The PR Risks of Prejudging the Pope
PJ Media,
by
Scott Pinsker
Original Article
Posted By: ladydawgfan,
5/9/2025 10:14:56 AM
Free PR tip for conservative women: If you’re ever asked to be on the TV news and talk about a faith-based issue (abortion, Christianity, etc.), never wear heavy makeup, loud clothes, or oversized jewelry. (Actually, this is a good rule to follow if you’re a man, too.) Even if you’re super proud of it, leave your super-big crucifix at home.
Why?
Because the liberal media likes to portray religious conservatives as crazy, unhinged lunatics, and that kind of attire feeds into the stereotype. Don’t help the enemy make you look stupid.
And this brings us to the brewing controversy of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chi-Town
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
earlybird 5/9/2025 10:26:45 AM (No. 1947475)
Pinsker is not a terrific writer. And those who try to precensor my opinions leave me cold
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
earlybird 5/9/2025 10:31:59 AM (No. 1947482)
Hit submit too soon.
I heard something interesting on Fox yesterday before the pope was announced. He said that not many years ago the pope was not a global figure, but a figurehead. Didn't travel, didn't issue statements, did not get involved in political issues.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird 5/9/2025 10:49:13 AM (No. 1947495)
Excuse additional post. Pinsker talks about the Pope's previous public indications of his liberal leanings and sympathies. We vet people based upon their history. Does Pinsker really believe this pope will have a sudden epiphany and veer rightward?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Strike3 5/9/2025 11:15:51 AM (No. 1947513)
You nailed it in post 3, poster. Past history does not matter as much as current and future actions once power and authority is attained. I will give Leo a chance just like we gave Frank a chance. Pope Frank carried his socialism even further and it surprised nobody because he was of that persuasion for a long time. Those who wear their religion on their sleeve (or neck, or T-shirt) are trying a little too hard to convince people of something. One example is Mike Lindell wearing his cross outside of his shirt in every TV ad as if saying, "look at me, I'm a Christian, buy my stuff." It may be an honest gesture but in this age of frauds and hucksters, it comes across as not quite genuine. Madonna, wearing that cross in her younger years as a mockery, goes a big step further in being despicable.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
john56 5/9/2025 11:18:18 AM (No. 1947516)
Being a native of Wisconsin and a dis-liker of all things Chicago (O'Hare, Da Bears, etc.), I think I could deal with stuff like the Anti-Christ.
But a Pope from Chicago?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
kono 5/9/2025 11:43:40 AM (No. 1947532)
This piece seems like a reminder to restrain hasty or hysterical responses. I'd consider that an appeal to prudence, more than an effort to precensor.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 5/9/2025 12:37:49 PM (No. 1947563)
My initial impression is the new Pope was fast tracked and is the hand picked successor of Pope Francis. That doesn't mean Pope Leo has to govern like his predecessor. Time will tell.
I get the impression that the Papacy is just another political governing body full of intrigue. God doesn't work that way.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
cor-vet 5/9/2025 12:40:47 PM (No. 1947567)
This old Roman Catholic was not a fan of the former Jesuit Pope, and I'm not jumping for joy with this one. I will treat this new pontiff the same way I treated Frank, until he proves me wrong. I don't dislike people from Chicago, but I dislike liberal, progressives. The tenets of my church are like the original constitution to me, and neither are living documents, subject to change for someone's feelings!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 5/9/2025 12:41:15 PM (No. 1947569)
I'm not a Catholic but was confirmed in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod when I was in 8th grade. I really don't have any business pre-judging Leo XIV. But I wish the best for him and the Catholic Church. As long as he refrains from politics, that is. I always keep in mind that Belief in God, Our Creator, remains under full frontal assault by today's secular masses. So, I will now do more to refrain from further opinions of Leo XIV.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ladydawgfan 5/9/2025 1:03:35 PM (No. 1947582)
RE #4:
I've worn a cross around my neck since .Yan parents gave it to me in 1993. Later, in the late 90's, I added a Medjegore medal to the chain.
In wearing it, I'm not trying to tell anyone anything. My cross, which was blessed by my Parish priest, is a personal reminder to me of my relationship with God and the sacrifice of His Son for this world I live in.
Not everyone wears religious jewelry with an ulterior motive.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
bpl40 5/9/2025 1:58:40 PM (No. 1947608)
The first words out of his mouth as he sat down on the balcony were “Let us build bridges “. Those are code words. They mean, I will sit safely behind 39 foot walls of the Vatican. But I will deny the American people the right to expel invaders who illegally entered their homes . Why? Because Jesus said so! That to me is a non starter. Jesus also said Give unto Ceaser what is Ceaser’s and give unto God what is God’s.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
rytwng 5/9/2025 2:07:24 PM (No. 1947609)
One is just as bad as the other. Who really cares?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl 5/9/2025 2:48:04 PM (No. 1947625)
Couldn't agree more, OP.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee 5/9/2025 7:30:44 PM (No. 1947734)
God is the ultimate Judge, but He has given us His inspired word by which to judge what is righteous in His sight. The noble Bereans were commended for searching the Scriptures to find whether what they were told was true - including by the inspired Apostles. Therefore, no Christian should apologize for doing the same to judge the words of anyone else.
As a side note, I’m trying to get past thinking of Tim Waltz every time I see a picture of this pope! That was my first thought when I saw the first picture of him. They look like doppelgängers, to me!
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Excellent advice.