I Watched the Whole Pope Francis Interview. Here's What I Learned. 

Why do leftists equate legal migrants to illegal migrants? This word play is so frustrating.

The Pope needs to conserve the right to keep homosexuality out of Catholic schools here in Canada.

The LIBERAL MEDIA like 60 Minutes up to their OLD TRICKS AGAIN!! 😅

Shouldn’t the head of the Catholic Church be able to communicate basic ideas without creating mass confusion?

As Jordan Peterson said, I wish the pope would focus on saving souls and not the environment and another Marxist issues

With how the pope defined conservatism, I will be conservative towards Jesus.

The misunderstanding that people are fundamentally good is very recent historically and comes from a whole host of different secular philosophies. It is not a Catholic or Christian teaching in any sense. I usually agree with your hot takes on Pope Francis, but in this he was just plain wrong. We are born in bondage to sin and are only to be considered good once restored by God's grace.

Missed a golden opportunity to talk about Jesus. The heart of man is desperately wicked who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9

You say that the popes words can be confusing. Confusion is not of God, but of the devil. Sorry man, there is no justification for this.

Michael, I normally agree, and do a bit here... As a fellow Catholic I worry if you don't see that he spreads confusion as often as possible... He has said " traditional Catholics are under the sin of backwardism, not moving forward with mother church".

Normally a big fan of Michael, but Pope Francis’ criticisms of U.S. conservative Catholics are virtually indistinguishable from the secular left’s criticism of Christianity as a whole. The Pope’s criticisms come from a baseless disdain of America as the dominant power in the Western world. It requires mental gymnastics to explain the Pope’s words, because the plain meaning of his words confuse the teachings of scripture and Church Tradition.

The Bible warned us this would happen and doesn’t end well as so many churches today and including now the pope isn’t teaching what’s truly in the Bible but succumbing today what the world wants to dictate in its progressive ways in more sin away from the Bible

If a gay couple approaches the Pope for a blessing, the Pope might bless each person individually but the couple will not see it that way. They will look at it as blessing them as a gay couple.

Why can’t you just say he is wrong? The amount of garbage you have to go through to try to make the pope say things that are completely contrary to what he says is asinine. Just admit he is wrong.

I haven't seen this much gaslighting since 19th century London.

But all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

He can preach on immigration after taking down the walls around the vatican.

Michael here tries to blame Calvinism for people saying that mankind is fundamentally bad. It seems he does this in order to define it as a Protestant belief instead of a Catholic one. The thing is though the idea of total depravity long predates John Calvin. It’s actually St. Augustine who is famous for articulating this doctrine. Augustine debated Pelagius, on this topic. Pelagius said that man was “fundamentally good” and was condemned as a heretic for that belief by the Catholic Church. It’s a lot harder to excuse this statement by the pope when the Church already called the position heresy.

“As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬

The pope also just invited gavin newsome who is a great abortion supporter, scandalous catholic to the vatican for a climate meeting. Oh and stephon warnock, the abortion loving politician was invited recently too.

Noah and Abraham and others in the Bible were deemed righteous because of their faith. Sin is born into all of us and to be righteous we have got to have faith in the Lord and because of his sacrifice we are made righteous.

Disappointed in Knowles here. It’s okay to say the pope is wrong

None is good but God…without God the heart of man is evil

Michael, are you not guilty of doing what you would accuse Protestants of doing when it comes to interpreting the Bible? You keep saying, “I think this is what Pope Francis means when he says…”.

Jeremiah 17:9- "the HEART is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?

Jeremiah 17 9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"

The Pope is Latin American and in Latin America the term conservative is often used very differently than in the US. Even within the church the term conservative often used very differently than in the US. In the US conservatism is synonymous with anyone that is is pro life, religious, traditional, etc. All things that the Pope is and supports yet he criticizes "conservatives." This is were we have to use some critical thinking and realize that we aren't talking about the same thing and not rush to be offended so quickly. This has and will always be present in Catholicism. That is that there are people from all over the world and the majority and most important people are not from the US. Everyone has to make an effort to be fair to one another and understand everything in a Catholic context and not in the context of your countries political environment.

