UN than he apparently is as the head of the Church, in which he seems to not fully believe, and against which he has perpetrated significant damage.
"What sort of a pope writes and arranges for the publication of his own autobiography? Surely this is ill-advised if only because it is not a “good look” for a successor of St. Peter: Even if such a step does not infallibly signal hubris, it necessarily raises serious questions about humility. To the best of my knowledge, no other pope has taken such a step, and few bishops or cardinals. At the very least, it is astonishing for a pope to take time away from his extraordinarily heavy responsibilities to write, even with professional assistance, the precious story of his own life." - Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture
I dont know that Francis is really pro-life, given that he will not call a fetus a Person, he says that thatt is under discussion (?), and that a fetus is a living being. That, to me, besides being wrong, is not enough of an argument to prevent abortion, because at any early stage one would not be taking the life of a person
I don't see how it can becsaid that the Pope's defence of the pro-life position is unambiguous, given his description of Emma Bonino (a notorious abortionist) as "a great Italian" and his award of a papal honour to a Dutch pro-abortion activist.
And he believes in contraception which is abortifacient when it allows breakthrough ovulation.
And he believes Catholics don’t need to “breed like rabbits”.
@@catherine1886 For ne Humanae Vitae was the make or break for everything else. Which by the way was pushed by consequentialism (cf. Evangelium Vitae)
I suspect he was raised in shallow ground, and tho he has some knowledge of the faith, he teaches like a false prophet
But this pope IS on the record saying that the Ten Commandments are not essential. And for elevating the pagan idol pachamama to the altar. And so many other offenses. And why all the "cancelled" bishops and priests, and suppressed religious orders? What this autobiography leaves out is where the real answers lie.
Should have saved this for 1 April. Meanwhile, most of us just want to see the regular episodes. When will you bite the bullet and charge per episode via the app?
Gee I wonder who was those individuals that were co-opting Benedict? 🤔🤷🤦
8:50 ff shows my fav Vatican analyst is as sharp as ever. Congrats, John!
While the church has not changed its teaching on marriage, it seems to have changed its teaching on gay sex. It is not called sinful in the document and, I'm guessing, he doesn't say that in the book. No schism because teaching has not changed?
I would never trust a AI app about anything
Nothing has changed regarding Pope Francis talking about resignation. Pope Francis has a very very long history of talking out of both sides of his mouth so this is nothing new if you have been paying attention to him and how he does things.
Don Pepe...Santo Subito!!
Amazing that bishops, so-called shepherds, are so willing to reject MILLIONS of Catholics in their care. Yes, there are MILLIONS of Gay Catholics in every part of the world.
No bishop ever rejected homosexually inclined people.
Why are you such an inveterate dishonest commenter tj?
the Church is not rejecting those with same-sex attraction. When the church says that engaging in same-sex relations is a sin, it is NOT rejecting the person. The church also says engaging in sex outside of marriage is a sin i.e., goes against the Will of God - but does not reject the people who do this. It is a patently false statement to say the Church rejects people who engage in sinful behavior. It's sort of the same illogic that a teenager might say to a parent who puts restrictions on them for their own good and the teen replies, "You just hate me and don't want me to have any fun." And they are not 'so-called shepherds', rather they are good shepherds because they are trying to keep their flock from going astray and being harmed. That is the role of a shepherd. A permissive shepherd, on the other hand, would be pretty useless to their flock-'sure little lamb, you can walk over the edge of that cliff. I don't want to stifle your freedom."
@@mariac4602 Well said....
That's a lie. Their SIN is being rejected, not the person. If those homosexuals continue to engage in sodomy, they lie to themselves, and make a mockery of the biblical command not to engage in it. That doesn't mean they are rejected, hated or despised, but the onus is on them to obey Gods' instructions. Nevertheless, where families have members that are homosexual, they are still loved, embraced and treated no differently, just as in their church!
That priest, like Romero, was a martyr.
This pontiff has been an enigma.
This pontiff has been a demon. Any honest person can see that.
@@jeffreykalb9752aka stone cutter
I'm embarrassed for you.
Pardon my typos
In terms of Pope Francis and abortion, Jesus' injunction is the important context:
“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves. You’ll recognise them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thorn-bushes or figs from thistles?"
He's had 1 single sentence in one of his teaching documents in 11 years on the topic and in it he quoted Pope Benedict.
He's campaigned against President Trump and elevated the standing in the Catholic Church of Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden, two of the most strident and effective pro-abortion politicians in the world.
Pope Francis seems to prefer appoinments of advisors people who are infamously pro abort even to Pontifical Academy for Life c/f Mariana Mazzucato among others
He's praised Emma Bonino one of Italy's most renown pro-abortion activists among many other such people.
Let us discuss the virtue of humility…humility…humility…! We as a Church…both you and me…appear to be greatly lacking in our world. Jesus said, to paraphrase: you are so busy looking at the splinter in your brother’s eye, you cannot see the beam in your own eye. Let us pray.
I just was noticing my beam yesterday...have mercy Lord Jesus!
Under the dictionary definition of gaslighting should be the picture of the Pope Francis
you forgot the celebration of fathers day 19 it is a biggggg deal in italy
Seems like the Seminarians at the Pontifical North America Seminary college are quite busy! Ghostwriting PF speeches and this book.
Good summary of the issues: Nuns Need Help! Catholics Beg Cupich to Resign, Biden in Bed w/CCP & more | CATHOLIC NEWS ROUNDUP
I have heard from Catholic parishioners that Pope Francis was going to get into the Church archives and release information that many have been unable to get answers to. How, true this I’m not sure.
Then why speculate?
Perhaps those on this site that have been dealing with the issue more than I have can give their take on it. I heard this just the one time.
