Posted on 03/19/2013 9:01:15 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
WASHINGTON (CAP) - American Catholics this week, while generally happy with the newly elected Pope Francis, expressed disappointment that the new head of the Catholic Church insisted on espousing such Catholic views.
A new study out of the Pew Research Center said that while 74 percent of American Catholics approve of Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio's appointment as pontiff, almost 60 percent wished he held different views on abortion, premarital sex, contraception and same-sex marriage.
"Most respondents questioned why the pope has to be so darn Catholic, to use a phrase that came up over and over again," said Pew spokesman Dr. Francis Spitznagel. In addition to those issues mentioned above, most Catholics weren't thrilled with the new pope's views on adultery and "pretty much any of that sex stuff," said Spitznagel, again quoting the study.
"Just once I'd like to see a pope who didn't have a problem with premarital sex," said Carole Thomson, 29, who describes herself as a "devout Catholic" who nonetheless has never married and has had 19 sexual partners, some of them women.
"It seems kind of backward in this day and age to have the leader of the Catholic Church unwilling to bend on some of these things," she said, referring to the basic tenets of the Catholic religion that the pope is sworn to uphold.
Most Catholics did agree, though, that Pope Francis was an improvement over Pope Benedict, whose excuse for not stopping the church's child sex abuse scandal was that he was hard of hearing and thought the priests were actually "amusing" children.
"Also, we're pretty sure the new guy's not a Nazi, so there's that," said Thomson.
....Most Catholics did agree, though, that Pope Francis was an improvement over Pope Benedict, whose excuse for not stopping the church's child sex abuse scandal was that he was hard of hearing and thought the priests were actually "amusing" children. "Also, we're pretty sure the new guy's not a Nazi, so there's that," said Thomson.
And I’m sure these “Catholics” that don’t like Pope Francis’ “Catholic” views, are devout, Mass attending Catholics. Will this liberal garbage ever end with the media?
I thought this was parody!
Actually Carole, you’re a whore.
These bastards taking these surveys FIND just the right people to make these comments.
That’s OK...we KNOW that TRUTH will be victorious! ;-)
Pray for those who call themselves “Catholic” or “Christian” and do not walk in an intimate relationship with the Lord. They are severely wounded and self-destroying.
Seriously, this country is in trouble.
"Just once I'd like to see a pope who didn't have a problem with premarital sex," said Carole Thomson, 29, who describes herself as a "devout Catholic" who nonetheless has never married and has had 19 sexual partners, some of them women.
ROFL!!! I don't care who you are, that's funny. Both her self-delusion, and the blind idiocy of the reporter, who mistook her for someone that should be taken seriously.
She could call herself a "devout Presbyterian", or a "devout Episcopalian", or a "devout Methodist" or even a "devout Lutheran" and nobody would bat an eyelash at it.
:: Just once I’d like to see a pope who didn’t have a problem with premarital sex,” said Carole Thomson, 29 ::
Well, it’s like this Carole...your use of the term “premarital sex” is a bastardization of the term “fornication” which is addressed in God’s Word. So, Carole, have you discussed your disaggreement with God (or his church representative) and told God that He ought to change His views to be more closely aligned with your cultrually relevant views on “self gratification”?
Carole...?
Carole...?
Bueller...?
Cue the crickets.
Why am I not suprised.
I am an authentic Catholic. There is a huge difference between one who upholds the Truth and one who flaps their mouth in the wind of change.
Do you think they would dare to question an authentic Catholic if they wanted to prove that Catholics did not agree with the Pope?
Why wasn’t Nancy Pelosi interviewed for this article? She’s a disgrace to Catholics too.
So did I...
If so-called American Catholics feel/think that way maybe they should join the Episcopalians, ELCA, or some other liberal "church" rather than expecting the rest of the planet to bow to their selfish, immoral wishes.
People have discovered there really is a God and God is me. It’s Adam and Eve again, me has eaten the apple. Me knows the difference between good and evil. No one has to tell me. Me is good, I say so. I is God.
"It seems kind of backward in this day and age to have the leader of the Catholic Church unwilling to bend on some of these things," she said, referring to the basic tenets of the Catholic religion that the pope is sworn to uphold.
Carole is something, but "devout Catholic" ain't one of them.
They're too busy having apoplectic fits to notice.
I am sure it is parody/satire. Kind of funny because I'm sure a lot of folks think that way.
If they don’t like it they should leave the church and join the unitarians (who will likely burn in hell).
Let's see, non-catholic non-Christians values for these, I would say. Probably an internet polls, where non-catholics and non-Christians can say they are, but are not.
In other words, Satan's bots.
Parody alert (but only partly).
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