Instead of blessing homosexual couples, he should encourage them the repent of their sinful lives and confess their sin in the Sacrement of Reconciliation.

This review was poorly done. Whether you want to defend Pope Francis or not, the commentary is inaccurate.

“Man is fundamentally good” “He’s saying that Noah was righteous” What a wild take

The issue is that when priests DO bless these “unions,” he doesn’t say anything about the blatant infractions.

This is a bad take by Michael. Unfortunately he feels like he always has to cover for the pope/Roman Catholic clergy whenever they are problematic. It's his blind spot.

The mental gymnastics to defend the pope is exhausting.

The entire interview is just: Reporter: “Are you Progressive?” Francis: ”No, I’m Catholic.”

This is possibly one of the rare times I disagree with Michael

Stop trying to defend him! It makes you look foolish!

You’re listening to a different audio track than I am because what you say the pope says and what’s being translated are 2 different things.

Hearing any man call another man the "holy father" is enough for me to just nope out. Sorry, that's dangerous as Hell. I like Michael's takes on a lot of things, but religion... we are vastly different. There is only one Holy Father, and He is in Heaven, not here on on Earth.

Why are you such an apologist for that man?? It seems to be your one blind spot...

I’ve got to say that calling someone who adheres to original early church tradition as being in a “dogmatic box” is fighting against the traditions Jesus started. The pope is a man-considering him to be anywhere near God’s level of authority is idolatry when He disregards Jesus’s words and creates a framework to follow the opposite of His Word.

Christ is "our hope". 1 Timothy 1:1. How does the "Supreme Pontiff" NOT mention Christ? It boggles the mind....

Hard to disagree with anything? That last part about humanity being fundamentally good when we know that humanity is sinful (after the fall), that was off. He generalized. He didn’t say some are righteous. He said humanity is fundamentally righteous. That’s false. And besides, he was given such a huge opportunity to remind Americans to come to Christ for righteousness; for forgiveness of sin, and he missed such an opportunity. A negative action is not always doing what is wrong but omission or failing to do or tell people what is right is equally bad. Such a big chance to remind us of our need for Christ. Our need for redemption. Why would a leader say, no worries. You are all good. What’s the point of that? Christianity 101. What a shame. And what a shame Michael Knowles for failing to admit that. He’s not speaking ex cathedra so there was nothing wrong with recognizing that it was off. I would have respected you much more. Now I question your foundation as a Christian.

"I understand how it's a little bit confusing...." Luke 17:2 and Matthew 18:6 in the Bible both say that it would be better for someone to be drowned in the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of "little ones" to stumble. The "little ones" may refer to people who are vulnerable, innocent, or easily influenced - impressionable Christian's. There are many scriptures that speaks on the deceit of man's heart, Michael. I love that you love God, however dancing around this is foolishness. (Respectfully writing)

Mike spin-doctoring like his life depends on it 😂

The Pope's opinions are not infallible, i.e., Conservatism is suicide. The Pope is allowed to have opinions like everyone else. And look at the Pope's background, he's a Liberal Theologist as most Catholics in South America are. Just look at a brief video on Liberal Theology and it explains a lot of why Pope Francis says what he does and why he frames the things he says the way he does.

Michael, it's not just the Old Testament that declares we are ALL sinners but it is all over the New Testament. Romans 6:11-12 says, "There is no one righteous, NOT EVEN ONE." AND Romans 6:23, "ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." To say that some are righteous in the old testament, as you said, shows a fundamental misunderstanding of scripture. The "righteous" in the old testament were declared righteous by their FAITH and not by their good works. In the New Testament, people are declared righteous when they put their faith in Jesus to atone for sin but that doesn't mean we are then not sinners. The fundamental teaching in the bible is that ALL HAVE SINNED. There is a book out, written by former priests in the catholic church, who say that they never read the bible! I wonder if this Pope has read the bible? If he had, he would step down from being pope because the bible says we are all one in Christ. No one is higher than another.

