My two cents. The reason why Protestants and some Catholics cannot understand PF is that they already had a mindset that a Pope should always answers questions "theologically" and "biblically". His answers are more of pastoral.

@LydiaBee13

23 күн бұрын

100% agree. I've always found it obvious when he is being theological, doctrinal, or (more often than anything) pastoral. I think that's why I've never had an issue with him. His wording can definitely be improved upon and I may not always agree, but God placed him as our pope for a reason

@hervedavidh4117

23 күн бұрын

Thank You! They are already negatively biased agains pope Francis. That's all !

@mikazoftstrom2343

23 күн бұрын

This happens, in one sense, because many believe that every word the pope utters is infallible and directly from God.

@LydiaBee13

23 күн бұрын

@@mikazoftstrom2343 right. Or they say that because they don't agree "____", there's no way he can have an infallible teaching on something "more important". Not understanding infallibility is often the root of hatred for the papacy.

@tonyl3762

23 күн бұрын

How was that a "pastoral" answer? Because he didnt mention God in reference to hope? Leaving out the natural Christian/Catholic/papal answer of God is "pastoral"??

I appreciate how you introduced James White and Gavin Ortlund… pretty funny 😆

Jimmy, my name is Monique. I am an elderly French lady living in Australia. I found your KZread video channel this morning. I went to the Catholic church yesterday after 59 years out of it. I came out of Protestantism after 39 years in it. I am learning about the Catholic faith now as I was raised in my childhood as Catholic but didn't learn anything about it. I am searching for the truth. I am enjoying your preaching. You are explaining very well every subjects. Thank you so much. Keep courage in your ministry. May God bless you, your family and your channel. 🤗🙏

@Lar-Bear

16 күн бұрын

Hi Monique! Just last month I took the plunge and left Protestantism after 60 years. I was a Protestant Preachers Kid and was pretty sure I had all the answers. That is until I started really looking for the truth, which I found it the Roman Catholic Church. May God bless you in your search for truth and may it lead you back into full communion with the Catholic Church if it is the will of the Lord.

I have never heard anyone confess that we are all sinners more than Catholics. I've also heard Pope Francis describe himself as a sinner and beg for prayer multiple times. In fact, I once saw footage of Pope Francis with a group of Protestant pastors in which he knelt down and asked for their prayers. Instead of prayers, he gets criticism and condemnation. All of God's creation is fundamentally good. Humans were created good, and we are still His image-bearers, though we be broken by sin. If St. John were here, he would preach that 6-word sermon he loved to preach (after which he would sit down): "My little children...love one another."

One of the many reasons I returned to the Catholic church and my wife then converted was because of the love that the church preaches rather than starting with our damaged sinfulness.

@_ready__

23 күн бұрын

Seriously? How do you attain salvation?

@alternativefactory7190

23 күн бұрын

@_ready__ Repent and be baptized, but it's awfully hard to get the good news when you're being told that you're a dirty rotten sinner. Instead, you should start with God loves you and wants the best for you and wants you to be saved, and here's how.

@BensWorkshop

23 күн бұрын

@@alternativefactory7190 Which is roughly the Karigma.

@mikazoftstrom2343

23 күн бұрын

@@alternativefactory7190I think it takes individual discernment. Focus on the love and acceptance of Christ for those that need more of that but beware of those that believe that repentance is not needed under the false belief that Christ will love and accept an unrepentant sinner.

@alternativefactory7190

23 күн бұрын

@@mikazoftstrom2343 I never said that the Catholic Church does not preach repentance.Of course it does more than any other church but it preaches love first.

I am a simpleton, but it's interesting at this point in conversion to watch Protestants get so upset about the idea that the heart is good when for months I've also seen Protestants attack the sacrament of confession and the focus on fasting and penance during Lent. I love that when I dive into a Catholic teaching, I'm always met with a beautiful balance and reasonable resolution.

@SneakyEmu

22 күн бұрын

It's not that protestants are "upset" at the idea, it's that the opposite is explicitly taught in both the old and New testament.

@smartismarti4049

22 күн бұрын

@@SneakyEmu Which verses teach that humans are inherently bad?

@SneakyEmu

22 күн бұрын

@@smartismarti4049 Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" Ephesians "for you were dead in your trespasses and sin" Genesis before the flood God sees that humans are "only wicked all the time" Do I need to go on?

I'm backing up Pope Francis, and here is why: I was in customer service in the insurance industry for 35 years. No one likes their insurance companies, and you only call them if there is a problem. Some 25 years ago, I went through a week of everyone lying to me. Convinced I was the last honest person on the planet, I ran off a list of my clients and started highlighting all the dishonest people. But wait, I ran across some good people. Long story short, 5% rotten, 3% angelic, 10% very good, rest basically good, honest folks doing the best they can in a rough world. I repeated this informal survey about every 5 to 7 years. It always came out the same. People ARE basically good. It's just that the dishonest peoples make a lot of noise and take up all of your time. Have faith that God knew what he was doing creating us.

