Yeah, I think that we see them all over the place. Would I agree that there are people who are making statements like that? Absolutely. Joe, lots of people are arguing about Pope Francis and many people, especially online but not exclusively online, have made arguments against Pope Francis that if one takes these arguments to be true, a reasonable person might become convinced that Pope Francis is a bad pope. So enjoy and I hope we’ll find enlightening in the following conversation with Joe Heschmeyer about what if Pope Francis is a bad pope. We wanted to hear what people actually said. We didn’t want to just make up complaints or concerns about the Pope. We didn’t joke around too much on this one and we’ve got some audio for you to share what has actually been said, what’s being said out there. Also, it means a lot to us if you give us that five-star review. That way, you’ll get notified when there are new episodes.
I hope you’ll enjoy it and I hope you’ll subscribe to Focus on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen. So both of those aspects of Joe’s understanding of the papacy come in handy during this episode. So Joe Heschmeyer is the author of Pope Peter, a book that gives the Catholic view on what a pope is and as Joe likes to say, it’s very important to also say what a pope isn’t. What if our defenses of Pope Francis ultimately don’t carry much water and the truth is, the hard truth is, as many people might say today, that Pope Francis is a bad pope? What are the implications of that in our own lives and in the life of the Church? So what we decided to do this time is let down our defenses, listen to those who are making critiques of the pope, not people who are just shrieking and being upset on the internet, but people who are making specific critiques of Pope Francis so that we could get to the question of what if these people are right. A lot of times we have a reputation here at Catholic Answers of being a little bit defensive about the pope. Up front, we’re not saying that we think Pope Francis is a bad pope and we certainly … As a matter of fact, I’m going to tell you the truth. We get kind of serious this week because people raise serious questions about whether or not Pope Francis is a bad pope. Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic Answers podcast for living, understanding, and defending the Catholic faith.
What if Francis is a bad pope? We ask Joe Heschmeyer next. We asked Joe Heschmeyer, the author of the book Pope Peter, to examine common complaints against Francis, and consider what our obligations would be if these complaints turn out to be true. Many people have grown quite concerned that Pope Francis might, in fact, be a bad pope.
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