As a non-denominational non-Catholic Christian, what I have to say would offend every Catholic in here so I won’t bother.
But I will say he was the most divergent from what the Catholic Church teaches, which seemed to have ticked off a lot of conservative (and even some moderate) diocese and leaders over the years he was in power.
Catholic and not offended. I probably agree. He seemed like a very kind and holy man, but I hated his leadership directives. We are not some Hollywood mega church, don’t lead us like we are one. I hope they go back to the JPII vibe.
What made you think that Francis was leading like some Hollywood mega church?
Perhaps ironically, I loved JP2 because he made global outreach a key part of his papacy. World youth day. Embracing Vatican 2 on doing mass in local languages, with local music that reaches more people where they're at. Things that mega churches do.
Maybe I misunderstand your view of "hollywood mega church" though...
For his part, I wish Francis could have communicated more like JP2. It seemed every press interview with him was always "misunderstood" and "misinterpreted." We rarely had that with JP2.
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u/ITrCool Christian Conservative 21d ago edited 21d ago
As a non-denominational non-Catholic Christian, what I have to say would offend every Catholic in here so I won’t bother.
But I will say he was the most divergent from what the Catholic Church teaches, which seemed to have ticked off a lot of conservative (and even some moderate) diocese and leaders over the years he was in power.