CONFESSION ZERO

  POPE:  Christmas is approaching: there will be lights, parties, Christmas trees and nativity scenes … it’s all a charade. The world continues to go to war. The world has not chosen a peaceful path."     Reflecting back, Francis, when exactly has peace been the world's focus? It's silly to speak of the "charade" as if it has just suddenly risen. Surely you understand that today's chaotic "charade" rises from the echo's of our longstanding love affair with War. It's akin to you and your church ignoring the longstanding abuse of little children by your very own church. The charade, Francis, is something the people of the world are quite familiar with. © 2015 Mark Richard Prime

With all due respect, I'm not so sure we have slowed down much in our creation of new idols and I don't think the idolatry of money has wavered or gone missing since it wound its way inside our thinking, Francis. It may have been "hidden" from many people's view, but the church, for one example among many, is certainly a testament that it never left. I am glad that you have found it in yourself to speak out about it, though I sense that your statement is somewhat disingenuous given your knowledge of the "golden-calf". Peace © 2014 Mark Richard Prime