I totally agree. Unfortunately, Pope Francis' "ad lib" approach poses problems for Vatican Radio and other news outlets that depend on transcripts of the homilies. It has been decided that his daily homilies from the chapel at his residence, Domus Sanctae Marthae, will now be summarized.
Therefore, for the sake of "making accessible to a wide public the richness of the pope's homilies [at Saint Martha's] without altering their nature," the decision was made - the note continues - to publish each time only "an extensive summary, rich also with original phrases in quotation marks that may reflect the genuine flavor of the pope's expressions."This task has been delegated to "L'Osservatore Romano" and Vatican Radio, the latter with some clips of the original audio recording, one of which is also offered as a video clip from the Centro Televisivo Vaticano.
This evening (in Rome), the pope led a prayer service and candlelit procession with the statue of Mary, to mark both the end of the month of Mary and the Feast of the Visitation to Elizabeth. At the conclusion, he delivered a prepared homily; so I will be posting it shortly. Just waiting for the news service to post photos from the event. Normally, it is held in the Vatican gardens. However, due to the large crowds, it was switched to St. Peter's Square. This pope is like a magnet, drawing huge numbers of people. On Wednesday, despite downpours, the square was packed to capacity - a see of umbrellas. Undaunted, Pope Francis rode around the square in an open jeep. He walked up the steps, soaking wet, and an aide met him with a roll of paper towels to sop up the moisture on his head. The most remarkable thing about this was that he smiled all the way.
ADDENDUM
From the original article posted above:
To the five innovations presented above, during the visit of Pope Francis to the parish of Saints Elizabeth and Zechariah, another can be added.At the beginning of the Mass, in responding to the greeting from the pastor, Francis made this quip: "The pope is in the Vatican, eh? Today the bishop has come here."
In effect, in this first visit to a parish of his diocese, Francis has wanted to present himself visibly - unlike his predecessors - more as a simple bishop of Rome than as supreme pontiff.
In the last visit made by Benedict XVI to a Roman parish, that of Saint Patrick on December 16, 2012, the pope was accompanied - as is the tradition - by the two highest dignitaries of the prefecture of the pontifical household, the prefect and the regent.
This time, however, neither of them was part of the pontifical entourage, neither Archbishop Georg Gänswein nor Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza.
Pope Francis is truly unique ... a one of a kind. The Holy Spirit always gives us the right man at the proper time. God bless him!