Matt Walsh & @MattWalshBlog •7h
If you aren't Catholic then you don't believe that this Pope was elected through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, so you'll troll through his twitter feed and analyze his selection through a modern political lens, as if he was just elected to a seat in the US senate rather than the Chair of Saint Peter.
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If you are a believing Catholic then you do (or should) believe that his election is ordained by God. You view it through the lens of 2,000 years of Church history and the eternal will of the Almighty God. From that perspective, playing the gotcha game with old tweets is silly and bizarre.
This is why any conversation about the Pope on this site is destined to be disjointed, confused, and ultimately useless.
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Jesus, I trust in You.
Great post Ned. I thought this person summarized the papal election for catholics the best.
Replies to: "Great post Ned. I thought this person summarized the papal election for catholics the best."
- As I listen to the pundits babble about the new Pope I wonder what is the purpose of religion? - Curly1918 - 9:45am 5/9/25
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- Our new Pope chose the name Leo for a reason... - TyroneIrish - 11:49am 5/9/25
- Leo XIII also cautioned against valuing an active apostolate more than a contemplative one. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:28pm 5/9/25
- You have the purpose right. Some will always seek to use it to control others, though. - NedoftheHill - 10:24am 5/9/25
- Hmm, seems to me on his twitter page, he had no issues with taking on a variety of social issues. - Frank L - 3:47pm 5/9/25
- Sorry I offended you by leaving you off the "religion to politically control others" list. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 4:40pm 5/9/25
- You are offending the new pontiff not me. He has taken on all of these issues with Mango. - Frank L - 5:35pm 5/9/25
- I make no judgments on Leo. His papacy is his to shape. - NedoftheHill - 7:03pm 5/9/25
- Yes you have Ned. You voted for Trump. - conorlarkin - 7:33pm 5/9/25
- I make no judgments on Leo. His papacy is his to shape. - NedoftheHill - 7:03pm 5/9/25
- You are offending the new pontiff not me. He has taken on all of these issues with Mango. - Frank L - 5:35pm 5/9/25
- Sorry I offended you by leaving you off the "religion to politically control others" list. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 4:40pm 5/9/25
- Great post Ned. I thought this person summarized the papal election for catholics the best. - BaronVonZemo - 12:55pm 5/9/25
- Would that Baron practiced what he posts... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 6:18pm 5/9/25
- Right back at ya. Good post. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:00pm 5/9/25
- An Open Forum is a place for Dialogue...it's not a Graffiti Wall. Again I invite you to engage - TyroneIrish - 12:01pm 5/9/25
- Christ believed in religion. - Hensou - 10:36am 5/9/25
- Hmm, seems to me on his twitter page, he had no issues with taking on a variety of social issues. - Frank L - 3:47pm 5/9/25
- Would be interesting to see - WoodstockIrish - 10:14am 5/9/25
- I gave up on the Catholic Church long ago. Way too many things I witnessed that pushed me away. - TampaIrish - 10:28am 5/9/25
- Judas' betrayal? Peter, the 1st pope, denying Christ 3 times? - NedoftheHill - 3:08pm 5/9/25
- Witness everything. - Hensou - 11:03am 5/9/25
- Yes, of course Good and Evil coexist but when the evil wears a black outfit with a white collar, - TampaIrish - 11:13am 5/9/25
- Satan has many disguises. Their actions were not Catholic. - Hensou - 11:22am 5/9/25
- And I don’t. I have met and dealt with many priests who are awesome. - TampaIrish - 11:51am 5/9/25
- The Church has made great strides in identifying cover-ups and preventing abuse. - Hensou - 12:23pm 5/9/25
- I'm not sure why public schools are being brought up here. I went 12 years of Catholic school and - TampaIrish - 12:59pm 5/9/25
- Public schools are a hotbed of sexual abuse. - Hensou - 1:20pm 5/9/25
- I'm not sure why public schools are being brought up here. I went 12 years of Catholic school and - TampaIrish - 12:59pm 5/9/25
- The Church has made great strides in identifying cover-ups and preventing abuse. - Hensou - 12:23pm 5/9/25
- And I don’t. I have met and dealt with many priests who are awesome. - TampaIrish - 11:51am 5/9/25
- Satan has many disguises. Their actions were not Catholic. - Hensou - 11:22am 5/9/25
- Yes, of course Good and Evil coexist but when the evil wears a black outfit with a white collar, - TampaIrish - 11:13am 5/9/25
- I gave up on the Catholic Church long ago. Way too many things I witnessed that pushed me away. - TampaIrish - 10:28am 5/9/25
- The Church will be here long after we have all died. - Hensou - 10:05am 5/9/25
- Control! [NT]
- jimbasil - 9:47am 5/9/25
- So the DNC must be your religion [NT]
- holybull101 - 10:46am 5/9/25
- Be careful, your MAGA might come through in your post as well as your - jimbasil - 11:35am 5/9/25
- I think for many posters that is absolutely true. [NT] - Hensou - 10:49am 5/9/25
- So the DNC must be your religion [NT]
- holybull101 - 10:46am 5/9/25
- Our new Pope chose the name Leo for a reason... - TyroneIrish - 11:49am 5/9/25