Somebody Didn't Get the Message

[Mrs.PatsFanInVa]

Pope Francis:

"Be close to the people and live as you preach. Always be with your flock, do not succumb to careerism and ask yourselves whether you are truly living as you preach."

"It hurts me when I see a priest or a nun with the latest model car. You can't do this," he told the young priests and nuns. "Cars are necessary. But take a more humble one. Think of how many children die of hunger and dedicate the savings to them."

Pope Francis Message of Humility at Odds with German Bishops Lifestyle - SPIEGEL ONLINE

"Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor."

Pope Francis wants Church to be poor, and for the poor | Reuters

Someone needs to tell him that New Jersey's not listening.

Two years after closing a school citing a lack of funds, an archdiocese in New Jersey is building a lavish addition to a retirement home for its archbishop.

As the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports, Newark Archbishop John J. Myers’ current “weekend residence” is a 4,500-square foot luxury home with five bedrooms, three full bathrooms, a three-car garage and a large outdoor pool.

But Myers has commissioned a 3,000-square foot expansion in anticipation of his retirement in two years. The addition will include an indoor exercise pool, a hot tub, three fireplaces, a library and an elevator.

Catholic archdiocese closes school citing lack of funds, then builds lavish vacation home for bishop - Salon.com

 

[The Brandon Five]

Disgraceful.

 

[oldrover]

Absolutely.

 

[oldrover]

Turns out that the message got through.

Vatican removes German 'bishop of bling' over luxury home | Reuters

 

[IcyPatriot]

Obama met the Pope today ...

Perhaps he did not get the message that infanticide is murder in the church's opinion.

 

[Mrs.PatsFanInVa]

Obama met the Pope today ...

Perhaps he did not get the message that infanticide is murder in the church's opinion.

Infanticide????

Since infanticide, especially neonaticide, is often a response to an unwanted birth,[1] preventing unwanted pregnancies through improved sex education and increased contraceptive access are advocated as ways of preventing infanticide.[165] Increased use of contraceptives and access to safe legal abortions[8][122] have greatly reduced neonaticide in many developed nations. Some say that where abortion is illegal, as in Pakistan, infanticide would decline if safer legal abortions were available.[115]

Infanticide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[oldrover]

No response to my post?!?! That was your original topic. I thought you'd be pleased.

 

[Mrs.PatsFanInVa]

Turns out that the message got through.

Vatican removes German 'bishop of bling' over luxury home | Reuters

That's a different bishop in a different country....but it's a good start!!

 

[DarrylS]

You do not have to go to Germany....

Atlanta Bishop apologizes for building himself $2.2million Buckhead mansion with church funds | Mail Online

The Archbishop of Atlanta’s Roman Catholic Diocese has been put on the defensive after it was revealed he built a multimillion dollar mansion for himself using church funds.

Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s $2.2million, 6,000-plus square foot palace has become a point of contention among parishioners saying it diverges from the example set by Pope Francis to live humbly.

‘They had an opportunity to be heroes, and I think it’s sad they they made a choice that is going to cause a lot of friction,’ parishioners Marci Maurer-Nunnery told CBS Atlanta.

 

[DarrylS]

From the Alaska Daily News...