Jack’s Winning Words 10/29/14
“God is not afraid of new things.”  (Pope Francis)  There’s a line from a popular song…”Slow down baby, you’re going too fast.”  Some of the Catholic Cardinals are singing that to the Pope.  Scientists tell us of new worlds being formed at an astounding speed.  It seems as though God is truly not afraid of new things.  A good leader will be a fearless, with a keen sense of direction.  It doesn’t hurt to have a thick skin and a sense of humor, also.    ;-)  Jack  

  FROM SHARIN' SHARON:  Enjoyed reading your WW this morning.  Also received Richard Rohr's meditation--both very thought-provoking.  Pastor Kolbo, from Trinity Ev. Lutheran (ELCA) on Long Island, NY, where I became a member once told me he didn't mind having a Pope, wasn't against that, what Pastor Kolbo minded was people telling him he had to believe the "Pope was infallible."  Actually, when the Pope says things like "God isn't afraid of new things." can't see how anyone could dispute that but when the Church becomes aware of the new things the Pope is talking about--well guess there's the rub.  Realizing the Pope is a person, I sort of like Pastor Kolbo's trying to "face the truth in his own spirituality" that it's OK to respect having a Pope and the good that having a Pope can do for the Church and also at the same time navigating the truth that no person living on this earth is probably ever capable of "being infallible".  Actually, it seems like we're all responding now to the new Pope and the newness of the Catholic Church.  I'm sort of amazed and wondering how this situation even came into being--when the Pope was elected, don't think anyone had a clue and now the horse is out of the barn and people are having to get our overalls off and relate to each other less stereotypically, become less "old-fashioned" and thinking of the Church as "stuck in time" or something and not able to change much.  Well, have thunk some this morning, ====JACK:  The trouble with designating someone as "infallible" is when you disagree with that person.  That's the trouble with "laws", too.  They're OK, so long as you agree with them.  Some people even have trouble seeing God as infallible, too.