Topic: Pope Francis

Pope Francis kicked an important can down the road
Pope Francis kicked an important can down the road April 23, 2025 Ned Cosby His successor will still have to address it—or at least, he should address it.
The Pope’s death is leading to yet more anti-Israel and anti-Trump propaganda
The Pope’s death is leading to yet more anti-Israel and anti-Trump propaganda April 21, 2025 Andrea Widburg It was inevitable that the passing of a very old, very sick man would be blamed on the Jews...but on JD Vance, too?!
Creepy Joe goes global
Creepy Joe goes global June 15, 2024 Monica Showalter His forehead rub with the pope was met with expressions of disgust.
Pope Francis gives Marxists a pep talk
Pope Francis gives Marxists a pep talk January 12, 2024 Monica Showalter Pope Francis goes off the deep end.
On 'World Day of the Poor,' the pope's fellow Argentinians vote themselves out of poverty
On 'World Day of the Poor,' the pope's fellow Argentinians vote themselves out of poverty November 20, 2023 Monica Showalter They don't want handouts. Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Pope Francis woke up and found out who won the election in Argentina.
Is the Pope Catholic?
Is the Pope Catholic? September 22, 2023 Alicia Colon Even some priests are asking that question.
The pope sticks his holy nose in politics again
The pope sticks his holy nose in politics again September 3, 2023 Silvio Canto, Jr. Where does Pope Francis get his information from?
Nicaragua shuts down Jesuits and our first Jesuit pope has nothing to say?
Nicaragua shuts down Jesuits and our first Jesuit pope has nothing to say? August 27, 2023 Monica Showalter He doesn't seem to understand that Ortega is directly targeting him.
Pope holds a private audience with Alex Soros and Bill Clinton
Pope holds a private audience with Alex Soros and Bill Clinton July 6, 2023 Monica Showalter Is this the best he can do?
Pope Francis botches the job delivering Pope Benedict's funeral eulogy
Pope Francis botches the job delivering Pope Benedict's funeral eulogy January 5, 2023 Monica Showalter The pope didn't say nasty things about his predecessor, but Rod Dreher argues that his eulogy was so generic and impersonal it would have worked just as well for his butler.
The Next Pope Should at Least be Catholic
The Next Pope Should at Least be Catholic September 6, 2022 Christopher Skeet The Argentinian pope doesn't even seem to like Catholicism.
The Great Reset and Klaus Schwab
The Great Reset and Klaus Schwab December 5, 2020 David Solway The time has come to implement the Great Reject before we experience the Great Regret.
From people's pope ... to mean old man
From people's pope ... to mean old man January 1, 2020 Monica Showalter Coinciding with his slide toward open socialism, it's as if a mask has come off...
Pope Francis compares President Trump to King Herod
Pope Francis compares President Trump to King Herod December 8, 2019 Monica Showalter Memo to Pope: The Holy Family ran away from King Herod, not toward him. Illegals have other ideas.
Francis Effect: Catholic membership drops sharply in Argentina
Francis Effect: Catholic membership drops sharply in Argentina November 24, 2019 Monica Showalter Not exactly the kind of public relations problem the Vatican should like to acknowledge.
Pope Francis effectively admits it: He really, really hates Americans
Pope Francis effectively admits it: He really, really hates Americans September 5, 2019 Monica Showalter He calls it an 'honor' to be criticized by 'the Americans.'
Pope Francis's 'reprehensible' failure on Venezuela
Pope Francis's 'reprehensible' failure on Venezuela July 21, 2019 Monica Showalter After 7,000 death squad deaths were exposed and denounced by the United Nations of all places, why is Pope Francis still putting out wimpy statements about everyone getting along?
Pope gets political, doling out $500,000 for caravans
Pope gets political, doling out $500,000 for caravans April 28, 2019 Monica Showalter Supposedly, for the poor. Where's his $500,000 donation to the starving people of Venezuela?
Pope blames illegal migration to capitalist countries ... on capitalism
Pope blames illegal migration to capitalist countries ... on capitalism April 1, 2019 Monica Showalter All those millions of fleeing Venezuelans, running for their lives from ... capitalism?
Pope Francis: Excommunicate Governor Cuomo
Pope Francis: Excommunicate Governor Cuomo January 29, 2019 Silvio Canto, Jr. Pope Francis has been talking a lot about walls and climate change. 
