Well, Pope Frances sure did get everyone’s attention this week.
The Pope addressed a group of seminarians when he dropped a literal bombshell on the future priests.
He told them current priests and nuns watch porn, but they should delete it off their phones if they are watching it too.
Wow…
With all the scandals that have rocked the Catholic church, the last thing I would expect to hear from the Pope was that he knew current priests and nuns were watching porn.
He stated, “Priests and nuns also have the vice of porn on the web. Beware: the devil enters from there and weakens the soul.
“If you have them on your mobile phone, delete them.”
Pope Francis also stated, “It is a vice that has so many people, so many lay people, and also priests and nuns.
“The devil enters from there. And I’m not just talking about criminal pornography such as child abuse: that is already degeneracy.
“But of somewhat ‘normal’ pornography. Dear brothers, beware of this.”
The Pope continued, “That, today, is the order of the day.
“And if you can delete this from your mobile phone, delete it.
“Excuse me if I go into these details about pornography, but there is a reality: a reality that touches priests, seminarians, nuns, consecrated souls.
“Have you understood? All right. This is important.”
He concluded, “I don’t use them because I came late, you know?
“When I was ordained a bishop, 30 years ago, they gave me one as a present, a mobile phone, which was like a shoe, about this big. I said: ‘No, I can’t use this one.’ And finally I said: ‘I’ll make a call.’ I called my sister, said hello, then I gave it back. ‘Give me something else.’
“I couldn’t use it. Because my psychology was off or I was lazy, we don’t know.”
I am just very curious to see how the online world reacts to this one.