The Political Pope

by George Neumayr

  19. Thomas Williams. “Pope’s Origins Skew His Views on Migrant Crisis, Cardinal Asserts.” Breitbart, May 9, 2016. http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/09/popes-origins-skew-views-migrant-crisis-cardinal-asserts.

  20. “Charlemagne Prize: Pope Francis’ Full Speech.” Rome Reports, May 6, 2016. http://www.romereports.com/2016/05/08/charlemagne-prize-pope-francis-full-speech.

  21. “Interview: Pope Francis.” Croix, May 17, 2016. http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Pape/INTERVIEW-Pope-Francis-2016-05-17-1200760633.

  22. Yaron Steinbuch. “Pope Francis Reneges on Offer to Take in Christian Refugees.” New York Post, April 22, 2016. http://nypost.com/2016/04/22/pope-francis-reneges-on-offer-to-take-in-christian-refugees.

  23. “Interview: Pope Francis.” Croix, May 17, 2016. http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Pape/INTERVIEW-Pope-Francis-2016-05-17-1200760633.

  24. Frances D’Emilio. “Pope to Young on Poland Trip: Believe ‘in a New Humanity.’” Washington Post, July 31, 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/faithful-fill-meadow-ahead-of-popes-last-mass-in-poland/2016/07/31/648fd23e-56e9-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html.

  25. Joseph Pelletier. “Italian Bishop Rejects ‘Peaceful Muslims’ Rhetoric.” Church Militant, August 4, 2016. http://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/italian-bishop-rejects-peaceful-muslims-rhetoric.

  26. Damian Thompson. “Why Bishops Love the EU.” Catholic Herald, May 12, 2016. http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/issues/may-13th-2016/why-bishops-love-the-eu.

  27. “USCCB Migration Committee Chairman Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on Immigration.” United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 23, 2016. http://www.usccb.org/news/2016/16-078.cfm.

  28. Michael O’Loughlin. “Defying the Governor, Indianapolis Archbishop Takes in Syrian Refugees.” Crux, December 8, 2015. https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/12/08/defying-the-governor-indianapolis-archbishop-takes-in-syrian-refugees.

  29. Susan Berry. “U.S. Catholic Bishops Celebrate National Migration Week: ‘Welcome the Stranger among Us.’” Breitbart, January 3, 2016. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/03/u-s-catholic-bishops-celebrate-national-migration-week-welcome-stranger-among-us.

  30. Denis Grasska. “California Bishop Urges Catholics to Combat Anti-Islamic Bigotry.” Catholic News Service, February 23, 2016. http://www.americamagazine.org/issue/california-bishop-urges-catholics-combat-anti-islamic-bigotry.

  31. Nancy Wiechec. “Nuncio at Border Mass Prays for an End to Barriers That Separate People.” Catholic News Service, October 24, 2016. http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2016/nuncio-at-border-mass-prays-for-an-end-to-barriers-that-separate-people.cfm.

  32. Thomas Reese. “In Response to Trump, Vatican Official Says Church Should Be Prophetic.” National Catholic Reporter, November 12, 2016. https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/response-trump-vatican-official-says-church-should-be-prophetic#.WCebKFf54J8.twitter.

  33. “In-Flight Press Conference of His Holiness Pope Francis from Santiago de Cuba to Washington, D.C.” Vatican, September 22, 2015. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2015/september/documents/papa-francesco_20150922_intervista-santiago-washington.html.

  Chapter Eight: The Pacifist Pope

  1. Umberto Bacchi. “Pope Francis Lashes Out at Death Penalty ‘Torture’ Quoting Dostoyevsky.” International Business Times, March 20, 2015. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pope-francis-lashes-out-death-penalty-torture-quoting-dostoyevsky-1492890.

  2. “In the Silence of the Cross, Uproar of Weapons Ceases.” National Catholic Register, August 7, 2013. http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-in-the-silence-of-the-cross-uproar-of-weapons-ceases.

