UNITED STATES
Christian Catholicism

Jerry Slevin

* Pope Francis and I are both children of immigrants who lived through the Great Depression and the Second World War. I would have loved him as my pastor in our earlier years. As a “senior citizen beginner” world leader, however, the pope concerns me, especially in light of my long experience as as international lawyer and as a parent. While Francis appears to try to speak humbly at times, he often seems to act arrogantly, as discussed below.

* Pope Francis admitted here [Francis Admits Popes’ Mistakes. Will He Fix Them? ] that he and other popes made mistakes. Fine, yet he seems to operate often, too often, as if he believes that he is “infallible” on complex family, political and economic issues, not just on “faith and morals”. A few examples of this from the pope’s Philippines trip and elsewhere…