Pope Francis: A New Era For Catholicism?

As you I decided to pick the same article about this modernizer of Judaism, Sandra Lawson. I think her trendsetting mindset would be inviting to those who may feel lost and unaccepted due to their race or sexual orientation. I read your reply to my essay summary and you made an interesting point about the Catholic religion not being accepting of those who may be different than ourselves. Many of my friends have stopped going to my parish church mainly due to a particular strict elderly retired priest who fills in at times. His sermons contained guilt-ridden homilies and he speaks of having fear in the Lord. He often spoke negatively about divorced and made people feel bad about themselves. I think this present Pope is attempting

In the past ten years, the nonstop discussion and stress has been over the question of homosexuality. Are homosexuals to be excluded from the community of faith? Article writers, Richard B. Hays and Walter Wink explain their perspective and answer the ongoing talk.

LGBT rights in religion haven't been the best, multiple Christians and catholic are against the idea of gay marriage. It is deemed in the Christian/Catholic church that if an LGBT person commits any type of gay or lesbian act, they are committing a sin. Even though that there are millions of churches that don’t approve of these acts, there are some churches that embrace LGBT rights thanks to advocacy groups. The religions that mostly accept LGBT people are Buddhists, Jews, Hindus, and Catholic/Christians. While the religious groups that don’t fully support LGBT people are Evangelicals, Mormons, and Jehovah’s

In an piece published in the American Magazine Father James Martin, SJ and Ross Douthat a journalist with the New York Times engage in a dialogue on the direction of the Catholic church and what they believe to be the best appropriate path for the church moving forward. In the piece Father Martin writes to address some profound disagreements he had with Douthat from his Op-ed in the New York Times “The Pope and The Precipice” in which he argues that the true Catholics are the adherents not the progressives, a notion that Father Martin found disturbing as he believes both the conservative and Progressive sects of Catholicism are vital in protecting the faith moving forward. Additionally, Douthat suggests that these so called “adherents” have remained more devout as they have given more of their money and time to the Catholic church than progressives, despite being theologically and morally betrayed by the Church. Martin highlights inaccuracies he finds in this statement, as he believes Douthat is generalizing the conservative Catholic and Progressive Catholic experience and ignoring the ways in which progressive Catholics have also felt ignored or betrayed under Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Saint John Paul II not just under Pope Francis today.

The views of the Clerk herself, Gwen Pope, ironically clash with the Pope himself, who has said "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?"

On the New York Times opinion page Room for Debate, a question was pondered “How Radical is Pope Francis?” The debate centers on the issue of whether or not Pope Francis is focused on spreading Catholic beliefs or on dispersing a liberal point of view. A full version of the text written on September 17, 2015 can be found at the following link http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/09/17/how-radical-is-pope-francis. The issue is debated by two scholars, Megan J. Clark and Randy Boyagoda and a journalist Michael Brendan Dougherty. Clark is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John’s University. Boyagoda is a Professor and University Director at Ryerson University. Additionally, both Clark and Boyagoda are published

Pope Francis is an influential person of the church because he strives for equality and justice, a problem society is still struggling with in 2015. In response to controversy over gay marriage, Pope Francis said “If someone is gay, and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” The Pope has called for the church to be more accepting of homosexuals, divorcees, and women who have had abortions. He has also called every parish in Europe will good finances to take in refugee families. The Vatican already has been hosting two families since September.

Although DeBernardo admits that the church still opposes same-sex marriage, he believes the pope's effort to integrate gay people into the church more fully is an important first step in repairing the historically tense relations between the Catholic Church and the gay community.” The quote DeBernardo used is from Pope Francis, one of the most iconic leaders of Catholicism, leads his people to acceptance of the LGBTQ+ for her understands what differences they bring to the churches. Regardless, people are making effort to welcome non cis/heterosexaul people into their lives and churches. Even strict religions are becoming more aware of the fact that humans are being denied basic rights and the ability to live their lives, knowing this they are conforming to support the gay

The Catholic Church has encountered many changes within the last several decades as it has worked to bring itself into the modern era. With the introduction of the newest pope, Pope Francis who has been very outspoken on certain topics that have traditionally not been discussed so openly. Some of these topics include things like gay marriage, abortion and birth control. These are topics that have been shown to be expressed as important by the younger generations as being one of the biggest factors for a more secular lifestyle for those who were initially raised in the Catholic Church. “Young Catholic America: Emerging Adults in, Out of, and Gone from the Church” claims that there are seven factors that have played into how those emerging into adulthood have changed over the last several decades.

