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Friday, October 31, 2014

Pope Francis

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 being named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis has charmed millions with his humility, his emphasis on caring for the poor, and his stance that the church must not obsess over divisive social issues. In the United States alone, 92% of Catholics have a favorable impression of him according to a poll from ABC.



One of the most controversial topics that the Pope mentions is homosexuality. "If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him?" Pope Francis said in an interview when asked on his view towards homosexuality. The Catholic Church often has opposing views, being completely against it, but Pope Francis has brought a new light to the situation saying that if God endorses the existence of homosexuals with love, [we] must do the same. 

Pope Francis also advocates that the Big Bang Theory and Evolution are effectively proven fact. He claims "the Big Bang does not contradict the creative intervention of God. On the contrary, it requires it." With different views from other popes as well as some of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis is making the connection between science and religion much more clear and relevant. 








Citations:
Breslow, Jason M. "Pope Francis In His Own Words." PBS, 25 Feb. 2014. Web. 31 Oct. 2014

"Pope Francis Endorses Big Bang Theory." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, Web. 31 Oct. 2014
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 3, 2014 at 4:53 AM

    This is very interesting in which Pope Francis combines three ideas into one, the Big Bang Theory and Evolution combined with Creationism.

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  2. UnknownNovember 6, 2014 at 4:59 AM

    I really like this pope, it seemed as if the Church was alienating people because of it's traditional values. He's changing things up a bit.

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  3. UnknownNovember 13, 2014 at 5:03 AM

    I am interested in the direction the Pope is taking here with the Big Bang Theory and Evolution. It is my opinion that things are overall going much better with this new pope in office. I like him and hope he continues his work as he's been.

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