Pope Francis Calls For Jubilee Moratorium On Death Penalty

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow signed a joint declaration in Cuba Feb. 12 and, in an interview the next day, the archbishop said it contains unclear statements on the war in Eastern Ukraine and on the identity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

The senator from Vermont said that despite his disagreement with the pope on the issue of abortion, which the Catholic Church staunchly opposes, he aims to work with him on agreed-upon issues.

Responding Feb. 17 to a reporter’s questions about the archbishop’s critique, Pope Francis said everyone has a right to his or her own opinions about the declaration and the archbishop’s criticisms must be read in light of the experience of Ukrainian Catholics.

Sanders is not the first US presidential candidate to comment on the pope’s politics, but he is the first to align himself with Francis’ anti-capitalist values.

That sounds like another case of politicians imposing their views on the pontiff, but he actually criticized the conservative economic theory by name back in 2013.

The pope prayed, “May the Lord give us this wisdom to understand fully what the difference is between saying and doing and teach us the path of doing”.

By mentioning their friendship and the icon, the archbishop said, “he is inviting us to lower our voices. And regarding all the provisions of the declaration, and in general the bilateral dialogue between the Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic churches, will now enter a new stage”, Alexander Volkov said at a press conference in Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency.

“Democratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy, ” Sanders has said. He sets up a proverbial straw man argument by asserting that the pope would wish that he had been elected president when the Islamic State attacks the Vatican.

Before he became Pope Francis, as a Jesuit provincial, he challenged the Marxist tendencies of some mistaken strains of liberation theology, said John Carr, director of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought & Public Life.

Father Russo say the church outlines fourteen specific acts of mercy for us to fully embrace the holy year of mercy in our daily lives.

For a Christian, talk is cheap; the faith requires concretely doing God’s will and serving the least as well as those around you, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass February 23rd.