Sorry Michael He said man was fundamentally Good!Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael...I hate to tell ya this...but the more Francis says things we Just Misunderstood, the more clear it becomes that he DESPERATELY needs a communication coach at best, or to step down at worst. It's on him, either way.

Umm, this video was like when POTUS says a blatant falsehood and the press secretary has to twist herself in circles to justify it. Especially on that last point

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that we are NOT supposed to call any man "Father" (or Holy Father!) except our Father in heaven (aka GOD!).

Intellectual dishonesty is the last thing I expected from you Michael.

C’mon 🙄. The Pope was clearly talking about original sin. The people you listed from the Bible that were righteous didn’t somehow get born without it original sin. “In sin did my mother conceive me” Ps 51:5. Stop trying to carry the Pope’s water, Micheal.

Ya know, you shouldn't have to bend yourself into shapes worthy to be sold at Auntie Anne's in order to defend the head of your own church. That's why I'm Protestant. I have allegiance to no one but God, and if any pastor or minister who I admire happens to stumble, or even fall away entirely, I don't need to explain away his actions. He messed up, he's wrong, and that's that. It's a shame, but he's just as fallible as any other human. That doesn't automatically invalidate my entire religion or denomination, or even my own church, necessarily. Because none of it was founded on him or his own personal righteousness. It may be embarrassing when it happens, but that's life.

As a devout Catholic, we cannot wait for a holy pope to sit in the chair of Peter.

I generally love Michael Knowles. However, as a “Calvinist Lite” myself, I don’t appreciate the contortion of scripture. The main reason I’m not Catholic is because of the Papacy.

Let me clear it up for you, Michael. Jesus Christ, himself, said only God is good. Funny that you omit so many relevant things in order to defend your so called pope.

Don’t make excuses for him. He is theologically liberal and has deviated tremendously. This is why we must rely on Scripture as authority and not the pope.

This is making you look really bad Michael

Pray for a Pope Pius XIII

Even Jesus said “There is none good but God”.

I think Michael missed a huge opportunity here. This should have been his opportunity to call complete BS. The Pope was clearly being liberal here. He can still confirm that's he a conservative Catholic and call the Pope out on his heresy

“Away from me, I never knew you”