  3. Francis X. Rocca. “Pope Francis Calls for Abolishing Death Penalty and Lifetime Imprisonment.” Catholic News Service, October 13, 2014. https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/pope-francis-calls-abolishing-death-penalty-and-life-imprisonment.

  4. “Statement by His Holiness Pope Francis to the ‘Judges, Summit on Human Trafficking and Organized Crime.” Vatican, June 3, 3016. https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2016/june/documents/papa-francesco_20160603_summit-giudici.html.

  5. Elise Harris. “Prisoners to Be Pope Francis’ Special Guests at Mass in St. Peter’s.” Catholic News Agency, November 3, 2016. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/prisoners-to-be-pope-francis-special-guests-at-mass-in-st-peters-36170.

  6. “Pope Francis Holds Special Mass for Prisoners: ‘We Can All Make Mistakes.’” Associated Press, November 6, 2016. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-holds-special-mass-for-prisoners-we-can-all-make-mistakes.

  7. Thomas Williams. “Pope Francis Amps Up Opposition to Death Penalty.” Breitbart, June 22, 2016. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/06/22/pope-francis-amps-opposition-death-penalty.

  8. Avery Cardinal Dulles. “Catholicism & Capital Punishment.” First Things, April 2001. http://www.firstthings.com/article/2001/04/catholicism-amp-capital-punishment.

  9. Francis X. Rocca. “Pope Francis Calls for Abolishing Death Penalty and Lifetime Imprisonment.” Catholic News Service, October 13, 2014. https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/pope-francis-calls-abolishing-death-penalty-and-life-imprisonment.

  10. Jeff Jacoby. “No, Pope Francis, It Is Not Hypocritical for the Good to Make Weapons.” Boston Globe, June 24, 2015. https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/06/24/pope-francis-not-hypocritical-for-good-make-weapons/Q8fWS8QVNeEfNwoQE7RUNI/story.html.

  11. Cassandra Vinograd. “Orlando Massacre: Pope Francis Lashes Out over Access to Arms.” NBC News, June 13, 2016. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/orlando-nightclub-massacre/orlando-massacre-pope-francis-lashes-out-over-access-arms-n590886.

  12. “Fox’s Greg Gutfeld Lashes Out at the Pope for ‘Lecturing on Guns’ after Orlando.” Media Matters, June 13, 2016. https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2016/06/13/fox-s-greg-gutfeld-lashes-out-pope-lecturing-guns-after-orlando/210912.

  13. Michael O’Loughlin. “US Bishops Throw Support to Obama’s Gun Control Proposal.” Crux, January 6, 2016. https://cruxnow.com/church/2016/01/06/us-bishops-throw-support-to-obamas-gun-control-proposal.

  14. Joshua McElwee. “Landmark Vatican Conference Rejects Just War Theory, Asks for Encyclical on Nonviolence.” National Catholic Reporter, April 14, 2016. https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/landmark-vatican-conference-rejects-just-war-theory-asks-encyclical-nonviolence.

  15. Mary Anastasia O’Grady. “Behind the Pope’s Embrace of Castro.” Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2015. http://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-the-popes-embrace-of-castro-1431898937.

  16. “Pope Francis Appeases the Castros in Repressive Cuba.” Washington Post, September 21, 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/deferring-to-the-castros/2015/09/21/30001198-6075-11e5-8e9e-dce8a2a2a679_story.html?utm_term=.ceed2b19430e.

  17. Gerard O’Connell. “Cuba’s Raul Castro Tells Pope Francis: ‘I Could Become a Catholic Again.’” America, May 10, 2015. http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/cubas-raul-castro-tells-pope-francis-i-could-become-catholic-again.

  18. Mary Anastasia O’Grady. “Ecuador’s Correa Wants to Co-Opt Pope Francis.” Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2015. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB11301772451238044816904581086313392621434.