Conservative views are often very traditional and interpret most or all Bible passages regarding, or allegedly involving homosexuality as condemning. They interpret them as an abomination and that it is hated by

“US Bishops oppose Employment non-discrimination Act; Say it punishes disapproval of conduct; three chairmen of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have criticized the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered; backed Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) of 2013, which was passed on Thursday by the United Senate, arguing that it punishes those who show a disapproval of same-sex sexual conduct. “Our dignity as children of God extends to our sexuality. Being a male or a female is a reality which ‘is good and willed by God,’ and this complementarity is essential for the great good of marriage as the union of one man and one woman (CCC, no. 339). Sexual acts outside of marriage serve neither of these goods nor the good of the

The Catholic Church should accept that gay marriage is morally acceptable and doesn’t contradict their beliefs. Gay marriage has been a topic of controversy ever since the 1970’s. May of 1970 to be exact. Around This time two men named Richard John 'Jack ' Baker and James Michael McConnell in Minnesota applied to Hennepin County District Court clerk Gerald Nelson for a marriage license. They were denied because they both were men. This issue of two people of the same sex getting married is still a topic of debate to a lot of people even after the U.S. Supreme court made gay marriage legal in all 50 states in 20151. The Catholic Church teaches to treat homosexuals with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. That every act of hate, violence, and persecution toward them is condemned. The Church doesn’t view homosexuals no poorly than they do everyone else but it is their views on marriage that are in question. They believe that all sexual activity outside of marriage as a sin and an immoral act. So, if we restrict marriage from homosexuals then if they are in a sexual relationship with another they are in turn an immoral person. Therefore, the Catholic Church should view gay marriage the same as heterosexual marriage, with reverence and sanctity.

In “Why the only future worth building includes everyone” Pope Francis urges his audience to unite and understand each other in order to accomplish happiness in everyone’s future. After watching Pope Francis’ TED Talk, it inspired me to take actions when a problem emerges among my classmates and develop together with my classmates. Throughout Pope Francis’ speech, his main message is for us to “build the future by standing together, including everyone” (2:59). When a problem occurs to someone that I am not close with but know, I will ignore them because it is their difficulty. However, reflecting on Pope Francis's words of unity to establish a better future, I realized that I should not disregard those around me when they are in trouble, but

In “Gay marriage proposals destructive to society, Vatican official says,” Cardinal Ratzinger asserts that “recent legislative proposals for gay marriage are part of a larger modern rupture between sexuality and fertility.” He is stating that gay marriage could destroy the status quo of marriage. He argues that normal marriage is a man and a woman uniting as one, not a man and a man or a woman and a woman. A man and a woman are meant to be together not only for physical purposes, but also for moral ones. There is no way that two men or two women could be together morally because it is not in the Bible. He states that homosexuals are considered people who are suffering and want to find their way, but making gay marriage legal doesn’t really help these people. Ratzinger said that “this is a trend that separates us from all the great culture of humanity, which have always recognized the particular significance of sexuality: that a man and a woman are created to jointly be the guarantee of the future of humanity.”

The Pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope is one of the most important religious aspect to Christians from all around the world. This means that he represents Jesus Christ’s love and care for every individual. That is why the Pope 's priority is to get to know people, understand how they live, listen to their interests while sharing hardships and joy. In addition, “the Pope is also the Unifier of the People of God.” The Pope travels all around the world, from the richest to the poorest countries to meet with people, learn their stories, and to bless them. But most importantly, “the Pope’s roles are known as Biblical, Dogmatic Development, Church Government and Papal Primacy Teaching Office.” The beginning of the Church was a unique and creative act of Christ, it’s a place that brings people together where experiences are brought to life and shared with one another. The Church is a spiritual place, a community of believers who all share one common thing; having faith. But in order for the church to function properly it needs constant guidance to show people its mission. Therefore, Christ perceived the need that someone should take control and guide the church’s mission in the right direction and also to have a primacy over his Church. So, He laid this authority on Peter until he would return and take control himself. But the authority or office didn’t stay on Peter necessarily, there came a time that he had to resign and for a new