Not exactly another John Paul II: Pope Francis declares neutrality on Venezuela
Not exactly another John Paul II: Pope Francis declares neutrality on Venezuela January 28, 2019 Monica Showalter The pope has abdicated his moral authority in Venezuela, saying he's "neutral' in the power struggle between millions of Venezuela's poor and the Russian-backed brutal socialist dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. Even the Inter-American Investment Bank knows better.
Pope's 'can't we all just get along' Christmas message falls flat on Venezuela
Pope's 'can't we all just get along' Christmas message falls flat on Venezuela December 26, 2018 Monica Showalter The Holy Father extended his wishes for "social harmony" in Venezuela. That train came and went years ago in that socialist hellhole.
Pope Francis goes back to being 'Dictator Pope'
Pope Francis goes back to being 'Dictator Pope' November 13, 2018 Monica Showalter The Vatican has halted a move by the U.S. bishops to vote a plan of action for halting sexual abuses, right before the vote was about to be taken.
Tin ear: Pope Francis whoops it up with Michael Moore
Tin ear: Pope Francis whoops it up with Michael Moore October 18, 2018 Monica Showalter Moore saw his big chance to get publicity for his film, and the pope allowed him to run with it.
Liberal Pope Francis has lost the most important liberal weekly in Europe
Liberal Pope Francis has lost the most important liberal weekly in Europe September 23, 2018 Thomas Lifson You might think that the enthusiastic support Pope Francis has offered for environmentalism, open borders, and the normalization of homosexual behavior would buy him support from liberal media.
Pope Francis betrays China's Christians
Pope Francis betrays China's Christians September 23, 2018 Monica Showalter What the heck has gotten into Pope Francis? When he's not letting a leftist pervert like Cardinal McCarrick pick out the archbishops, he's letting the communists of Beijing.
Will the Media Turn against Pope Francis?
Will the Media Turn against Pope Francis? September 4, 2018 Mark Wauck It's not pedophilia; it's the Lavender Mafia.
Pope Francis's plastic 'emergency'
Pope Francis's plastic 'emergency' September 2, 2018 Monica Showalter The Church is in the middle of a massive pedophilia, pederasty and coverup crisis. And now the pope tells us plastic trash in the ocean is the 'emergency.' Somehow, we're the bad guys again...
Pope Francis, this is bigger than climate change
Pope Francis, this is bigger than climate change August 28, 2018 Silvio Canto, Jr. Pope Francis is not helping by remaining silent. 
Pope Francis accused of coverup by Vatican big calling on him to resign
Pope Francis accused of coverup by Vatican big calling on him to resign August 26, 2018 Monica Showalter You think President Trump has troubles, take a look at the cauldron Pope Francis is in...
Pope Francis collectivizes the guilt
Pope Francis collectivizes the guilt August 21, 2018 Monica Showalter In calls for prayer and fasting from all the Church in the name of "us," he seems to suggest we are all guilty here. Well, no.
Why Pope Francis's Call to Ban Weapons Would Destroy the West
Why Pope Francis's Call to Ban Weapons Would Destroy the West May 8, 2018 Raymond Ibrahim Contrary to first appearances, for all weapons around the world instantly to disappear would not lead to an even playing field.
Sometimes the pope seems to have his priorities screwed up
Sometimes the pope seems to have his priorities screwed up November 30, 2017 Jack Hellner Start with the Rohingya in Burma and work backward.
The Catholic Church’s Push for a Multicultural Utopia Gets Weird
The Catholic Church’s Push for a Multicultural Utopia Gets Weird September 17, 2017 Susan D. Harris They aren’t just welcoming illegals into the church spiritually and offering hot meals, they’re also saying “come to us and we’ll help you fight the government,” and putting young people through questionable psychological exercises in an odd game of “be the refugee.”
Vatican starting to look hypocritical on those 'national security concerns'
Vatican starting to look hypocritical on those 'national security concerns' August 27, 2017 Monica Showalter Wasn't the pope the one who said admitting unvetted refugees was more important than "national security concerns?" Now ISIS is threatening the pope and the Vatican is 'worried.'
Canada's Trudeau invites pope to an apology tour
Canada's Trudeau invites pope to an apology tour May 30, 2017 Monica Showalter Apology tours have been going on ever since President Obama's Cairo speech.  Now Canada's prime minister is issuing invitations for them.
Boxing Barbara Boxer: Is ‘Inequality the Root of All Evil’?
Boxing Barbara Boxer: Is ‘Inequality the Root of All Evil’? April 29, 2016 Selwyn Duke “Inequality is the root of all evil,” said left-wing senator Barbara Boxer recently, while lecturing a Catholic priest about Catholicism.
