Francis Vows to Serve ‘Poorest, Weakest’ and Urges Leaders to Offer Hope

[Crabtownboy]

Certainly this is a message not heard from the Vatican during my lifetime.

Striking a tone of radical humility that has already become his trademark, Pope Francis offered a passionate pledge in his installation Mass on Tuesday to serve “the poorest, the weakest, the least important,” urging world leaders to protect human life and the environment and use tenderness to inspire hope.
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“Please,” he said to them, adopting a direct tone and offering a clear signal of his own ambitions for his papacy, “I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of good will: let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.”
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“Let us never forget that authentic power is service.”

“He must be inspired by the lowly, concrete and faithful service which marked St. Joseph,”

“He must open his arms to protect all of God’s people and embrace with tender affection the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important, those whom Matthew lists in the final judgment on love: the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick and those in prison.”
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“Let us not forget that hatred, envy and pride defile our lives,” Francis said in his homily. “We must not be afraid of goodness or even tenderness,”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/world/europe/installation-of-pope-francis.html?_r=0

 

[Mexdeaf]

Yawn.:sleep:

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Yawn.:sleep:

I did notice on the TV that VP Joe (plugs & caps) Biden was at the coronation, crowning, indoctrination (whatever you want to call it) in Rome for the New Pope. I sincerely hope he (Biden) is found to be a Legal Baby killer (ie an agent for the Death position) & excommunicated. Then he can go to those Dagnabit Episcopalians.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Hope for what ? The world to be a better place to go to hell from ?

 

[Crabtownboy]

Hope for what ? The world to be a better place to go to hell from ?

What virulence you spew and yet you wonder why I suggest you do not like people nor want to help them.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

There you go again, saying I hate the poor. You can say it as much as you want to, it's still a lie.

Now back to my question. Hope for what ?

 

[Crabtownboy]

There you go again, saying I hate the poor. You can say it as much as you want to, it's still a lie.

Now back to my question. Hope for what ?

I will begin to believe that when you stop posting such negative comments when charity or helping others appear on the BB.

Also, you comment makes it appear you are happy that some people are going to hell. I hope I am wrong. The comment was very rude and quite off topic.

Look at the comments of the Pope and look at your response. Which comment shows concern?

Which comment shows no concern?

Blessings.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Show me one negative comment about charity that I have made. And show me where I am happy people are going to hell.​

 

[Crabtownboy]

Show me one negative comment about charity that I have made. And show me where I am happy people are going to hell.​

You were quick enough to condemn the Pope and the way you said it gives the impression you are happy about that.

When you make such rash comments why not express your feelings more clearly showing that while you believe that your are not happy about it.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

So you aren't going to back up your claims. Because they are lies. I knew that.