@ChristianTurnes

23 күн бұрын

There is none rightous, no not one

@tafazziReadChannelDescription

23 күн бұрын

​@@ChristianTurnesrighteous =/= good. Different words with different meanings.

@SeekLuminousThings

23 күн бұрын

That’s interesting to me. Thanks for sharing.

@danielmeadows3712

23 күн бұрын

@@ChristianTurnesThat’s not what he is saying. We all know we are sinners. He is highlighting that those who love God are trying to keep his commandments.

@gustavovilla45

23 күн бұрын

Very interesting observation. Totally agree. God bless

I'm really baffled at protestants and even some catholics trying to spin thin into Pope Francis denying the reality of sin. Humanity is good. God says so when he created us. Yes, we've fallen into sin, but that is not part of our nature, it's an added defect, we're still essencially good, that's why we're worth saving and no destroying.

@thebitterrootranger4405

23 күн бұрын

Protestants don't like anything that challenges their traditions. The Pope, whether he speaks truth or not, uses rhetoric that does exactly that. Same for some Catholics. If it doesn't look or sound like what they're used to seeing or hearing they will balk. Add in an unhealthy level of self righteous expectation (you're supposed to be this way!) and you end up with a mess. The jews did the same to Jesus. They wanted the Messiah to look and act a certain way. Their traditions and their expectations blinded them to the reality of everything Jesus was.

@fatimatriumphs

23 күн бұрын

@@thebitterrootranger4405 exactly!

@ninjason57

23 күн бұрын

@@thebitterrootranger4405no denomination likes their traditions challenged. I'd argue Roman Catholics are the worst offenders.

@thebitterrootranger4405

23 күн бұрын

@@ninjason57 I never implied that Catholics were immune to this unfortunate tendency. In fact, I included Catholics, go back and look. As far as being the worst offenders, I think that honor would go to the Muslims. They will kill to defend their traditions, even to this day.

@tonyl3762

23 күн бұрын

When confronted with the sin in the world and asked what gives him hope, what Pope Francis said about the human heart fundamentally is just not the language of Scripture/The Gospel (Jer 17:9 and Mt 15:19-20) or Tradition. I understand the charitable interpretation and how some might argue for its prudence, but it doesn't take away from the arguable imprudence of the statement. Why didn't he speak about God and His grace, mercy, etc. as the source of hope? Wouldn't that have been the most natural Christian/Catholic/papal answer to her question?

They will continue protesting that's what defines their characteristics. Love Pope Francis.

@wolfthequarrelsome504

20 күн бұрын

Agreed. Defined by what they're not.

@gregorypilau3530

20 күн бұрын

@@wolfthequarrelsome504 Defined by protesting for the sake of protesting.

Nice to see the Pope doing well. May the Holy Spirit be with him.

@peterlee6148

22 күн бұрын

Pope is confused

@N4m3B33

22 күн бұрын

@@peterlee6148 Really? Looks okay to me all things considered. I hope I'm in that good of health at his age. I'm sure the Holy Spirit is guiding him along for the sake of the church founded by Jesus Christ Himself.

@wolfthequarrelsome504

20 күн бұрын

​@@peterlee6148maybe you're confused

I still don't get protestants constantly talking about the Catholic Pope they don't believe in. This is Catholicism in action and God Bless our Pope. Thanks Jimmy.

@IG88AAA

22 күн бұрын

The only doctrine all Protestants agree on is their opposition to the pope.

I watched the 60 minutes interview, and I pray for the Holy Father, Pope Frances every night. I am proud to say I am a Roman Catholic. I wish to meet a lot of people in life. After downloading the Hallow app, I have dedicated a more devout life to my life. So, I have a list of people who inspire me today…Mr. Akin, J.B Peterson, etc. Mr. Akin, you were the very first apologetic I have heard and seen. Too bad I cannot afford to see you in Wichita, Kansas this year! God bless

@IG88AAA

23 күн бұрын

He’s coming to Wichita this year?

@SARAHNOLAND-et8nl

23 күн бұрын

@@IG88AAA YES

@eldennis

22 күн бұрын

Before you sleep tonight.. what are the chances that you will fall short in loving God with all your heart, mind body and soul? I believe that is a mortal sin.. In that case, do you have hope that your justification will be permanent? Or that you won’t lose it?

@SARAHNOLAND-et8nl

22 күн бұрын

@@eldennis before you give me a suggestion or what I read was even a suggestion……you do not know me on a personal level. I do not think you are a doctor either. ALSO, do not go into or ask someone to contemplate their own consciousness. I do not need to affirm anything to you at all or MYSELF This is my story, YOU ARE FORGIVEN TO ASK SUCH STUPID THINGS of people telling their truth. Remember to think before you reply or put anything yourself out into the world, the world can be an evil place

@alonsoACR

22 күн бұрын

​@@eldennis This misunderstands so much of Catholic theology I don't know where to begin. I don't think I want to begin.

