“Lord, make me a channel of thy peace.” Same person/Saint. I watched an old movie quite a while back that focused on his life and struggles. Seems it was shot in black and white? While I recall there being followers (not unlike Jesus and his disciples), the key parts showed St Francis living a spartan existence. Winter scenes with him exposed to the elements, for example. Not an inherently uplifting experience for this viewer. If the storyline was at all accurate, then yes he would have been Pope John XXII’ nightmare.
Speaking as someone who knows little about the history of religion… it seems to me I’ve heard both the Franciscans and Jesuits have promoted ideas that lie outside the scope of Rome?
Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit, is a writer whose work I appreciate. And, Richard Rohr, a Franciscan. 🤷♀️ I just checked… Pope Francis is a Jesuit.
We don’t subscribe to Netflix. I can check for another streaming source. Pope Francis a Jesuit? That seems consistent with some of his positions since assuming the papacy. I think I can hear the tut-tutting of certain Bishops as we speak! 🙃
I don’t know much (anything?) about St. Francis. He was a minimalist? I can only imagine the pope’s and church’s reaction to downsizing!
“Lord, make me a channel of thy peace.” Same person/Saint. I watched an old movie quite a while back that focused on his life and struggles. Seems it was shot in black and white? While I recall there being followers (not unlike Jesus and his disciples), the key parts showed St Francis living a spartan existence. Winter scenes with him exposed to the elements, for example. Not an inherently uplifting experience for this viewer. If the storyline was at all accurate, then yes he would have been Pope John XXII’ nightmare.
Speaking as someone who knows little about the history of religion… it seems to me I’ve heard both the Franciscans and Jesuits have promoted ideas that lie outside the scope of Rome?
Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit, is a writer whose work I appreciate. And, Richard Rohr, a Franciscan. 🤷♀️ I just checked… Pope Francis is a Jesuit.
Have you watched The Two Popes on Netflix? https://youtu.be/T5OhkFY1PQE
We don’t subscribe to Netflix. I can check for another streaming source. Pope Francis a Jesuit? That seems consistent with some of his positions since assuming the papacy. I think I can hear the tut-tutting of certain Bishops as we speak! 🙃