Pope Francis And Transcendentalism

Throughout history, people encounter a stage in their lives where they feel the necessity to assert their independence and challenge their abilities and self-worth. In the book, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the author shares his understanding and kinship with the main character, Chris McCandless, a young man who thrusts himself into a life of solitude and a harsh environment during his search for meaning to his life. Krakauer depicts himself and McCandless as modern day transcendentalists with an abundance of competency, resourcefulness and skills as naturalists. Although McCandless chose to experience a life of solitude and face the hazards that nature presents, his lack of preparedness prevented him from completing his endeavor successfully.

On March 13,2013, at the age of 76, Jorge Bergoglio was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church becoming not only the first citizen from the Americas but the first non-European and first Jesuit priest to be named pope. before Pope francis was named pope he was not widely known but when he was appointed the role of pope stories of his humility quickly picked up, for example when Pope francis would choose to live in a simple two room apartment rather than the luxurious papal accommodations in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.

A few years ago, when President Obama was President, Catholic Bishops came together to protest President Obama for “requiring health plans to cover common contraceptives without charge” this sort of thing was unheard of during Thomas Merton life span. Merton was at the forefront issues such as the peace moment, ending the social structure and race inequalities. He was also known for seeing the inner monk in everyone even if one wasn’t very religious. When he began to make noise on topics not being focused on by the church, the Catholic Church in a sense hushed his ideas by not acknowledging what he was preaching about. For most cases, the Catholic Church didn’t want to get involved in matters outside the church itself as for example when Merton was dealing with the civil rights issue. It wasn’t till later on, likely after his death, when then the Catholic Church entered the movement.

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.

Pope Francis spends the Catholic faith to all who are not Catholic and who are Catholic. He has leadership, love, understanding to everyone in the world. Pope Francis is the first pope from the Americas, who is the first pope that is a jesuit, and first pope that is from South America. He became archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pope Francis was 76 when he became pope. He was named 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also the first one to take that name of Francis to honor St. Francis of Assisi. All popes were good leaders.

A Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Beliefs concerning Simplicity, the Value and Potential of Our Soul, and Our Imagination.Henry David Thoreau tests Ralph Waldo Emerson’s ideas about nature by living at Walden Pond, where he discovers that simplicity in physical aspects brings deepness to our mind, our soul to its fullest potential, and our imagination to be uplifted to change our lives. These two men believe that nature is what forces us not to depend on others’ ideas but to develop our own. Nature is ever changing so we must keep searching for explanations about human life. They feel that nature is the key to knowing all.Thoreau lives at Walden Pond to find the true meaning of life. He wants to experience

The most popular saint in history, Francis of Assisi 's life is shrouded in as much legend as it is fact. However, the influence of Francis or the monastic order he founded cannot be disputed. Born into great wealth and influence during the Middle Ages, Francis turned down such comforts instead taking up a life of poverty and ministry. In less than two decades of ministry, Francis was able to leave a legacy that continues to influence the Church today. The following will show the historical and contemporary importance of Francis of Assisi by examining his unique life, his founding of the Franciscan Order and his ongoing influence in the life of the Church.

In Walden, Henry David Thoreau explains how a relationship with nature reveals aspects of the true self that remain hidden by the distractions of society and technology. To Thoreau, the burdens of nineteenth century existence, the cycles of exhausting work to obtain property, force society to exist as if it were "slumbering." Therefore, Thoreau urges his readers to seek a spiritual awakening. Through his rhetoric,Thoreau alludes to a "rebirth" of the self and a reconnection to the natural world. The text becomes a landscape and the images become objects, appealing to our pathos, or emotions, our ethos, or character, and our logos, or logical reasoning, because we experience his awakening. Thoreau grounds his spirituality in the physical

I had a great time going out into the beauty of our world and breathing in all it has to offer. One thing Thoreau realized while in the woods, which really struck me, was, “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he imagined, he will meet with success in common hours,” (Bedford

The New York Times describes the manner in which Pope Francis has been redefining the Roman Catholic Church and Catholicism, which is consequently creating a cascade of change around the world. He speaks in deep, personal terms in regards to the effect global economy has on individuals. The environment is also high priority for the Pope, as he openly and harshly critiques its destruction. He displays love and reverence to all, regardless of their humble positions. Many individuals were skeptical of him in the beginning. However, he has remained determined in holding close to his humble nature and refuting dated ideologies. His papal mission statement calls for Catholicism to joyously open its doors to the world and its poor. This mission

Pope Francis warned that bad exercise of authority leads to an oppressive rule which stifles growth and fosters an environment of distrust and corruption. Instead of following the examples of the Pharisees, Christians ought to help others do what is right and support them when they encounter trials.

Rather than trying to follow or lead others for personal gain, the way to find spiritual peace is in helping and placing others above one’s own interest. The problem with putting others interest over one’s own is that does not help in being a leader who needs to guide people. He may place certain acts as example of his way of life, but he cannot impose his idea on anyone since the very idea of submitting to someone should be voluntary. In many ways, the reason Francis resign is that once his movement becomes too big, he could no longer oversee everything his followers would do and without a rule, his followers would misinterpret his vision.

“The Pope has shown time and time again that he is profoundly homophobic and transphobic,” said BHA in its last Twitter post. “When will people stop revering him as a progressive?”

There are always issues in the world that we have to face, they change with time but a lot of them seem to have a common theme and that is indifference. I cannot help but think that people are uncomfortable with anything that is different from the norm. Many of us are set in our ways and we quickly remove any one who threatens that. A lot of us come from a set of foundations that help create who we are. While doing research for this paper I searched for topics that interest me. I also searched for a topic that anyone would be able to give their opinion on. This search lead me to the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. Much to my surprise he is extremely popular in this modern time. Many call him the pope of the new world. The model of millions of Catholics around the world.

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