“Holier then thou”, the attitude of pride. That is the attitude of those who want to point out whenever they can “you are wrong, I am right”. Mr. White, especially, is really good at this.

@paulmualdeave5063

23 күн бұрын

Yes, Mr White is good at gaslighting

Thanks Jimmy. You answered this for me on X and I more familiarized myself with the Catechism's teachings on man and sin.

Wonderful rebuttal, God bless you Mr. Akin

A. Ma. Zing. Thank you Jimmy, this was helpful. And God bless our Pope, I actually learn a ton from him because of stuff like this. Were didn’t lose our goodness in our fallenness.

You are truly a gift! May God continue to bless you Mr. Akin.

Btw, according to a random comment from an Argentinian person, in their language, they use the term "fundamentally" differently than we in the English world do. In his own dialect, it would be more accurate to translate his words as :"people are usually good. The heart is Usually good." In context of "we are all sinners" and "look at the striving husband and wife..." it seems logical to assume he was not saying that all man kind is Good.

@HenryBonesJr

23 күн бұрын

I was just reading those comments. :) "@ProductosMLRTV - 13 days ago You are correct. The Pope speaks Rioplatense Castilian, which is a particular dialect spoken in a specific region. Rioplatense Castilian has words, expressions and sounds that are very different from the Spanish spoken anywhere else. In addition, the Pope is porteño, which is even more niche - people from Buenos Aires can pinpoint which neighborhood you grew up in by the way you speak. In Rioplatense Castilian the way "fundamentalmente" is colloquially used has a meaning more closely related to "for the most part" than to "inherently", "intrinsically", or “materially”. For example, if you say in Rioplatense Castilian that John Doe is “fundamentalmente” good, you are NOT saying that John is a good person. You are saying that John is someone who, overall, is well-intended and acts rightly. In fact, if someone tells you they don’t like John because he punched them and you respond that he is “fundamentalmente” a good person, you are not disputing the punch, just conveying that it might have been out of character for John." Another commenter... "@nicolasbascunan4013 - 13 days ago . . . we tend to use "fundamentally" almost like in English you guys use "basically (good people)"."

@Jerome616

23 күн бұрын

@@HenryBonesJr ahh cool, good job posting it.

@tonyl3762

23 күн бұрын

Thanks for that point, but it still comes across as just not the language of Scripture/The Gospel (Jer 17:9 and Mt 15:19-20) or Tradition. I understand the charitable interpretation and how some might argue for its prudence, but it doesn't take away from the arguable imprudence of the statement, whether intentional or not. Why didn't he speak about God and His grace, mercy, etc. as the source of hope? Wouldn't that have been the most natural Christian/Catholic/papal answer to her question?

@paulmualdeave5063

23 күн бұрын

@@tonyl3762CCC 2478

@Jerome616

22 күн бұрын

@@tonyl3762 I’m not gonna argue against the idea that Francis is more of a humanist than past popes. He definitely is.

1:10 Everyone also missed the parts (because they probably didn't watch the whole interview) where Pope Francis said we are all sinners and that he himself is as sinner.

Thank you ,very timely and well expressed

Good response Jimmy. Context is everything. It was a good that Pope Francis appeared on 60 Minutes, and in that context, his response was appropriate. St. Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthian church, wrote: "To the Jews I became like a Jew to win over Jews...to those outside the law I became like one outside the law...to win over those outside the law... I have become all things to all, to save at least some" (I Cor 9:20-22). If Pope Francis were to have continued his conversation with O'Donnell outside of the interview and she were to express an interest in coming closer to God, the conversation would, at some point, have turned to the need for repentance. In fact, one cannot come into full fellowship with the Catholic Church without doing so. In the Sacrament of Initiation, celebrated at the Easter Vigil, candidates wishing to come into the Catholic Church must affirmatively answer the following questions concerning sin: (1) Do you reject sin so as to live in the freedom of God’s children?; (2) Do you reject the glamor of evil, and refuse to be mastered by sin?; and (3) Do you reject Satan, the father of sin and prince of darkness? Does the Catholic Church teach the necessity for repentance for salvation? Absolutely.

@peterlee6148

22 күн бұрын

Ignorant pope. Need to improve his communication skills.

Right on Jimmy.

I hope this video makes its rounds. Thank you for making this.

Thank you 😊

Always, calm, prudent, joyful truth!

As always very calm and reasoned Jimmy. Many thanks.

The Pope was right that humans are fundamentally good. Consider how evil a criminal is, he still has heart for his children.

@peterlee6148

22 күн бұрын

Your opinion.😅Not scriptural.

@johnchrysostom330

22 күн бұрын

@@peterlee6148 your opinion is not scriptural

A point often made: in as much as we are created by Gos, we are good. God wouldn't create a fundamentally evil creature after all. Second, someone once remarked and I agree: what's the last time a priest described heaven to you during an homily? It's much more common to get a scary description of hell. I'm not saying the latter is not sometimes important, but being positive goes a long way. Repentance is better when it comes for love of God, than fear of punishment.

