Tuesday, July 30, 2013

This Weeks Picks

THE POPE

Three million Catholics attend World Youth Day Mass! 

Here's a beautiful video from Catholic News Service
http://www.catholicvote.org/swim-against-the-current/

The BBC calls it a "sea of people..."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23483478  (watch the video.  Just spectacular the view)

NPR has an amazing shot of it.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/07/28/206316615/millions-gather-on-rio-beach-to-hear-pope-deliver-sunday-mass

MSN has a photo of the Pope with a halo!
http://news.msn.com/world/pope-wraps-historic-brazil-trip-with-massive-copacabana-mass?ocid=ansnews11

New York Times..."More than a million" 
Really???  More than a million???  Try "More than THREE MILLION!!!"
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/pope-francis-gay-priests.html?_r=0

"WHO AM I TO JUDGE?"

On his return flight, the Pope answered reporters questions for approximately an-hour-and-a-half.
They were all surprised at how relaxed the Pope was, often smiling and laughing.  He didn't dodge a single question (to their surprise...they're so used to politicians), and he was brutally honest with regards to women priests (no!) but a need for women in higher positions; gay priests (forgive and forget..."Who am I to judge?"), and the Vatican Bank ("I don't know what to do").

His words showed love and compassion, but they did not change a single dot or letter of Catholic teaching.  Some "Catholicphobes" still call the Pope a "homophobe."  They can't seem to love someone unless they agree with them on everything.  How sad.  How very sad.  Imagine if I said to someone, "I will love you only if you agree with me"

On homosexuality
http://news.msn.com/world/pope-opens-up-on-gay-priests-says-no-to-women?ocid=ansnews11

On Women in the Church
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/07/30/pope-francis-is-right-its-time-for-a-theology-of-women/

ANGRY ATHIESTS

It seems like they always have to start a fight with a believer.  The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the notoriously anti-Catholic and bigoted atheist organization, is picking on the Jews this time.  But the Jews are not going to give in and it seems as though the FFRF is starting to get scared. 
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2571127928001/atheist-activists-fight-against-holocaust-memorial/?playlist_id=2114913880001

Stay tuned for more...

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