I love and pray for Pope Francis every day in my Rosary for him to change, but I think he's a bad pope. I believe we got the Bible, which has the historically reliable documents The Gospels, from the Church, and the Church precedes the New Testament, and through the history of the popes, the Catholic Church can be traced back to Jesus establishing it as His Church, and even before that, when God raised up the people of Israel, that was the community. The Bible was not read in isolation. They would read the Bible with and through the community. And just like as Christians for 2,000 years, we read the Bible with and through the Church, the lens of the interpretation of the Magisterium which is the teaching office of the Church and the motherly role of the Church. And something like praying the Rosary is not something the Magisterium created, it was something people voluntarily started to do, and it eventually put its blessing on it. I believe Jesus is the one mediator, and everything flows through Him. He is the center of all things, and in Him, all things came to be. There is instrumental causality that God loves to use amongst His created universe. The power of intercessory prayer, and the power of the intercession of the saints is about that. Hebrew 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God. James 5:16-17 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful. Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land. Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit. Jesus Christ is the mediator, and I believe our Blessed Mother Mary can lead us to Him. She prays for us on our way to Him. When I refer to Mary as my mother, please know I am not taking away respect due to my one and only God, Lord Jesus Christ. I believe loving people Jesus loves helps us love Him more, so the more I love Mary, the more I love God, and Jesus gave Mary to us as our mother on the Cross. John 19: 26-27 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. Mother Mary, the first Christian with her choice to say "yes" to my one and only God's will, I believe she is the number 1 model for sainthood for both men and women. She did God's will perfectly in every respect from the moment of her conception, listening to every single one of His commands. Her choice to say "yes" Luke 1:38 Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. to God's will ushered in salvation for the world, and she did so knowing the sacrifices and sufferings that would result from her decision, but, humbly, accepted the privilege of containing the God of the Universe her womb, and then becoming Jesus' most intimate friend, companion, and greatest consolation while on Earth. She was the devil's ultimate humiliation! I believe God is the King of the universe, having all power of the universe, but God chose Our Lady, a humble lowly woman the privilege of crushing the head of the devil. She is not God. She is a saint, but being that she is with Jesus in Heaven, I ask for her intercession to our Lord (and for sake of brevity, I'll say I "pray to Mary"), similar to how I'd ask people pray for me (please do! I'm a broken sinner in need of many prayers), but I trust she is a saint in Heaven so I believe it is helpful to ask for her help, especially being so close to her Son. There is only one God. He is the source of all good. He is Goodness. He is Love! One of my favorite verses to reference to bring to mind the dignity of life- When Mother Mary was pregnant with Jesus, she went on an about eighty mile joyous journey to visit her cousin Saint Elizabeth (patron saint of expectant mothers and pregnant women) in her hour of need, Elizabeth said referencing her tiny child in her womb John the Baptist who was conceived when she was in old age: Luke 1:41-44 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Hope you and your family have a good day, Michael. John 13:34-35 I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” "To love is to will the good of another." -St. Thomas Aquinas "If we turn away from evil out of fear of punishment, we are in the position of slaves. If we pursue the enticement of wages, . . . we resemble mercenaries. Finally if we obey for the sake of the good itself and out of love for him who commands . . . we are in the position of children." -St. Basil the Great “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” -Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta John 17: 20-21 '“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me."

Dude, don't even try to justify what he says. You either believe what the pope says or you can believe what Jesus said. The pope wants to stand between you and your Savior. Don't buy it. Your soul is at stake. Don't be stupid.

Hey Michael. Reformed christian (Calvinist) here. I would just like to clarify the position that Calvinists hold regarding human nature, righteousness and goodness. We do believe that there are righteous people. Examples can be found throughout the old and new testaments, however, we believe that that goodness is IN SPITE of our inherent sinful nature. It only comes from the grace that God gives, not from within ourselves or because of our own decisions/mindset. This is why we believe in faith alone through Jesus Christ as the way to salvation. I am a totally depraved sinner, but through God's grace I can be righteous. Thanks for the video. I always think it is interesting to engage with other christians (Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental, Protestants etc.)

It's embarrassing to watch someone on my own side play these games. This is what hacks do.

Michael, I disagree. Everything the pope says definitely needs to be the Gospel truth. Not his truth. The same goes for all of us who follow Christ. ✝️

We’re DONE with the pope.

not sure if the Sicilian is giving Bergoglio too much leniency and credit for not being in error, poor judgment, and borderline heretical statements about many things , but it seems that he misses the chance to point out the gross injustice that this pontificate continues to commit by misleading souls into error and falsehoods (* see also "The Road to the Dubia" , etc) . scary stuff.

Only thing I learned from this interview is what I knew long time ago. That Catholicism is not Christianity.

And when he kissed the qu’ran ?

Mark 10:18 who is lying the pope or Jesus?

Sorry Michael, he said people are basically good. This is antithetical to the doctrine of the Word. Noah, Enoch, Adam, Abel, Abraham, Eve, Rachel, Sarah, Mary, Mary Magdalene, are only considered holy, righteous, etc, is because their BELIEF in the true principals, God's Promises, plan, and potential. It was nothing they did. It was accounted to them for righteousness for their belief.

When did Michael Knowles become the Karine Jean-Pierre for the pope??? Crazy!