  19. Uki Goni. “The Peronist Roots of Pope Francis’ Politics.” New York Times, August 12, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/opinion/uki-goni-peronist-roots-of-pope-francis-politics.html.

  20. “Pope Calls Abbas ‘Angel of Peace’ during Visit.” Associated Press, May 16, 2015. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/16/pope-calls-palestinian-leader-angel-of-peace-during-visit/27441533.

  21. Alan Dershowitz. “Will a Notorious Anti-Semite Become the Pope?” Gatestone Institute, February 19, 2013. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3594/cardinal-andres-rodriguez-maradiaga.

  22. “Pope Declines Dalai Lama Meeting in Rome.” BBC, December 12, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30455187.

  23. Cardinal Joseph Zen
. “What Will 2016 Bring the Church in China?” AsiaNews, January 9, 2016. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/What-will-2016-bring-the-Church-in-China-36349.html.

  24. Paddy Agnew. “Churchman Gave Chinese Agents False Documents about Pope’s Health, Trial Told.” Irish Times, March 18, 2016. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/churchman-gave-chinese-agents-false-documents-about-pope-s-health-trial-told-1.2578935.

  25. George Weigel. “Only Francis Can Go to China?” First Things, June 1, 2016. http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2016/06/only-francis-can-go-to-china.

  26. Lisa Jucca, Benjamin Kang Lim, and Greg Torode. “After Decades of Mistrust, Pope Pushes for Diplomatic Breakthrough with China.” Reuters, July 14, 2016. http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-vatican.

  27. Hilary White. “Cardinal Zen in his own words: ‘In our acceptance of the provisions from Rome there is a limit, the limit of conscience.’” What’s Up with the Synod?, October 28, 2016. http://whatisupwiththesynod.com/index.php/2016/10/28/cardinal-zen-in-his-own-words-in-our-acceptance-of-the-provisions-from-rome-there-is-a-limit-the-limit-of-conscience.

  28. David Feith. “The Vatican’s Illusions about Chinese Communism.” Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2016. http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-vaticans-illusions-about-chinese-communism-1478215875.

  Chapter Nine: “I Don’t Want to Convert You”

  1. “Under Bergoglio, Christianity Matters Less.” Rorate Caeli, November 13, 2014. http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2014/11/under-bergoglio-christianity-matters.html.

  2. Jonathan Merritt. “Is Francis the First Protestant Pope?” Religion News Service, April 10, 2013. http://religionnews.com/2013/04/10/is-francis-the-first-protestant-pope.

  3. “Francis to Refugees: Christian or Muslim, the Faith Your Parents Instilled in You Will Help You Move On.” Rome Reports, January 20, 2014. http://www.romereports.com/2014/01/20/francis-to-refugees-christian-or-muslim-the-faith-your-parents-instilled-in-you-will-help-you-move-o.

  4. “Interview: Pope Francis.” Croix, May 17, 2016. http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Pape/INTERVIEW-Pope-Francis-2016-05-17-1200760633.

  5. “Pope Blasts Christian, Muslim Fundamentalists while Leaving Turkey.” Reuters, December 2, 2014. http://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/Pope-blasts-Christian-Muslim-fundamentalists-while-leaving-Turkey-383405.

  6. Sandro Magister. “There’s a War of Religion, but the Pope Keeps Quiet or Stammers.” Chiesa, November 21, 2014. http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350927?eng=y.

  7. “Judge Jeanine: ‘Time for Papacy to Get out in Front of Christian Massacre.’” Fox News Insider, July 27, 2014. http://insider.foxnews.com/2014/07/27/judge-jeanine-%e2%80%98it-time-papacy-get-out-front-christian-massacre%e2%80%99.

  8. Abby Ohlheiser. “Pope Francis on Charlie Hebdo: ‘You Cannot Insult the Faith of Others.’” Washington Post, January 15, 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2015/01/15/pope-francis-on-charlie-hebdo-you-cannot-insult-the-faith-of-others.