@LostArchivist

23 күн бұрын

Best way IMHO is both given prudentially. I mean both are reality. You might like Father Mark Goring though.

Implying that we are broken by sin necessarily implies the heart is fundamentally good - as well we should consider it being, considering evil is a perversion of what God makes good. Sure, we may be helpless against sin on our own, but God repairs the heart, he doesn't destroy it. If you buy an incredible car with an amazing engine, and then proceed to ruin the engine by filling the car with the wrong fuel, it in no way implies that the engine is fundamentally awful. The engine is fundamentally great; it's just broken; not doing what it should be. And we can't fix it ourselves. We need that 'divine mechanic' to set it right again. If Protestants like James White spent more time in charitable contemplation and less in anti-Catholic railing, they might learn a thing or two (the Gospel, for one thing).

@mikazoftstrom2343

23 күн бұрын

James White is a 5-point Calvinist so his theology does not really include repentance. They believe in complete predestination, in that God created everyone with their eternal destinies already determined. Therefore the pope’s statement that all are essentially good is a false notion to a Calvinist because the damned were created that way and can’t ever be good.

@paulmualdeave5063

23 күн бұрын

That’s an interesting point. Like it

Protestants saying protestant things. What's new? Romans 2 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. God doesn't create evil. Like Pope Francis said, "We are all fundamentally good."

@DM-sj9xd

23 күн бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. Thank you. 👍

Well said Jimmy, as always.

I love all these so-called experts on goodness that have come forward to educate us.

Thanks, Jimmy. Once again, you present such a balanced and well0grounded viewpoint. I appreciate your gifts and abilities in this regard. When I took a course in Christian Anthropology in the 1980s, my professor summed up the Catholic perspective in just a few words: human nature is basically good, but it's fallen, and the grace of redemption is made available thru Christ. That stuck with me all these years. Thanks for your good work.

Thanks again Jimmy 😊

It's funny to see people accusing Jimmy of popesplaining, modernism etc when the core message of this video is basically a combination of reason (you must consider the context of the whole interview) and faith (we should follow St. Paul's example). That's how real thomists engage problems.

@tonyl3762

23 күн бұрын

When confronted with the sin in the world and asked what gives him hope, what Pope Francis said about the human heart fundamentally is just not the language of Scripture/The Gospel (Jer 17:9 and Mt 15:19-20) or Tradition. I understand the charitable interpretation and how some might argue for its prudence, but it doesn't take away from the arguable imprudence of the statement. Why didn't he speak about God and His grace, mercy, etc. as the source of hope? Wouldn't that have been the most natural Christian/Catholic/papal answer to her question?

@paulmualdeave5063

23 күн бұрын

@@tonyl3762Pope Francis said everything gives him hope. You may have missed the first part of his answer. He then gives an example. Everything would include your random demand that he answer exactly how you want him to. You have posted this same reply around four times. Did you watch this video?

@tonyl3762

22 күн бұрын

@@paulmualdeave5063 I watch virtually all Jimmy's videos and comment fairly regularly? DO YOU? Forgive me for "randomly demanding" (you think that's a fair and charitable characterization? really?) a pope prudently and courageously affirm that our hope is in God/Jesus and His grace, mercy, providence, etc. rather than use secular clichés about the human heart. His examples had nothing explicitly or necessarily to do with God or his grace. It was an imprudent choice of words and a huge missed opportunity for the leader of the Christ's Church.

Good stuff!❤.

Thank you, Jimmy, for this. Pope francis' humility confuses our world that thinks it's got the perfect expert answer for all. The Holy Spirit has clothed him with this gift in a way that the learned think he is almost illiterate. Nothing can be further from the truth. It's great to hear the 'intralingual translation' necessary for the 'experts' from you Jimmy, the flipside of this coin: you've been blessed with the gift of knowledge which is clearly evident to all, but it is your humility that brings you to explain our holy father to those who don't get him. May the Holy Spirit keep you growing in both humility and knowledge for the love of God and others. God bless🙏

Thank you for this Mr. Akin! Im a huge fan!

Intrestingly Columbus in his letters spoke about the new found Natives as being already Christian in his eyes. They just needed to be given Catechism and Baptized, he wrote this in his letter's.

*Thank you for these videos!* I would like to note the ending-music is much louder then the rest of the video. Not uncommon issue on youtube but an unfortunate one when the listener has a morning headache. 😑

I absolutely love Pope Francis! He is such a good father to us, and he is just what our Church and our world needs right now. ❤❤❤

Very clear, and masterfully done, Jimmy!

I like the analogy my priest uses. He says that the Catholic view is similar to the idea of a car having been built really well, but then it got out of alignment. God made us good, but we are out of alignment. In my view, regular examinations of conscience, regular Confession, regular Mass attendance, and receiving the Holy Eucharist can be ways of helping us get into better alignment. When the sacraments are understood properly and received with the correct disposition, they are truly effective for soul transformation.