The problem is he doesn't take the bible literally

Sorry Michael, your explanations don’t help. Talk honestly about what the man DOES, ignore what he says. He is a Peronist at heart.

He is a heretic. 👎🏻

This is the first time that I hear you say nonsense

Most Catholics revere the pope as “christ” on earth. So to oppose him is to oppose “christ”. Smh

Pope Francis should hire Michael as his Press Secretary. *cough*KJPskillz*cough*

The interview is a waste of time. As a catholic, i stopped wasting my time listening to anything uttered by bergoglio soon after the coup d'etat in 2013 at the Vatican. Humanity is not fundamentally good. This is why we need the sacrament of Baptism. And even after being baptised humanity needs the sacrament of confession to try to remain open to the spiritual grace which - if received - can make us better.

Hopefully our next Pope mentions Christ once in a forty five minute interview.

If you just read Dignitas Infinita and understand what Pope Francis recently taught in his Magisterium regarding man's ontological dignity, then you can completely understand what he is saying when he calls man good.

These are the words Pope Francis spoke: "People are fundamentally good. We are all fundamentally good...The heart itself is good." Either Pope Francis has never read the Bible or is purposefully deceiving people, because there's no way you can read Scripture and come to the conclusion that people are fundamentally good and the heart is good. Jeremiah 17:9 - "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" Psalm 51:5 - "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me." Romans 3:10 - "as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;" Ephesians 2:1-5 - "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved." I can continue, but the entire point of the Gospel - the Good News - is that there is a way OUT of that unrighteousness through the blood of Jesus Christ. If Pope Francis can't even get the basic Gospel message down correctly, how can millions (billions?) of Christians look to him as a leadership figure? This isn't a small mistake or a slip of the tongue, this is a HUGE difference from what Scripture teaches and all you need to do to confirm that is go read it yourself.

Knowles that was a desperate attempt to defend your head boss. Bible plainly says the heart is wicked above all else. Knowles says, "I don't see it" in regards to defending pope. When the lady asked about what gives him hope, a Christian would have said Jesus. He says everything gives him hope. Crazy talk

Sorry Mike you are a die hard Catholic and believe the pope can say no wrong.

I don't think the Pope is criticizing conservatism, on the contrary, he makes it clear that there are things worth conserving (tradition, culture, religion). I think he's just talking about fanatics, that is, people who cling to an idea and fight for it to never change. They are blind to the point of hurting themselfs.

"There's none good but God"

I'm a Christian. I have one high priest, and it ain't him. In regard to righteousness, the righteousness of Christ is all that truly matters, and I am clothed in that righteousness through faith in what he has done on my behalf.

I cannot and will not agree with Michael with these opinions on a man whom has shown us, Time, and Time again, his progressive nature. I am Catholic and my pope should be Catholic as well, not a pandering borderline DEI hire!

Michael's defensa of the woke Pope is just crazy

Pope splain this: Leviticus 18:22 has been translated in common English versions as: Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; such a thing is an abomination. And when you’re an abomination you try to obscure that bit of scripture. What would St Catherine of Siena say?

The Roman Catholic Church has a false gospel. The scriptures are clear; faith alone saves. And a saving faith is never alone (will have good works)

You see this is why we need the pope, to help us interpret the bible, to help us see that it means the exact opposite of what it says......

Michael as Pope 'splainer. Whodathunk.

Really ? So we are fundamentally good ? So why do we die ?

You should stop calling him the Holy Father

Mike Mike Mike! You don’t have to defend this heresy. We know you are a devout Catholic. We get it. The pope is just flat wrong here. Hearts are wicked. Christians have righteousness that’s given by Christ. We are justified and are still being sanctified. But people are not good. We are fallen.

As a Catholic, I'm very surprised that Michael defends Pope Francis. All the Catholics that I know, feel that Pope Francis has put his political/social agenda ahead of his first priority which should be preaching repentance and turning from our sins. This culture will pass away, but never the Word of God.

He's not a "holy father"