“Is Pope Francis an Evangelical Catholic? First, we have to define our terms: ‘evangelical’ in its simplest form refers to the ‘good news,’ which is the definition of the word evangelos. The authors of the Gospels are called ‘evangelists’ because they have recorded the ‘good news’ of Jesus Christ, and Mark’s Gospel begins with the words, ‘The beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.’
“However, the word ‘Evangelical’ also refers to Protestants who hold to a conservative (and often anti-Catholic) understanding of the Christian faith. Evangelical Protestants are known for their simple devotion to Jesus Christ, their zeal for spreading the Gospel, and their joy in communicating the basic message of Christianity to the world.
Pope Francis is an Evangelical Catholic. . . .”
In a recent commentary, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Greenville, SC) reflected on why he considers Pope Francis an Evangelical Catholic.
To access Fr. Longenecker’s complete post, please visit:
aleteia: Pope Francis: Our Model for Evangelical Catholicism (26 FEB 14)
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