Love the reference to Jonathan Edwards which, by the way, I was required to study in public high school.

Thank you Jimmy, great video as always!

This is really great Jimmy. We are called to love others as Christ loves. Let’s all work on perfecting that. THAT is what spreads the gospel. When someone converts mostly out of fear… that doesn’t really align with the Christian calling to daily be transformed by grace more and more into Christ’s image, being consumed by love of God which is then reflected in our love of neighbor.

"When you look at the world, what gives you hope, Mr. White?" "We are all sinners!"

It's good to have the context of that response from the Holy Father. Even before the fruhaha erupted, my thoughts on the mere response went along the lines of recognizing that God created man and called him, "Very good." And as St. Augustine said, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee, O Lord."

People can be simultaneously affected by original sin and be good-natured. Pope Francis is right.

I made a similar point about St. Paul’s speech in the Areopagus in conversation with a Protestant friend once & was shocked when he replied that Paul had bad results from that approach (ie, few converts that day) & we don’t read of him using that approach again, or of him speaking to an audience like that again (presumably more erudite people actively engaged in a marketplace of ideas). My friend concluded that Paul had evidently abandoned that approach. I responded that those Athenians who he preached to were just as much in need of the Gospel as anyone, and that preaching the Gospel is not a numbers game, but we all choose in freedom whether we follow Jesus and become part of His Church. Also, the fact that we don’t read of Paul taking that approach again only means that there’s no additional instance(s) of this written of. It does not mean that this didn’t happen, and there is nothing in the text itself indicating Paul decided to abandon this approach or this type of audience. Just curious if there’s any other points you might have made.

Ah’ma jus’ luvvin’ this! ❤️💙

This is a great perspective

Howdy Jimmy!

I'm with the Pope because His is the head of the church Jesus started. I love Jimmy's response here it is short and to the point. I hate when people take a snippet out context and persecute the person because of it. Stuff like what Jimmy talks about here is why I left protestantism for the Catholic Church.

Nice, short, to the point. I like it 😅

To be fair, those fellas at EWTN were pretty critical of Pope Francis on this statement, among many other things he said during the interview. Why? Because they’re always critical of the Pope.

Protestant preaching Traditions. Bullseye Jimmy. Ο Θεός να ευλογεί.

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.

This should not be controversial. All of creation is fundamentally good. That's non-negotiable. It's fallen. Read the Fathers. All the fathers agree. Jimmy, you're the only American apologist I can stand. And it's because love shines through you.

Hi Jimmy, I love your videos! I would love to hear your thoughts on the Orthodox Church and the sedevacism sect of Catholicism

I slowed it down and it’s now clear to me he says “por ahí somos un poco pícaros, pecadores” (this was confirmed by Twitter fact check community notes) So all together his answer goes like, “People want to live. People go forward. And people are fundamentally GOOD. We are all fundamentally good. We may be a little naughty, a little sinful, but the heart is good.” Which is less shaky sounding than I thought at first

The translation wasn’t very great. The actual words spoken actually helps the case that jimmy is making. Just because we don’t even have to search further into the interview to see the point Jim is making it’s all actually right in that 15 second clip. The pope says: “we are all fundamentally good. Over there(here and there), we are rascals/rogues, sinners. He didnt say there are sinners. In essence he said we are all sinner but fundamentally good. Which matches what jimmy pointed out about earlier in the interview.

You should have seen what Ray Comfort said about it

@tonyl3762

23 күн бұрын

When confronted with the sin in the world and asked what gives him hope, what Pope Francis said about the human heart fundamentally is just not the language of Scripture/The Gospel (Jer 17:9 and Mt 15:19-20) or Tradition. I understand the charitable interpretation and how some might argue for its prudence, but it doesn't take away from the arguable imprudence of the statement. Why didn't he speak about God and His grace, mercy, etc. as the source of hope? Wouldn't that have been the most natural Christian/Catholic/papal answer to her question?

@tonyl3762

21 күн бұрын

Without God's grace and mercy (which are good news), the heart is what Scripture says it is "deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt" and the origin of defilement and "evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander." *Christian hope is not to be found in the human heart but in the Sacred Heart of Jesus* , in God's grace and mercy. Happy feast of the Sacred Heart! CCC 2517 The heart is the seat of moral personality : "Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication. . . . " The struggle against carnal covetousness entails *purifying the heart* and practicing temperance.... CCC 2563 The heart is the dwelling-place where I am, where I live; according to the Semitic or Biblical expression, the heart is the place "to which I withdraw." The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully. The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death. CCC 1968 The Law of the Gospel fulfills the commandments of the Law. The Lord's Sermon on the Mount, far from abolishing or devaluing the moral prescriptions of the Old Law, releases their hidden potential and has new demands arise from them: it reveals their entire divine and human truth. It does not add new external precepts, but proceeds to *reform the heart, the root of human acts, where man chooses* between the pure and the impure, where faith, hope, and charity are formed and with them the other virtues.