  9. Andrew Bieszad. “What Did the Saints Say about Islam?” 1P5, April 30, 2015. http://www.onepeterfive.com/what-did-the-saints-say-about-islam.

  10. Ines San Martin. “Pope Francis Denies That Islam Is Violent.” Crux, July 31, 2016. https://cruxnow.com/world-youth-day-krakow/2016/07/31/pope-francis-denies-islam-violent.

  11. Rosie Scammell. “Vatican Blasts Muhammad Cartoons as Pouring ‘Gasoline on the Fire.’” Religion News Service, May 6, 2015. http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/2484903-155/vatican-blasts-muhammad-cartoons-as-pouring.

  12. Maike Hickson. “Cardinal Marx under Fire for Removing Pectoral Cross at Temple Mount.” 1P5, November 16, 2016. http://www.onepeterfive.com/cardinal-marx-under-fire-for-removing-pectoral-cross-at-temple-mount.

  13. William Kilpatrick. “Needed: A New Church Policy toward Islam.” Crisis, January 28, 2015. http://www.crisismagazine.com/2015/needed-new-church-policy-toward-islam-pt-1.

  14. “Pope Francis on Atheism.” Richard Dawkins Foundation, May 17, 2013. https://richarddawkins.net/2013/05/pope-francis-on-atheism.

  15. Matthew Deluca. “Pope Francis Digs at Vatican’s Narcisstic Nature, Calls for Change.” NBC News, October 1, 2013. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/pope-francis-digs-vaticans-narcissistic-nature-calls-change-f8C11305361.

  16. “The Pope: How the Church Will Change.” La Repubblica, October 1, 2013.

  17. “Pope at Mass: Culture of Encounter Is the Foundation of Peace.” Vatican Radio, May 22, 2013. http://en.radiovaticana.va/storico/2013/05/22/pope_at_mass_culture_of_encounter_is_the_foundation_of_peace/en1-694445.

  18. Jeff Poor. “Bill Maher: I Think the Pope Might Be an Atheist like I Think Obama Is.” Daily Caller, June 1, 2013. http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/01/bill-maher-i-think-the-pope-might-be-an-atheist-like-i-think-obama-is.

  19. Father X. “Did Pope Francis Just Deny the Existence of Hell?” Remnant, March 22, 2015. http://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/fetzen-fliegen/item/1611-did-pope-francis-just-deny-the-existence-of-hell.

  20. David Martin. “Did Francis Just Defend Judas?” Remnant, April 14, 2016. http://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/fetzen-fliegen/item/2450-did-francis-just-defend-judas.

  21. Luke Coppen. “The Pope’s Great Evangelical Gamble.” Catholic Herald, July 23, 2015. http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/issues/july-24th-2015/the-popes-great-evangelical-gamble.

  22. “Pope Francis ‘Dismissed Anglican Branch as Quite Unnecessary.’” Telegraph, March 15, 2013. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/9933614/Pope-Francis-dismissed-Anglican-branch-as-quite-unnecessary.html.

  23. Sandro Magister. “Francis’s Secret Friend in Caserta.” Chiesa, July 23, 2014. http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350849?eng=y.

  24. Jamie Weinstein. “Coulter on Pope Francis: Maybe Better Suited to Be a CNN Host.” Daily Caller, December 17, 2013. http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/17/coulter-on-pope-francis-maybe-better-suited-to-be-a-cnn-host.

  25. Gerard O’Connell. “Pope Francis Says the Church Should Apologize to Gays.” America, June 26, 2016. http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/pope-francis-says-church-should-apologize-gays.

  26. Rosie Scammell. “Vatican Backs Plan to Name Rome Square for Martin Luther.” Religion News Service, August 26, 2015. https://www.ncronline.org/news/spirituality/vatican-backs-plan-name-rome-square-martin-luther.