Jesus was a plowman, not a carpenter...
First and foremost I do not like your phrase "... whose farther was a *minor* official int the prefture of the Papal household..." Her father was a citizen of the Vtaican City State
Secondly, if the Universal Church is after the truth, irresepective what, the church ought to publish what it knows aout Ms. E. Orlandi.
BTW I am not Italian, but this case intrgues me esprcailly knowing what Ms. Orlandi's father murmure on his death bed, i.e. that he has been betrayed by the same people he worked for.
Again with the abortion issue he talks out of both sides of his mouth. On the one side it's terrible and awful on the other side he's praising and blessing abortionists who have no intention of stopping their killing. And then as you mentioned he completely decimates the pontifical academy for life and made it into the pontifical academy for death. So again speaking out of both sides of his mouth and this is something that you have to understand about this man to be able to understand him in general and in specific cases.
He was extremely secretive as Bergoglio and has only slowly revealed his hatred of the faithful as Francis.
Incoherence is the mark of francis..I just hope that there will still be a papal institution when he's gone.
As an autobiography, Francis' self-referential screeds won't seem so jarrring.
Francis knows absolutely nothing, so he's new book should be about 1 page long!!
It is unthinkable that still in this time and age when it is easier to have accses to a Bible, people still consider the Catholic church the only and true church. According to the Bible, the church is the body of Christ and it is formed by the christian believers all over the world.
That means there is no denomination for the true believers. They are those who believe in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation without taking or adding to the scripture, because it is the infalible word of God, valid yesterday, today and forever.
Any church that has a pope does not follow scripture. The head of the church is Christ, not men and the pope is not infalibe. Both of those teachings are heresies.
People need to read tge Bible, pray for wisdom and the Holy spirit will guide them onto salvation and out of cults.
"You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free". John 8: 31-32
The Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, wrote, collated and defined the Bible wherein:
He asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!” Then Jesus told him, “How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has. I tell you that you are Peter, and it is on this rock that I will build my congregation, and the powers of hell will not conquer it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven.”
Just because the present incumbent is a trial doesn't mean Christ's One Holy and Apostolic Catholic Church is defeated.
@@Jimboken1 The whole concept of Holly Catholic Church is not biblical. It is a man made concept. There is no denominations in the Bible period. There is no holly institutions. God is holly not institutions created by men.
Christians are to be holly because God is holly. 1Peter:1-16
@@PablaMMoore "The whole concept of Hol(l)y Catholic Church is (not) biblical" as in the quote from Matthew I gave above.
Moreover John the Apostle had a disciple, named Ignatius of Antioch, who wrote this in his First Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, 110 A.D.:
“Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude [of the people] also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.”
Repent your protestant heresy before it is too late.
Your anti-Catholic opinions are opinions.
Foolish unbased accusations
Sadly, once again Allen promotes gossipy speculation.
This is not a biography just Francis way to introduce Protestantism in the catholic church and his poor excuses and wining
Francis is, unfortunately, the worst pope in the living memory - and I remember Pope Pius XII - and no accolade from you, Mr Allen, is going to change the truth of this assessment.
I'll make sure to NOT buy and read it 😑
It will be one of those free books shipped to all parishes
@@mrs._cat1007 Yes, like the St. John XXIII and St. John Paul III Coffee mug.
How can you say "don't buy". Because you hate the Pope, scholarship should be discarded? How wise is that?
@@athanasiusopara3360You can buy what you want. I'm not telling you or anyone else what no to buy. Simply, I won't. Yes, I hate what he is doing to our Church, not him necessarily.
The nuns should be in charge. The men have had centuries to do better and failed. The spirit of the church is in the nuns.
Peter slept while Judas was off practicing his kissing methods in the mirror and on his arm, and eventually planting a big wet one on the Lord Himself. Had there been time I am sure he would have published a book for instruction, alas, his scribe was late in the publishing, and had to whisper it into a convenient Jesuit, who, no doubt, undertook the norm for our day, a 30-millisecond discernment.
Saint Francis was not a priest. Popes who take the name should ponder if they are capable of emulating his humility prior to taking the name, but to do that would require too much humility for those self-proclaimed humble servants of the poor types.
Let me be clear, this pope destroys unity for the sake of fanny infatuated people, these are the types who know when to kiss the church for 30 pieces of ideology.
Astutely interesting
Francis has not finished destroying the catholic church.
Francis and those around him. So sad. What ever happened to these people to be like this.
BS 100% behind Francis!
@@richardrosebealprestonjohn3144 Its good to know that the BS is 100% behind Bergoglio. We kind of knew this, so nothing new.
@@richardrosebealprestonjohn3144 You must be a heretic then.
In my Bible it says that so called Christians/parishioners who do not perform good works, weeds and bad fish, taint the Church but do not destroy it.
Pope JPII once said that abortion wasn't perhaps always a mortal sin but always a grave one. So a more pastoral view than that of Pope Francis. On the other hand Francis seems to forget at least quite often, that homosexuals etc. won't inherit the kingdom of God. So i find the Pope's pastoral rather personal or out of balance, and i may perhaps suggest that maybe after all he could indeed do with a visit to a psychologist?
JPll was a Vatican ll priest who kissed the Koran. So I don’t put much of anything into what he said. And abortion is MURDER. I don’t need a priest to explain that.
Jesus didn't say that.
@@suetrublu Jesus didn’t say anything at all about abortion actually. But he did say that anyone who harmed a child, would be like having a millstone tied around his neck. So I’m assuming he meant ALL children, in any stage of development.
@@suetrublu the New Testament does so and very explicitely!
@@suetrublu so what did Jesus say according to you?
Francis is a breath of fresh air.
Paul's 'smoke of Satan' is "a breath of fresh air"?