tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post645232527064253193..comments2023-08-10T08:24:08.460-06:00Comments on Mama Needs Coffee: Defending BenedictJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07923751596148085363noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-44997123048601658062013-03-20T18:30:13.157-06:002013-03-20T18:30:13.157-06:00awesome post! you're so badass...smoking with ...awesome post! you're so badass...smoking with the romans and keeping them in check over Pope Benedict. it makes me so sad he's being so maligned in the press in comparison to pope francis who just has a different personality.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037637558953886403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-68666702946085120702013-03-20T11:46:23.228-06:002013-03-20T11:46:23.228-06:00Thank you! Thank you!
I agree with you, the Churc...Thank you! Thank you!<br /><br />I agree with you, the Church is a family and they are our beloved Papas regardless of their personalities. I love JPII because I grew up with him, love my Papa Benedict because his mind has inspired me and love our current Papa just because. I do think Papa Benedict is misunderstood, but you only need to read his homilies/ encyclicals and books to love him. I am absolutely grateful for the simplicity and deepness of his words. I feel he is talking to me every time I read something of his and I think it is because he loves us so much that wants to touch us. He has absolutely inspired my faith and I am grateful because I am certain he prayed for me to come back home and I did! <br /><br />Too bad many people did not read Papa Benedict and just keep in their minds the picture from the TV or someone else’s opinion of him. <br /><br />P.S. I am also from Denver <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-32052069596323780992013-03-20T04:48:45.420-06:002013-03-20T04:48:45.420-06:00You make a cigarette sound good. . .especially aft...You make a cigarette sound good. . .especially after coffee! (Former smoker here.) Anyway, I loved this article. I have been disappointed in some negative comments made about His Holiness Benedict XVI. I think each pope contributes something of value--not to mention that the Holy Spirit is guiding the Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-33830460637799240652013-03-19T19:40:37.554-06:002013-03-19T19:40:37.554-06:00Yes! Such great points about this dangerous moder...Yes! Such great points about this dangerous modern "cult of personality" that has grown up around the Pope. I completely agree with your statement that the Pope doesn't need to be likeable or even very holy. That said, I have such a hard time understanding how people *didn't* like Benedict. It makes me hurt for him to hear some of the nasty things people have been saying about him. Of course, even if he knew, I'm sure he's modest enough not to be offended.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-45627840591756364642013-03-19T18:26:00.883-06:002013-03-19T18:26:00.883-06:00Wow! I think it is funny because I have only been ...Wow! I think it is funny because I have only been surrounded by hesitancy (at best) in regards to Francis and mourning for the loss of Benedict. We attend the Traditional Mass and so many/most of our friends are "traddies" and very worried about the Mass and general "pomp and circumstance" of the Holy Office. ON the other hand, I see many more secular friends rejoicing that finally the poorest of the poor are being given attention.<br /><br />As Chesterton said, the Church is big enough for both the Franciscans and Dominicans! The beauty o the Church is that She encompasses all virtue and many different paths to holiness and sanctity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-17535865628950738002013-03-19T14:22:30.560-06:002013-03-19T14:22:30.560-06:00http://www.piercedhands.com/hes-just-the-pope/
It...http://www.piercedhands.com/hes-just-the-pope/<br /><br />It's so sad to hear bad opinions of Pope Benedict :( People really let the media sell them a sour former Nazi with no love for anything, when the man goes and writes his first encyclical on LOVE, of all things!<br /><br />I just hope that this popular opinion of Pope Francis holds steady once people realize that just because he loves the poor doesn't mean he's the champion of all liberal values - Church teaching on contraception, gay marriage, abortion, women's ordination, etc. ain't gonna change! Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-32063247403797681772013-03-19T13:48:40.386-06:002013-03-19T13:48:40.386-06:00I mean, I didn't think it could get any better...I mean, I didn't think it could get any better and then you referenced DA. Crystal clear.<br /><br />Also, I had a friend tell me that the reason she thinks that she didn't immediately fall in love with Bennie was because she was still mourning JPII. I bet that was the case for many people, and that is why he didn't get the same reception. Or maybe not. I don't know.Jenna@CallHerHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587606918705423050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-61193959527499932992013-03-19T13:46:49.862-06:002013-03-19T13:46:49.862-06:00Beautiful! Funny thing is is that I have only hea...Beautiful! Funny thing is is that I have only heard criticism of Pope Francis and nothing against Benedict. I think it is so frustrating either way. I love both of them, for different reasons.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571439982499787798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-52955651621526153282013-03-19T13:10:35.750-06:002013-03-19T13:10:35.750-06:00a) I love that you're having conversations in ...a) I love that you're having conversations in Italian at a cafe with your Roman neighbors.<br />b) I'm scandalized that you smoke.;)<br />c) I was excited when Ratzinger was elected because the little I knew of him was that he was orthodox and intelligent and those are two things our world needs. As he continued in his papacy I was grateful for how much he seemed to want to tell us "God loves you!" and not in an over-my-head-ala-JPII kind of way. <br />d) God is good to us and has blessed His Church with many good popes recently. I am excited to see what Pope Francis will do and how he will be used by the Holy Spirit.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805401564651493025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-7062509362616991122013-03-19T10:46:32.911-06:002013-03-19T10:46:32.911-06:00Just beautiful.Just beautiful.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-59204750022594543662013-03-19T09:10:38.958-06:002013-03-19T09:10:38.958-06:00Jenny, great piece, I loved this! And, I am happy ...Jenny, great piece, I loved this! And, I am happy to hear you are making friends with the neighbors : )sarahmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456267567938768878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-16807283380824137492013-03-19T08:04:08.835-06:002013-03-19T08:04:08.835-06:00LOVE this post. I have to admit, I wasn't thr...LOVE this post. I have to admit, I wasn't thrilled with Pope Benedict at first, but I really did grow to respect and love him, too. He was a GREAT theologian and his encyclicals were profound. I think it is much easier to love Pope Francis, but you are so right . . . popes don't have to be likable, they just have to do their job.<br /><br />Sadly, I see the same thing happening with priests at a local level. If a certain priest isn't overly likeable or charismatic, parishioners sometimes drift away. But that's not what this is about! Priests aren't perfect, and neither is the pope. But we still need them to help bring us into deeper relationship with Christ through the sacraments and their teaching of the faith.<br />TCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com