Pope Francis meets with Bernie Sanders
Pope Francis meets with Bernie Sanders April 16, 2016 Thomas Lifson A gathering of leftists in Rome
The real Pope Francis vs the MSM pope
The real Pope Francis vs the MSM pope February 20, 2016 Tom Trinko A two-for-one shot by the MSM to attack both Trump and Pope Francis exposed.
The pope and the Donald: A matter of perspective
The pope and the Donald: A matter of perspective February 19, 2016 Rosslyn Smith Admonitions to tear down all the barriers one has erected around one's heart in order to open it to Christ's love is, after all, a standard theme in Christian sermons. 
Pope Francis cozies up with Iran’s Rouhani
Pope Francis cozies up with Iran’s Rouhani January 28, 2016 Thomas Lifson Strange bedfellows, indeed.
M-Day: The Invasion of the West
M-Day: The Invasion of the West November 1, 2015 David Solway Self-hatred fuels the outreach to migrants; we have become our own fifth column, the multicultural architects of our own destruction.
The Pope, the Councilwoman, and the Unrepentant Terrorist
The Pope, the Councilwoman, and the Unrepentant Terrorist October 4, 2015 Ronald Kolb A shameful saga now adds Pope Francis to list of dignitaries that includes Hillary and Bill Clinton, Eric Holder, and the speaker of the New York City Council who refused say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Barack Obama's 'Socially Segregated' State Dinner
Barack Obama's 'Socially Segregated' State Dinner September 27, 2015 Jeannie DeAngelis It took almost no time at all for President and Mrs. Obama to disregard the lesson provided to them by Pope Francis
Pope or politician?
Pope or politician? September 26, 2015 Mike Ford The pope exhorts all individuals to do as Christ would have us do: to help the poor.  When he advocates using the power of government to coerce such behavior, he crosses the line.
Questions for the pope
Questions for the pope September 25, 2015 Jack Hellner I am a Catholic, and I have some questions for the pope and the well-known Christians Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi.
El Papa's week: Trans gender activists Yes, Cuban dissidents No
El Papa's week: Trans gender activists Yes, Cuban dissidents No September 22, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. Pope Francis, a good man who is too weak to stand up to despots.
As Cuban dissidents arrested, Pope Francis enjoys 'friendly and informal conversation' with Fidel Castro
As Cuban dissidents arrested, Pope Francis enjoys 'friendly and informal conversation' with Fidel Castro September 21, 2015 Thomas Lifson Pope Francis’s visit to Cuba is proving to be a very comfortable event for the brutally repressive and dictatorial regime. 
High-ranking cardinal rebukes Pope Francis on climate change encyclical
High-ranking cardinal rebukes Pope Francis on climate change encyclical July 20, 2015 Thomas Lifson When Pope Francis elevated this cardinal to the top level of the Vatican hierarchy, I doubt he expected this much independence.
President Francis and Pope Obama
President Francis and Pope Obama July 5, 2015 Jonathan David Carson The alliance between two men who greatly resemble each other.
Is the Pope a Christian, by his Own Definition?
Is the Pope a Christian, by his Own Definition? June 24, 2015 David Hiestand Setting a standard for the rest of us.
The media and the pope
The media and the pope June 20, 2015 Jack Hellner Since the media now value the Pope’s opinion on science maybe they could ask him a series of questions.
Pope Francis and the Palestinians
Pope Francis and the Palestinians May 24, 2015 Michael Curtis Two issues arise concerning the actions and words of Pope Francis
Pope uses the word 'genocide' for Turkey WW1 massacre of Armenians
Pope uses the word 'genocide' for Turkey WW1 massacre of Armenians April 12, 2015 Thomas Lifson As mass executions of Christians mount in the Middle East, the Pope offends Turkey by citing the lessons of the 20th century.
Sorry, Pope Francis, but they can
Sorry, Pope Francis, but they can January 16, 2015 Silvio Canto, Jr. Let's give Pope Francis credit for answering questions and putting himself in the middle of a mess.
The Hill really wants a liberal pope
The Hill really wants a liberal pope January 2, 2015 Drew Belsky Note to liberal media: Pope Francis is not liberal or conservative.  He's Catholic.
Pope Francis 'key' in U.S.-Cuba relations
Pope Francis 'key' in U.S.-Cuba relations December 18, 2014 Drew Belsky "The Holy See received Delegations of the two countries in the Vatican last October..."
Pope Francis and his Invitation for Peace
Pope Francis and his Invitation for Peace May 27, 2014 Michael Curtis To try successfully to separate religion and politics in the Middle East is an illusion. You can’t have one without the other.