Perhaps James white should study spanish along with his amazing (yet often unnecessary) greek The pope didnt say we're all good full stop, he said we are also a bit of sinners and rogues "somos un poco picaros y pecadores"

❤

Hi Jimmy, Monique here. Can you advise me of a good translation in English of the Catholic Bible, the most accurate.

Repent and believe the Gospel, the Bible dictates. Keep up the popesplaining, my friend! We all sleep much better now.

@emilio6425

23 күн бұрын

Yes. by saying other things sometimes you believe that it rejects that fact? There are many principles in the bible. To proclaim one does not reject the others. You have to be more logical than that Or Christianity doesn’t make sense. When you say repent and believe in the gospel do you mean to deny the fact that we are made in the image and likeness of God because you didnt also say that? Do you mean to deny the fact that john was the beloved apostle, or that mary the mother of the christ because you also didnt say those things? No, i dont think you do. So be consistent in your criticisms.

@pierreschiffer3180

23 күн бұрын

@@emilio6425 You are to open your eyes to reality, Emilio. We have bishops who seized take the meaning of the Gospel seriously, including the one in Rome. Do you think any sinner would be impressed by his 60-minute talk? Anyone repents after hearing? The Gospel is serious matter and our bishops are not serious about it: they do not proclaim the eternal message. What is the consequence of this? The consequence is that the Church is dying in front of our eyes. We look in the other direction, however, aided by popesplaining skills of some of us. The Bible explains loud and clear how mankind has fallen and the only way out of this misery is through acceptance of the Gospel and coming to follow Jesus. Our eternal destiny depends on it, yet our Pope prefers talking about how man is essentially good, giving the impression that all is fine. You are to wake up and open your eyes, Emilio.

@pierreschiffer3180

23 күн бұрын

Where did my response go??

Thank you for some interesting insights. However, at the end of the day the pope did say humans are fundamentally good in contradiction to what the church has always taught

It was a very imprudent choice of words and a huge missed opportunity for the leader of the Christ's Church. It was hardly an attempt to present the gospel at all, so not sure if the discussion of good news vs bad news first approach is even relevant.

We are not totally depraved. Created in God’s image. He said it is good. We are fallen.

I’m sad that they did such a bad job with the translation. He said sth on the lines of “once in a while, we (as in we all) are rogues and sinners”.

White apparently forgot to read his Genesis. “God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31).

Keep the theme song!

A physician is needed to correct something (a disease, &c.) that changes a person's proper form into something improper. A physician in this way makes a person whole again after he has been fractured by the disease. A Divine Physician makes man whole by removing the sin that has fractured the man. Sin is a fundamental state of man, but goodness is more fundamental. Goodness came before sin. This is how I think of it.

But is it so hard for Pope Francis to repeat what Peter said about repentance, or to state CCC #422 even if it 'breaks with interview format" ?

@tonyl3762

23 күн бұрын

This the right question to ask. When confronted with the sin in the world and asked what gives him hope, what Pope Francis said about the human heart fundamentally is just not the language of Scripture/The Gospel (Jer 17:9 and Mt 15:19-20) or Tradition. I understand the charitable interpretation and how some might argue for its prudence, but it doesn't take away from the arguable imprudence of the statement. Why didn't he speak about God and His grace, mercy, etc. as the source of hope? Wouldn't that have been the most natural Christian/Catholic/papal answer to her question?

@tonyl3762

21 күн бұрын

Without God's grace and mercy (which are good news), the heart is what Scripture says it is "deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt" and the origin of defilement and "evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander." *Christian hope is not to be found in the human heart but in the Sacred Heart of Jesus* , in God's grace and mercy. Happy feast of the Sacred Heart! CCC 2517 The heart is the seat of moral personality : "Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication. . . . " The struggle against carnal covetousness entails *purifying the heart* and practicing temperance.... CCC 2563 The heart is the dwelling-place where I am, where I live; according to the Semitic or Biblical expression, the heart is the place "to which I withdraw." The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully. The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death. CCC 1968 The Law of the Gospel fulfills the commandments of the Law. The Lord's Sermon on the Mount, far from abolishing or devaluing the moral prescriptions of the Old Law, releases their hidden potential and has new demands arise from them: it reveals their entire divine and human truth. It does not add new external precepts, but proceeds to *reform the heart, the root of human acts, where man chooses* between the pure and the impure, where faith, hope, and charity are formed and with them the other virtues.

Interpreting the interpreter. I love you Jimmy. I have read of your books too. But sorry. We should also be calling out our brothers when their err.

I'm the second viewer :D

@Irishman8787

23 күн бұрын

What up

Is animal communicator allowed in the Catholic Church? Can you explain how animal communicators abilities work?

