I stopped defending Pope Francis w/ Joe Heschmeyer

Want to know when I stopped defending Pope Francis and the confusing things he says? Check it out in this clip.

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[marlusands]

You / we may have stopped defending Pope Francis, but lets never stop praying for him. Amen

[jonathanstevenson]

Times like these we have to remember that we adore God and not the pope

[tonygville]

Men will Always let us down, keep your eyes on Jesus Christ Our Lord. He is The Truth and The Life. Viva Cristo Rey 🙏

[c.maciel]

I try to live a life of a Catholic of the middle ages, meaning: back then, one could live their Catholic lives without even really knowing who the Pope was. It made no direct impact in their lives; they would go to Church, pay their alms, do their charity work, and pray a lot to God. And boy, in those days, did they have heretic Popes! I do the same.

The other day I finished reading Saint Theresa d'Avila's book, the Interior Castle, my memory could have betrayed me, but I don't recall her quoting her contemporary Pope. Saints did just that: they left history take good care of any Pope's reputation. If what a certain Pope said or did anything heretical, history would take good care of that.

Nowadays, we are way too much worried in being up-to-date with every gibberish that freshly came out of the Pope's mouth. It does saddens my heart, though, whenever I hear him saying unthoughtful things, while he should be defending Jesus's Church from the heresies. However, I try my best, in my humanly misery, to look at the Cross and carry on with my life, begging God's mercy.

regards from Brazil

[sibergirl]

I was one of those Catholic converts (of 10 years) who left the Church, shortly after Francis came back, thinking the whole church had fallen to relativism. But there was nowhere else to go. I couldn’t go back to Evangelicalism. Orthodoxy didn’t seem quite right. So, I dove into progressive Christianity because it seemed relativism was the way things were going. It was awful. So much despair. At the end of that 4 years long dark night of the soul, I went to Easter Mass and, like a prodigal daughter, realized I was home. It is Jesus in the Eucharist and the magisterial teachings of the Church that I need to cling to, through good and bad priests, bishops, cardinals AND Popes. People come and go. People let you down. God never does. I thank God and the many friends who prayed me back. Pope Francis is a scandal, and I’m sure he’s preventing people from becoming Catholic and I know he’s a reason many leave, but he won’t be Pope forever. So, if you’re Catholic, stay put, keep calm and pray on. 🙏🏻

[frankviera]

Come on fellow Catholics, we know that God’s plan is perfect!
Let’s keep the faith, and keep on praying!!!

[dh]

I still plan on being a convert to the catholic faith! Excited for my vocation

[bstrakos]

Something we have to remember is that Church has survived times like this over the centuries. We are now in one of these times.

[iscool]

What a time to be considering conversion to the Catholic church...

[gill]

I honestly just enjoy listening to you interviewing people. It's really relaxed and you have such a gift for interacting with people. It always feels on eye level, at ease and just in good harmony. I'm trying to learn from that.
The conversation on this topic was also very balanced and helpful. Keep up the great work, it's soothing to listen to you. :)

[HeavnzMiHome]

I became Catholic first because I ENCOUNTERED Jesus in the Eucharist, and then I got to know our Blessed Mother Mother Mary. Jesus called me, to whom should I go otherwise. I’m here to stay, even in the dark night by the grace of God.

[neverforget]

"Even if Catholics faithful to tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the true Church of Jesus Christ." This quote is about 700 years old, from St. Athanasius.

[alexs.]

Sometimes I wonder if there has ever been a time when the Church was not in a crisis.

[catholicreligionteacher]

I am so glad that Catholic Answers is finally acknowledging there is something amiss here! This is helpful.

[davesmietanski]

Francis would rather talk to nba players who disrespect our country than talk to the bishop from China.

This world is so messed up

[hankochai]

“Unintentional gaslighting” — exactly. I do not share the view that Pope Francis is a good preacher. I believe he is a bad pope. We’ve had them before. We also have a lot of bad bishops — the “sons of McCarrick” here in the US, and many more worldwide. The bad & lukewarm bishops outnumber the good. Our Lady of Akita foretold this.

[Watermaid]

I came in 9 years ago and I totally agree with you on Pope Francis and even though the Church is under attack I will never go back to being a Protestant.

[applin]

I am a newly confirmed Catholic who was received into the church at Easter. I try and avoid these kinds of controversies because I simply don’t feel qualified enough to have a view as yet. However I am quite surprised that there appears to be no mechanism at least in my diocese for looking after nearly converted Catholics once they’ve gone through RCIA and have been confirmed. Some kind of group support would be highly beneficial for the first year and would stop converts simply falling through the net.

[almamorula]

He is still our Pope, the successor of St. Peter and he needs our prayers.

[MystoRobot]

*CATHOLIC CATECHISM 675:*
_"Before Christ’s second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil the “mystery of iniquity” in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth. The supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist, a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh."_

I *don't* believe Francis is the Anti-Christ; such thing would be impossible as he wouldn't fit the "requirements". THOUGH, he could very well be _the_ false prophet who will introduce him. We should simply wait in prudence, and remain as *faithful* as possible to the OFFICIAL teachings of the Church; and discern that not everything the pope says is infallible. Above all, pray the rosary everyday, and do not become discouraged. This trial _was_ expected, and it'll end with God and his Church prevailing.