  27. “Fr. Cantalamessa 3rd Advent Sermon: Mary in the Mystery of Christ.” Vatican Radio, December 18, 2015. http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/12/18/fr_cantalamessa_advent_sermon_mary_in_the_mystery_of_christ/1195223.

  28. Jonathan Luxmoore. “Martin Luther Was a ‘Teacher of the Faith.’” Catholic Herald, August 12, 2016. http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/08/12/martin-luther-was-a-teacher-of-the-faith-say-german-bishops.

  29. Christopher Ferrara. “Francis and ‘Saint’ Martin Luther: Perfect Together.” The Remnant, October 17, 2016. http://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/fetzen-fliegen/item/2817-francis-and-saint-martin-luther-perfect-together.

  30. Jan Bentz. “Pope Again Criticizes ‘Proselytism’: ‘It Is Not Licit That You Convince Them of Your Faith.” LifeSiteNews, October 19, 2016. https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/pope-to-teen-girl-proselytism-is-the-strongest-poison-against-the-ecumenica.

  31. Fr. Dwight Longenecker. “Clarity, Not Just Charity, Key on Martin Luther.” Crux, June 29, 2016. https://cruxnow.com/commentary/2016/06/29/clarity-not-just-charity-key-martin-luther.

  32. Iacopo Scaramuzzi. “Junge: Just a Few Years Ago Commemorating Luther Together Was Impossible.” La Stampa, October 26, 2016. http://www.lastampa.it/2016/10/26/vaticaninsider/eng/the-vatican/junge-just-a-few-years-ago-commemorating-luther-together-was-impossible-6gIWFaIKlE1BHn7mxz6FOP/pagina.html.

  33. Francis Rocca. “Pope’s Beatitudes Highlight Care for Environment and Outsiders.” Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2016. http://www.wsj.com/articles/popes-beatitudes-highlight-care-for-environment-and-outsiders-1477998680.

  34. C
laire Chretien. “Bishop Schneider: Church Has Already Answered ‘Errors of Luther.’” LifeSiteNews, October 31, 2016. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-schneider-church-has-already-addressed-errors-of-luther.

  35. “Reformation Is Nothing to Celebrate, Says Cardinal Müller.” Catholic Herald, March 31, 2016. http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/03/31/reformation-is-nothing-to-celebrate-says-cardinal-muller.

  36. Ines San Martin. “Traditionalists Spurn Deal with Rome, Charging ‘Painful Confusion.’” Crux, June 29, 2016. https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2016/06/29/traditionalists-spurn-deal-rome-charging-painful-confusion.

  37. “A Few Thoughts from the Requiem Mass Celebrating the Life of Rt Rev Anthony Palmer.” Michael Daly CJ Blog, August 4, 2014. https://michaeldalycj.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/a-few-thoughts-from-the-requiem-mass-celebrating-the-life-of-rt-rev-anthony-palmer-4th-feb-1966-20th-july-2014.

  38. Joshua McElwee. “Francis Suggests Lutherans Might Discern Taking Catholic Communion Individually.” National Catholic Reporter, November 16, 2015. https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/francis-suggests-lutherans-can-discern-taking-catholic-communion-individually.

  39. Sandro Magister. “Communion for All, Even for Protestants.” Chiesa, July 1, 2006. http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1351332?eng=y.

  40. “Francis Bows His Head to Receive Justin’s Blessing.” Cranmer, June 20, 2014. http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2014/06/francis-bows-his-head-to-receive.html.

  41. Ibid.

  42. Philip Pullella. “Vatican Says Catholics Should Not Try to Convert Jews, Should Fight Anti-Semitism.” Reuters, December 10, 2015. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-jews-idUSKBN0TT1BK20151210.

  43. Rachel Zoll. “A Rabbi Whose Good Friend Became the Pope.” Associated Press, November 21, 2013. http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2013/11/21/a-rabbi-whose-good-friend-became-the-pope.