Pope Francis is a QT!

I must first share, for those of you who read this blog and are not familiar with my faith, I am NOT a Catholic. But I think I was in another life.  I believe if I went to confession, did some Hail Mary's and Our Father's I would have much less guilt and anxiety! I'm truly not making fun of the Catholic faith, I'm being honest!  I'm forever the outsider in my own faith.  I love the musty smell of the hymnal books and the organ playing them and the musical sound the geriatric population make as their voices are long gone carrying the proper notes.  I say this honestly also, as, I'm the youngest person in these "traditional" services by 20 years! My age group seek the Churches with the full bands, where there is a jumbotron that providers the words to the songs, where it sounds more like a rock concert than a time of worship.  I get the need for the new.  There is nothing wrong with this! I just prefer the traditional and familiar, much like the rituals of the Catholics.

I am thankful that I was able to watch the ceremony of the concave to elect the new Pope. It was actually my second, but I don't remember much of the first one. As I was facebooking with friends of the Catholic faith I wondered if they thought it was rude of me to post how I felt and the questions I had when I was not of the same faith?  I love religion and find it interesting.  I have been taught to not bring up politics or religion in conversations as the cops are usually called by the time it's all said and done.  With that said, when I have no investment in the subject, it becomes a wonderful opportunity of learning and insight!

I grew up in a town of German Catholics.  I have joked many times the only difference in religion between my Catholic friends and me is that they confessed their sins on Saturday night BEFORE they did them and I went to Church Sunday morning and asked for forgiveness AFTER I did them.

One of the most special moments of this entire Pope process was a dear friend of mine, after my many questions and affirming my love of the Catholic faith on facebook, asked me if I wanted to attend a service with her and her family.  I loved that she would do that!  And, as I told Michelle, although I love the ceremonial part of the faith, I'm content to be a little Methodist Traditional Girl...and my knees are shot and my attention span is of a gnat!  I would never make it through their services! Just saying!

And last, just because I have an opinion and I'm going to share it, I think Pope Francis is a QT!  I love his gentle ways and how he is not "above" his fellow brothers or the people he resides over.  I wonder if there is ever an opportunity for a non Catholic to meet the Pope?  Maybe a trip to Rome and grab a bus?