<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Kedves Sonja, <br></div>A könnyebb érthetőség kedvéért (különösen tekintve az angol szöveget), a Te általad kiküldött szöveget is elláttam kiemeléssel: l.<br></div>alább:<br><a href="http://www.aleteia.org/en/religion/article/why-do-so-many-misunderstand-pope-francis-5883147791106048" target="_blank">http://www.aleteia.org/en/religion/article/why-do-so-many-misunderstand-pope-francis-5883147791106048</a>?<br>This week Pope Francis found himself in yet another media firestorm.
Did he really say that Palestinians leader Mahmoud Abbas was “an angel
of peace”? CNN clarifies the controversy <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/18/living/pope-abbas-angel/">here</a>.<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
It turns out the Pope gave Abbas a commemorative medal just as he does
other visiting politicians. O</span>n the medal is an angel of peace and, in
explaining the medal, the pope encouraged Abbas (as he encourages other
politicians) to be “an angel of peace.”<br> <br> The misunderstanding
unlocks a greater problem with Francis’ papacy. In many ways <span style="background-color:rgb(182,215,168)"><b>it cannot
be denied that Francis’ papacy is divisive.</b></span> His actions and words are
misunderstood so often that <span style="background-color:rgb(182,215,168)"><b>we must ask why the problem occurs and what
can be done about it.</b></span> Some of it has to do with <span style="background-color:rgb(255,229,153)"><b>Francis’ informal, off
the cuff style.</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,229,153)">He would rather risk some misunderstanding than to be
hedged about with so many restrictions that he cannot speak from the
heart.</span><br> <br> However, there are several factors that contribute to
the problem which are no fault of Pope Francis’. First we have the
language barrier. The Pope usually communicates in Italian or Spanish.
Subtleties of subtext and connotation are invariably lost in
translation. Not only must the Italian and Spanish be translated into
English, but the words are translated into every global tongue. To
complicate matters further, with instant global communications<span style="background-color:rgb(182,215,168)"><b> the words
are no sooner out of the Pontiff’s mouth than they are splashed across
the world’s headlines. Public figures have never had to cope with such
constant accessibility and instant communication.</b></span> The third essential
problem is <span style="background-color:rgb(182,215,168)"><b>the cultural barrier. The Pope is from Argentina. Like every
pope before him, he brings his own worldview, personal history and
cultural background to the papacy. It is impossible for everyone to
understand the full context of his communications because it is
impossible for everyone to understand what it means to be an
Argentinian.</b></span><br> <br> Communication is a two-way street, and in
addition to the linguistic, media and cultural difficulties every public
figure experiences, one must also consider the person who is receiving
the communications. Every communication is filtered through the ears and
eyes of the person receiving the message. Whatever Pope Francis says,
therefore, will be perceived in a different way depending on each
person’s personal background and bias.<br> <br> Consequently<span style="background-color:rgb(182,215,168)"><b>, a North
American progressive may very honestly perceive Pope Francis as a
typical pro-gay, socialist left winger while a social conservative may
see Pope Francis as a strong anti-abortion, pro-family traditional
Catholic leader.</b></span> In other words, those receiving the message may only
hear the message they want to hear. <span style="background-color:rgb(249,203,156)">When Pope Francis turns out to be
opposed to same-sex marriage and women’s ordination the progressive will
either block out the message or devise some trick to pretend it is not
really Pope Francis speaking.<br> <br> Likewise, the social
conservative might hear that Pope Francis seems to oppose capitalism, is
open to helping divorced and re-married Catholics, and says he is not
the one to judge people with same-sex attraction, and become upset
because the Pope challenges his pre-conceived ideas.</span><br> <br> Finally,
<span style="background-color:rgb(182,215,168)"><b>Pope Francis—like every public figure—has to deal with the humiliation
of having his words and actions dissected and deliberately
misinterpreted by the world’s press. </b></span>The mainstream journalists on
Vatican duty rarely have enough education in Catholic matters to report
accurately, and when they do, too often their reporting is biased. They
are selective in what they report, <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>slant the stories to cater to their
editor’s political viewpoint and often miss the point<span style="background-color:rgb(255,229,153)"> </span></b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,229,153)"><b>of both the Pope’s
actions and the overall priorities and perspectives of the Catholic
Church.</b></span><br>Therefore, here are some guidelines to avoid misunderstanding Pope
Francis. First of all, don’t believe the headlines. Headlines are
designed to grab your attention, not to communicate the story
accurately. Don’t believe the website headlines. Don’t believe the blog
headlines. Don’t believe the Facebook headlines. Don’t believe the
newspaper headlines.<br> <br> Secondly, try to get your news about the
Catholic church from reliable Catholic news sources like Aleteia,
Catholic News Service and ZENIT. These online sources may not be as
exciting as sensational blogs, salacious Facebook stories or tabloid
gossip, but they will use reporters who understand Pope Francis and the
mission of the Catholic Church.<br> <br> Thirdly, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,229,153)"><b>make a real attempt
to get to know Pope Francis as he really is—not as the media presents
him. There are plenty of good biographies on Francis and plenty of good
books with his speeches, homilies and writings. Try to understand his
cultural, religious and political background. Take time to understand
how the turmoil of events in Argentina during his lifetime have formed
his spirituality, his teaching and his pastoral role in the church.</b></span> Most
of all, get to know him as the shepherd of souls, the compassionate
pastor and the loving Holy Father. Remember who he is and who God has
called him to be.<br> <br> Finally, remember to really pray for Pope
Francis. As you do you will come to understand him in the deepest and
truest way. The Holy Spirit will show you how to understand Pope
Francis and why he has been chosen at this time to lead Christ’s Church
on earth.<br> <br><em>Read </em><strong>Fr Longenecker’s</strong><em> blog, browse his books and be in touch at </em><a href="http://dwightlongenecker.com"><em>dwightlongenecker.com</em></a><br> <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:06 PM, Lázár Sonja <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sonja1lazar@gmail.com" target="_blank">sonja1lazar@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="HU"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.aleteia.org/en/religion/article/why-do-so-many-misunderstand-pope-francis-5883147791106048" target="_blank">http://www.aleteia.org/en/religion/article/why-do-so-many-misunderstand-pope-francis-5883147791106048</a>?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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