Beatification homily for John Paul I: just another occasion to bash people who love Tradition

Today there was a ceremony held in St. Peter’s Square for the beatification of the short-lived Pope everyone forgets to remember, John Paul I, Luciani (+1978).

In his sermon for the event, Francis seems to have doubled down on the message of Biden’s speech that was shouted against the luciferian red background.

Capita anche oggi: specialmente nei momenti di crisi personale e sociale, quando siamo più esposti a sentimenti di rabbia o siamo impauriti da qualcosa che minaccia il nostro futuro, diventiamo più vulnerabili; e, così, sull’onda dell’emozione, ci affidiamo a chi con destrezza e furbizia sa cavalcare questa situazione, approfittando delle paure della società e promettendoci di essere il “salvatore” che risolverà i problemi, mentre in realtà vuole accrescere il proprio gradimento e il proprio potere, la propria figura, la propria capacità di avere le cose in pugno.

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The same thing happens today, at times of personal or societal crisis, when we are especially prey to feelings of anger or we fear things that threaten our future. We become more susceptible and thus, on the tide of emotion, we look to those who can shrewdly take advantage of the situation, profiting from society’s fears and promising to be the “saviour” who can solve all its problems, whereas in reality they are looking for wider approval and for greater power, based on the impression they make, their ability to have things in hand.

I’m pretty sure this is a shot at Bad Orange Man with a touch of self-projection, perhaps.

And then there’s this.

Con il sorriso Papa Luciani è riuscito a trasmettere la bontà del Signore. È bella una Chiesa con il volto lieto, il volto sereno, il volto sorridente, una Chiesa che non chiude mai le porte, che non inasprisce i cuori, che non si lamenta e non cova risentimento, non è arrabbiata, non è insofferente, non si presenta in modo arcigno, non soffre di nostalgie del passato cadendo nell’indietrismo.

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With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord. How beautiful is a Church with a happy, serene and smiling face, a Church that never closes doors, never hardens hearts, never complains or harbours resentment, does not grow angry or impatient, does not look dour or suffer nostalgia for the past, falling into an attitude of going backwards.

What a beautiful image Francis has of so many people who just want to have traditional worship.  Truly the heart of a pastor.

Meanwhile, Francis can really draw those big crowds.  The weather in the morning wasn’t perfect, but… sheesh.

Compare and contrast with the beatification of other Popes.   Even the not so beloved Paul VI.

Do we really need a photo of the crowd for John Paul II, beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011?

Here are the overflow crowds near Castel Sant’Angelo.

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15 Comments

  1. Benedict Joseph says:

    Yes, it is prosaic, but I’ll say it anyway: a picture is worth a thousand words.
    This enterprise is falling tragically short. When will come the wake-up moment? But then some prefer the dreams of slumber — at least until they turn to nightmare.

  2. redneckpride4ever says:

    Does he really think we care about his divisive, poorly constructed harangues?

  3. Cornelius says:

    Benedict Joseph, the “wake up moment” will not come without divine intervention. There is no human way out of this mess. God Himself must rescue His Church.

  4. maternalView says:

    I’m not suffering “feelings of anger or … fear things that threaten our future”.

    I wish he would stop telling me what I feel and just let me go to the Mass I want.

  5. Venerator Sti Lot says:

    Looking for something else the other day, I reencountered my copy of a translation of Albino Luciani’s Illustrissimi – maybe I ought finally to give it a try…

    Ah, “una Chiesa che non chiude mai le porte, che non inasprisce i cuori, che non si lamenta e non cova risentimento” (“a Church that never closes doors, never hardens hearts, never complains or harbours resentment”) – quam dilecta, if only there were such a Holy Father, a Hierarchy replete with such Prelates!

  6. TheCavalierHatherly says:

    “never closes doors,”

    Like the doors of friarys and convents?

    “never hardens hearts, never complains or harbours resentment,”

    Especially not in public speeches and press releases and impromptu interviews and…

    “does not grow angry or impatient,”

    I’m… starting to notice a pattern here.

    “does not look dour or suffer nostalgia for the past,”

    What year was that Council everyone seems to be obsessed with again?

  7. Geoffrey says:

    I pray that enough members of the Sacred College of Cardinals are paying close attention to all of this…

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  10. The beatification of John I gave my pastor yet another name to add to his very long homemade personal list of saints mentioned during the liturgy. And an opportunity to praise Vatican II and all the popes who got us out of Latin.

  11. Not says:

    I read a book some years ago about the murder of John Paul I. The title escapes me. Pope John Paul I was going to dissolve the Vatican Bank because it was mostly owned by Free Masons and was corrupt. Cardinal Marcinkus was the Head of the Vatican Bank amidst all the corruption and scandal. I recommend you watch the Godfather III. Coppola obviously read the book and incorporated into the movie. Only he made Marcinkus Irish instead of Lithuanian. When you know this is true it puts that part of the movie in a different light.

    On a lighter note, in the John Wick series, John Wick the assassin is in Rome at the special assassin’s hotel managed by Franco Nero. Nero welcomes John Wick and asked if he is there for a job. i.e a hit. John Wick replies yes. Nero asks, It’s not the Pope is it?

  12. Lurker 59 says:

    @redneckpride4ever

    Unequivocally YES. His Holiness has the rhetorical style of “I am the one who has something important to say, but if you have questions about what I mean, ask someone else.” It is an intentional style meant to get opponents wrapped up in meanings and definitions – thus sidetracked, distracted, and self-contained. What is important is not the meaning but how things are said and the power that is wielded.


    It seems to me that the word-salad of the recent speeches are vague and open-ended enough that one can read into them that they are speaking about one’s own particular group or own’s own enemies. I don’t that His Holiness is strictly speaking of arch-traditionalists here – but the intent is the same – to get people’s backs up, to get sycophants to crush those that they think he is talking about. It is all about distractions and messes so the real work can be done.

    Look not at what is said but at what is done.

  13. adriennep says:

    There seems to be correlation between Biden’s “red sermon” speech and that of Francis at this beatification. Even the embarrassing low attendance. They were both trying to demonize millions of citizens/faithful. Both getting talking points from WEF/UN/CCP. The only thing Francis forgot was the red lighting. But of course they did that years ago with fires and monkeys upon the Vatican walls.

    The only good thing is that I had no knowledge of this event beforehand, as I was too busy with my Latin lessons.

  14. The Vicar says:

    “The intent is the same – to get people’s backs up, to get sycophants to crush those that they think he is talking about. It is all about distractions and messes so the real work can be done.”

    @Lurker

    Yes. It’s called trolling and good clergy don’t do this in homilies because it leaves a bad taste in people’s mouths. It takes a certain “type” to troll from the pulpit, and do it on a monthly or weekly basis shamelessly.

  15. Boniface says:

    I have an assortment of observations I’d like to share:

    -There were rumors circulating after the election of John Paul I that he was going to restore the traditional form of the mass (unfortunately I don’t have any citations handy at the moment).

    -Illustrissimi is a wonderful book. It even has a letter addressed to Mark Twain, as I recall.

    -I have the privilege of knowing people who knew John Paul I personally. Based on what they have told me and on what I have read of him, I believe he really was a saint, so I am delighted by his beatification.

    The photo of the beatification mass looks to be taken early in the morning. What’s the time stamp on that photo?

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