The Challenge of Francis

Well, we're back on line after a false start. Celebrating the arrival of Pope Francis and fed up with the trivial nonsense of some so-called Catholic blogs that can't help criticising. What a remarkable statement to the world and all those secular know-alls who defined the job of the new pope as dealing with the Curia, clerical abuse, and the Vatican bank. The Holy Father simply said - Francis. That defined his priority of bringing Christ, the lover of the poor and the outcast, to challenge the world. Even then they didn't believe him and muttered about Francis Xavier - so he had to say it again. St Francis of Assisi - lover of the poor and celebrant and protector of the natural world.