Defining what some Calvinist leaning Christians mean by "Total Depravity" also seems to be an issue. If depravity in some Protestant traditions simply means an inability to save ourselves because of our fallen nature and that we need grace to first convert and continue to heal, then Catholics could find agreement with that. One way of articulating the Catholic understanding of human nature could be that before people are regenerated in Baptism and restored in grace, we can still find fundamental goodness and dignity in all human beings. Our nature is wounded and weakened because of original and actual sins, but goodness (reason, conscience, freedom, etc.) which finds origin in the Creator, is not completely absent but in need of mending and perfecting. However, if we have an excessively pessimistic view of human nature like some hardline Calvinists seem to have--- that humanity is not just inclined towards sin and evil (concupiscence) because of the privation of grace (original sin) but thoroughly corrupted and passive before God (no free will to respond to grace, etc.)-- then it's easier to see why it wouldn't make sense for a fire and brimstone preacher to speak of human beings as good or righteous in any sense, even perhaps after initial justification in faith and Baptism.

every child is born into sin, even parents realise it, we were born into world full of ups and downs but it does not mean we are born from sin. infact God says He has consecrated us before we were born. we are all fundamentally Good since we are all comes from God. if we comes from sin then abortion is the best way to prevent sinners come into the world.

What do you think of the idea that St Joseph might have been immaculately conceived?

Hope everyone is having a blessed interregnum period. All the best to you and yours.

Humanity should not give anybody hope, especially in this day and age. Whether humans are “fundamentally good” is irrelevant given that we are all plagued by original sin. Our very nature since Adams downfall is to reject God and veer towards evil. Only because of Jesus Christ are we able to be redeemed and cleansed. The “fundamentally good” that Francis speaks of is currently celebrating the gravest of all mortal sins, Pride. Humanity cannot save itself, hence any hope should lie in it.

Speaking of James White, he has made sure to turn off comments on all of his videos on both channels 😂

The Pope is talking to secular media. He will not go on theological sermons about sin.

@ninjason57

23 күн бұрын

Isn't that where the gospel should be proclaimed even more?

@maxellton

23 күн бұрын

@@ninjason57 So, in this interview, you want the Pope to talk about humanism, total depravity, depravity, concupiscence, etc?

@tonyl3762

23 күн бұрын

Why didn't he speak about God and His grace, mercy, etc. as the source of hope? Wouldn't that have been the most natural Christian/Catholic/papal answer to her question?

A man begs outside the grocery store. Who is the 99%? Those that stop and give or those that ignore or worse and continue on?

Exception: A drug addict who has destroyed his life and made his family miserable does not need to be convinced that he’s a bad person, as he approaches the altar.

For people who are bashing the Pope, if your view on Orginal sin contradicts natural law, that God’s creation is good, then you might be a heretic. If you’re using hyperbolic scripture verses, to argue your view, you might be heretic.

I’m sorry, but I didn’t really hear a defense to why the hope in the world would be that people are mostly good..

It does appear that the side of our nature that is sinful does rear up and show its scornful face somewhere pretty much everytime I hear that this Pope has spoken. Funny, because he has one job, that is doing the bidding on earth that those same sinful people - himself included - can’t hear from Jesus Christ. I am glad someone is here listening for that voice of Jesus because it’s clear to me a ‘lot’ of people can’t hear our Jesus at all. It seems the further people get from the Church the worse that condition becomes. Satan knew what he was doing when he tore at the walls of the Church and made people think they could do better themselves outside of Jesus’ promise that the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church. For Prots who hate the Pope there sure seem to be a lot of them listening to him… …perhaps he is talking for Christ to them…?

Anything from the Catholic Church needs questions… but the blessed 🐑 do not see the fire they are being led too ❤

James White--frankly, he's so rabidly anti-Catholic that he pretty much disowned his own sister for converting on that little YT response he posted (not sure if it's still up, it's several years old). So I think White would've railed against the Pope even if he'd spent the whole 60 Minutes interview citing & praising the London Baptist Confession Gavin Ortlund--he's much more insidious, because he presents himself as irenic. Interestingly, he seems to enjoy undermining Everyone's position (not just RC or EO, but other Protestants, even Calvinists). Amusingly, he touts reformed Sola Scriptura as a hill to die on, but defers to science or cultural norms as the guiding authority above the historical-grammatical hermeneutic whenever it suits his purposes, and he promotes a version of "Baptist Sacerdotalism" with Communion. IDK man, I ain't saying he's a disillusioned atheist who's running his channel as a trolling campaign; all I'm saying is he's doing exactly what one would expect if that were the case 😂😂😂

@graysonguinn1943

22 күн бұрын

‘disillusioned atheist’ known for his Christian apologetics and defense of the historicity of the resurrection

@WayneDrake-uk1gg

22 күн бұрын

@@graysonguinn1943 maybe. But he sure does promote some inherently divisive doctrines in some inherently divisive ways. But, again, I'm not saying he IS a disillusioned atheist. And even if he is, he might not fully know it. So not necessarily even a bad dude. Still, though, something's definitely suspicious about him, and it's easier to start a house fire from the inside

