Posted on 03/30/2013 9:16:05 AM PDT by Cronos
Having foregone the usual covered "Popemobile" for an open white convertible, Pope Francis delighted the masses gathered in St. Peter's square Tuesday by stopping the procession multiple times to kiss a baby and a disabled man in the crowd.
As The Telegraph's Nick Squires reported "The Pope's minders must be on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In an unprecedented gesture, he told his driver to stop the Popemobile in the middle of St Peter's Square, climbed down off the back steps and kissed and blessed a severely handicapped man in the crowd."
Francis conducted his inaugural mass soon after the procession, telling his audience that a pope must "serve with love" for all people.
are we too comfortable and do we really hold Christ and our fellow man dear?
How wonderful. He is a wonderful example for us all.
I hear what you're saying. But you could also say that the life of Jesus didn't end well. In one sense it didn't. In another sense it ended uniquely well for all of us.
Que sera, sera.
i agree with you there man. some crazy is going to take a run at him.
Contrast this picture with what we know about Obamacare. We are being challenged.
the Pope isnt Jesus, obviously. It was part of His plan. i doubt the Pope has a plan to get himself assassinated.
I, for one, am tired of living in fear. This passage comes to mind.
” 21From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. 22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happen to You.” 23But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”
If we Christians cower in fear of our lives we cannot be effective. I’m not saying that any of us should flaunt danger but he has his bodyguards. He could drop dead on a heartattack and they couldn’t help him.
We can also arm him with constant prayer.
>>My wife said something interesting about this - she pointed out that while we are talking about the Pope’s humbleness and selflessness, we are being challenged for ourselves. are we too comfortable and do we really hold Christ and our fellow man dear?
This Pope makes me wish I was Roman Catholic. You are right. He is challenging all Christians to die to self and find Christ by doing more than saying a salvation prayer and checking off “Saved” on our To-Do list.
And if it is not his appointed time God can send a legion of angels to protect him.
How true. Just wait 'till tomorrow.....
AMEN!
The Pope's life is in God's Hands, as is mine. Fear is for those that aren't sure of their faith.
/johnny
This is wonderful. And yes, you really have to ask yourself how to help. It’s not just a matter of giving money, but of giving love and kindness - which will always come back to you through Our Lord just when you need it most. This Pope is amazing. The Holy Spirit has stunned us again!
I think his biggest threat will come from the church hierarchy who don’t want to give up their expensive trappings and wash dirty peasant feet.
No, of course not. But he is evidently willing to put his life into God’s hands, and leave it up to God whether he is assassinated or not.
(From Acts 10)
25 As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. 26 But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
At the risk of being branded a Catholic-basher, it seems to me that such humility has been lacking in the Papacy for centuries.
I wish he could run for President. He is astnishing. We Catholics are so lucky!!!!
You've been reading too much Dan Brown.
You do realize he writes at a third-grade level?
Surely there are “careerists” as Cardinal Ratzinger mentioned once in an interview. I don’t have much knowledge of the political intrigues inside the Holy See though. This is just going to have to play out. It makes me uneasy that the media seems to like our new Pope, but that could change as we get to know him. Don’t trust what the media says about the Church either. The left would like nothing better than to widen the ideological gap among the faithful and weaken the Church. These issues like gay marriage, abortion, women priestesses have only the purpose to divide people into factions so that we stay weak. This is why the left pushes these issues on us so forcibly. G -d keep our Pope Francis safe.
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