Difference between revisions of "Pope Francis"
(removed unsourced phrase and replaced) |
(→Scientific Views) |
||
| Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
==Scientific Views== | ==Scientific Views== | ||
| − | Pope Francis recently declared [[evolution]] and [[Big Bang theory]] | + | Pope Francis recently declared [[evolution]] and [[Big Bang theory]] to be right and that God isn't "a magician with a magic wand". |
Speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pope made comments which experts said put an end to the “pseudo theories” of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]] that some argue were encouraged by his predecessor, Benedict XVI.[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-declares-evolution-and-big-bang-theory-are-right-and-god-isnt-a-magician-with-a-magic-wand-9822514.html] | Speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pope made comments which experts said put an end to the “pseudo theories” of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]] that some argue were encouraged by his predecessor, Benedict XVI.[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-declares-evolution-and-big-bang-theory-are-right-and-god-isnt-a-magician-with-a-magic-wand-9822514.html] | ||
Revision as of 15:22, September 21, 2015
| Pope Francis | |
|---|---|
| Papacy Began: 13 March 2013 | |
| Papacy Ended: Currently in office
Predecessor: Pope Benedict XVI Successor: None | |
| | |
| Born: 17 December 1936, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Nationality: Argentine Motto: Miserando atque eligendo | |
| Reference style: His Holiness
In person: Your Holiness In religion: Holy Father | |
His Holiness Pope Francis (formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) became the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. Pope Francis, elected as 266th Roman Catholic pontiff, is the first Jesuit and the first Latin American pope; First non-European pope in 1300 years. He succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, to whom he was reportedly the runner-up in the papal election of 2005. [1] Archbishop Bergoglio was created a cardinal by the late Pope John Paul II.
In 2015, Francis spoke openly out to accept killing a fetus.
Pope Francis is set to sign a treaty that includes a provision that will recognize Palestine as a state [2].
Contents
Policies
Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, has been an outspoken critic of homosexual adoption of children, explaining that it is discriminatory against the children.[3] Pope Francis is also strongly pro-life, and has referred abortion as the "culture of death."
Among his teachings and stands, he strongly affirms church teaching on the intrinsic immorality of homosexual practices, though he teaches the importance of respecting homosexual persons. He strongly opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the Argentine Government to give legal equivalency between true marriage and homosexual partners. [4]
Pope Francis entered the Society of Jesus in 1958. As a Jesuit, Cardinal Bergoglio rejected and opposed liberation theology in South America.
The son of an Italian workman who emigrated to Argentina, Cardinal Bergoglio chose to carry the name of an Italian saint, "Francis", while serving as Pope. And like his papal namesake, St. Francis, Cardinal Bergoglio has an ascetic and humble lifestyle.
Pope Francis has overcome a disability: as a young man, one of his lungs was removed due to illness.
His holiness remains an adamant supporter of Social Justice. His 2009 speech, titled Las deudas sociales de nuestro tiempo, or The Social Debts of our Time, lays out his views on the world's inequality, between rich and poor, especially in Argentina. He further rebuked the wealthy, claming that "You [the wealthy] avoid taking into account the poor. We have no right to duck down, to lower the arms carried by those in despair. We must reclaim the memory of our country who has a mother, recover the memory of our Mother"
The Pope is the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion people - almost 17% of the Earth's population and 55% of all Christians.
Naming conventions
Vatican tradition holds that when a new Pope is elected and takes a name that has not been used by a prior pope, they will be referred to simply as "Pope ______", rather than "Pope ______ I" until another pope has taken the same name. In this case "Pope Francis". [5]
Pope Francis' First Mass.
Scientific Views
Pope Francis recently declared evolution and Big Bang theory to be right and that God isn't "a magician with a magic wand".
Speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pope made comments which experts said put an end to the “pseudo theories” of creationism and intelligent design that some argue were encouraged by his predecessor, Benedict XVI.[1]
See also
External links
- NEW POPE: Who is this man named Bergoglio?
- Pope Francis' name choice 'precedent shattering'.
- Will Pope Francis Challenge Muslim Persecution of Christians?
References
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/us-pope-succession-bergoglio-idUSBRE92C15X20130313
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/world/middleeast/vatican-to-recognize-palestinian-state-in-new-treaty.html?_r=0
- ↑ http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/16363162/who-is-jorge-bergoglio/
- ↑ By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM).
- ↑ http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-vatican-pope-francis-name-20130313,0,1309501.story