With all due respect sir, you summarize the Pope’s comments in the beginning by saying that he was claiming “we are all sinners, there are some really bad, but there is also good in the human heart and that’s encouraging.” I think there is a vast difference between the pope saying “fundamentally” good and that the human heart itself is good. It seems his language points to a core nature of “the heart” as being good. You seem to be moderating that fundamental claim with some previous language he uses. I’m sure if the pope was pressed doctrinally he would come up with the right answer, that we all inherit original sin and moral corruption and have concupiscience in our flesh. Yes we are made in gods image and his creation was good, but that image was marred and it’s the full plan of salvation to bring us back to that state, and to an even better impeccable state. The problem is that the world is watching. Normal everyday people who aren’t educated in deep theological studies are watching. And when they hear the pope say “the heart itself is good, we are all fundamentally good” they are going to hear, and I don’t think they are particularly at fault, a confirmation of their carnalities as “good” And if people think they are fundamentally good, then people don’t see a need for a salvation by grace through Christ. It would be helpful if the most influential man in all of Catholicism was able to be more precise in this case Furthermore, scripture does talk about individuals in a positive light, surely. But that’s not what the Pope did. He is not talking about a righteous man or woman, walking blamelessly before the Lord. He is making a broad statement about all of mankind. Compare the popes general statements about mankind to the Bible’s general statements about mankind. Furthermore, furthermore, sure the Pope was not asked the question “what is the gospel?” But rather “what gives you hope?” We are not saying he should have went on a rant about human sinfulness. But maybe instead of affirming human goodness as a source of hope, talk about the miraculous grace of Jesus as a source of hope. No one thinks he should have broken into this Protestant altar call at that moment.

I just feel sorry for those who are still deluded by White’s caustic sophistry, and Ortlund’s deceitfulness veiled under the shroud of “a nice guy”.

I doubt he has same theology, issues of change on death penalty teaching, FS, LGBT, universalism, syncretism, liberation theology, globalism, Marxism, packing the next conclave with liberal Cardinals, etc. I think he is light Years away from even traditional conservatives let alone "rad trads" and I suspect most moderates even think his "pontificate" is basically a train wreck (even if they don't say so publicly).

@susand3668

22 күн бұрын

Also, even Catholic radtrads who have a knee-jerk reaction to oppose Pope Francis, *do* believe in the same Catholic Teaching that Pope Francis holds to. Catholic radtrads are flirting with schism, not a difference in theology.

@Adam-ue2ig

22 күн бұрын

​​​​​​I don't think that's actually reality though more like a smokescreen attempt. Many issues "rad trads" disagree on such as the change in teaching on the death penalty, Fiducia Supplicans, Vatican 2, Novus Ordo, transgender godparents, serious questions of Francis holding universalism, Marxism, globalism, liberation theology, support of LGBT and James Martin ministry, pachmama idolatry, syncretism, packing what will be the next conclave with newly appointed liberal cardinals, etc...literally dozens of more issues but not enough space to mention or discuss all in this format. I think even moderates generally think Francis "pontificate " is a train wreck.

@Adam-ue2ig

22 күн бұрын

I doubt your claim is based in reality though and is more like smoke screen...in actuality dozens of issues exist of differences such as Vatican 2, Novus Ordo vs Latin Mass, pachamama, Fiducia Supplicans, LGBT and support of James Martin ministry, questions of universalism, syncretism, Marxism/globalism, liberation theology, change of teaching on death penalty, appointment of pro choice to Vatican Commision, appointment of dozens of new liberal cardinals that have voting rights in the next conclave, it would take many hours to go through all the issues and differences. I think most moderates even think Francis "pontificate " is a train wreck.

You mention the gospel? Whats the gospel of Christ? Do you know?

@delvingeorge2807

23 күн бұрын

Milk before meat

@_ready__

23 күн бұрын

@@delvingeorge2807 ok. I gotcha. Let’s start with milk. What’s the gospel of Christ?

@delvingeorge2807

23 күн бұрын

@@_ready__ What do you want me say? Cause you are looking for a fight here it seems!? Let's start with basics who is Jesus for you?

@_ready__

23 күн бұрын

@@delvingeorge2807 I want to know what the gospel of Christ is

@delvingeorge2807

23 күн бұрын

@@_ready__ Without coming to know who is Jesus, one can not understand Christ, the one who is sent. Jesus asked this question to his disciples that, who am I too you? If you've known Jesus, who is he to you?

James White is still relevant?

James White is afraid that's why he posts ridiculous clueless anti-catholic comments.

If everyone was evil all the time and “bad” we would be living within a street gang killing peoples every weekend. This is not the case, people do in general avoid evil most of the time … because most people are not psychopaths or sociopaths. It doesn’t mean we are saints … we still sin. But we are not mostly all despicable people.

The gispel taught by the catholic church is not the gospel taught by Paul. Galatians 1:8 Paul called who do such a thing " accursed." And so they are. The catholic church is condemned by Jesus in Revelation chapter 17, it is " the great harlot."