Pope and President disagree about what was discussed in their meeting
Pope and President disagree about what was discussed in their meeting March 28, 2014 Thomas Lifson Hmm, whom are we going to believe? The current occupant of the Throne of St. Peter or the current laureate in Politifact’s “Lie of the Year” award?
World's two most recognized anti-capitalists meet in Rome
World's two most recognized anti-capitalists meet in Rome March 27, 2014 Rick Moran President Obama meets Pope Francis.
Conservatism and Social Justice
Conservatism and Social Justice December 29, 2013 Gene M. Van Son The 19th century Jesuit thinker Luigi Taparelli has a lot to say to today's conservatives.
Business and the Gospels
Business and the Gospels December 26, 2013 Gene M. Van Son So far in the history of the world, no economic system yet devised meets the needs of society as well as capitalism. But that is not to say that it is a perfect system.
Marxists and Misers
Marxists and Misers December 21, 2013 Bruce Walker The two sides of one abominable coin.
Pope Francis, Thomas Jefferson, and Capitalism
Pope Francis, Thomas Jefferson, and Capitalism December 15, 2013 Frank Ryan The Pope is not running for president. He is the leader of the Catholic Church and is doing precisely for his followers what he should be commanding us to do.
Charity by Force: Jesus vs. Marx
Charity by Force: Jesus vs. Marx December 12, 2013 Jonathon Moseley Liberals have consistently abused Christian teaching to attack free enterprise and spread socialism. Evangelii Gaudium is only their latest opportunity.
Catholics and Communists
Catholics and Communists December 3, 2013 Daren Jonescu For generations, the global Catholic Church, at leadership levels, has been deeply invested in progressive collectivism.
What the Pope Really Said
What the Pope Really Said December 1, 2013 Gene M. Van Son The media -- boith legacy and online -- has pretty much ignored what Pope Francis actually said in his exhortation Evangelii Gaudium.
Obama to Vatican Embassy: Move In with Italy
Obama to Vatican Embassy: Move In with Italy November 27, 2013 Drew Belsky Former ambassadors to the Holy See come down hard against the decision.
White, Black, and Gold: The Future of Catholicism
White, Black, and Gold: The Future of Catholicism November 26, 2013 Drew Belsky What will become of the Catholic Church in the 21st century? There's reason to grumble and to hope here.
The Vatican and Israel
The Vatican and Israel October 30, 2013 Michael Curtis Old disagreements between the Church and the state of Israel are at last beginning to fade.
Pope Francis Said What?! Actually, No, He didn't
Pope Francis Said What?! Actually, No, He didn't September 27, 2013 Selwyn Duke One problem between the pope and secular world involves communication breakdown: terms and phrases have different connotations to a devout Catholic than to a modernist.
What the Secular Media Doesn't Know about Pope Francis
What the Secular Media Doesn't Know about Pope Francis September 22, 2013 Alicia Colon A phenomenal enigma they are too clueless to ask about.
What the Pope is Really Saying
What the Pope is Really Saying September 21, 2013 Fay Voshell The left has got it wrong, as usual.
The Pope's New Talking Points
The Pope's New Talking Points September 21, 2013 Ann Kane A pontiff with the whole world listening to and parsing his words has tremendous responsibility to stay true to his faith and its doctrine.
Did Francis do what Jesus Did?
Did Francis do what Jesus Did? April 8, 2013 Asher Gladson Is the Pope getting off on the wrong foot?
Outsourcing the Poor
Outsourcing the Poor March 19, 2013 Jonathon Moseley Despite the hopes of liberals that Pope Francis will be one of their own in a surplice, serious divergences between the Church and modern liberalism will remain.
Is Pope Francis Liberal or Conservative?
Is Pope Francis Liberal or Conservative? March 18, 2013 Selwyn Duke Like all popes, the new one operates according to principles that are neither left nor right nor center... but eternal.
Pope Francis: Papabile in a Fallen World
Pope Francis: Papabile in a Fallen World March 17, 2013 Timothy Gordon Even in a world in the process of abandoning all tradition, the oldest institution of leadership extant carries on.
Pope Francis, give us Apologists for Catholicism
Pope Francis, give us Apologists for Catholicism March 16, 2013 Steve Delaney The Church needs arguments.
The Poor, the Pope, and the Liberals
The Poor, the Pope, and the Liberals March 15, 2013 Tom Trinko Liberals claiming Pope Francis as one of their own because of his clear love and concern for the poor may well have spoken too soon.