....and all the world wondered after the beast. Revelation 13:3
"The front page of Rolling Stone Italia flashes white and yellow this month, flaunting the Vatican colors in the busy newsstands. Pope Francis looks smilingly from the canary background, raising his thumb, enticing the reader to escape the busy streets to the content within.
But what makes Pope Francis such a popular choice for magazines? The Rolling Stone had never
had a pontiff on its cover before, not even the media-friendly John Paul II.
Bright pink letters read: FRANCIS, POP POPE
According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, ‘pop’ stands to mean, “enjoyed by many people and easy to understand.” Many would say Francis easily fits the bill, but his appeal is especially strong among one demographic cohort: Millennials.
Millennials, born between the early 80s and 2000s and left with nothing to believe in by their disenchanted parents, are the “snowflakes.” Allegedly they were raised to believe they are unique, they are hypersensitive and search for solace in their luminous and interconnected screens.
Millennials pray less, attend mass less and overall believe less than previous generations, according to a 2016 Religious Landscape Study by the Pew Research Center. But the “snowflakes” display a belief in life after death and in heaven, hell and miracles similar to that of older people, Pew surveys show.
Bergoglio was a bouncer in a bar back in Argentina, had a girlfriend, enjoys music and soccer. All these things make him relatable, “real.” He takes selfies, lives in the worst (and only) hotel in the Vatican and could easily win the “scruffiest pope ever” award.
“If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?” Pope Francis told reporters on a flight back from Brazil in 2013. Regardless of the context and interpretation of the statement, the message that endured was that of openness toward homosexuality within the Catholic Church, especially to Millennials.
Almost twice as many young adults say homosexuality should be accepted by society compared to
previous generations, according to a 2007 Religious Landscape Survey.
But that is not all Millennials care about. A 2016 Global Shapers survey by the World Economic Forum, which interviewed more than 26,000 Millennials from 181 countries, showed that 45.2 percent of respondents cited climate change and the destruction of natural resources as their primary concern.
In his encyclical Laudato Si and in many of his public appearances, Pope Francis has spoken out in defense of the planet and on our duty as its protectors.
In a 2014 statement Pope Francis referred to the Internet as a “gift from God” and went on to invite the faithful to “boldly become citizens of the digital world.” CRUX
"The front page of Rolling Stone Italia flashes white and yellow this month, flaunting the Vatican colors in the busy newsstands. Pope Francis looks smilingly from the canary background, raising his thumb, enticing the reader to escape the busy streets to the content within.
But what makes Pope Francis such a popular choice for magazines? The Rolling Stone had never
Bright pink letters read: FRANCIS, POP POPE
According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, ‘pop’ stands to mean, “enjoyed by many people and easy to understand.” Many would say Francis easily fits the bill, but his appeal is especially strong among one demographic cohort: Millennials.
Millennials, born between the early 80s and 2000s and left with nothing to believe in by their disenchanted parents, are the “snowflakes.” Allegedly they were raised to believe they are unique, they are hypersensitive and search for solace in their luminous and interconnected screens.
Millennials pray less, attend mass less and overall believe less than previous generations, according to a 2016 Religious Landscape Study by the Pew Research Center. But the “snowflakes” display a belief in life after death and in heaven, hell and miracles similar to that of older people, Pew surveys show.
Bergoglio was a bouncer in a bar back in Argentina, had a girlfriend, enjoys music and soccer. All these things make him relatable, “real.” He takes selfies, lives in the worst (and only) hotel in the Vatican and could easily win the “scruffiest pope ever” award.
“If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?” Pope Francis told reporters on a flight back from Brazil in 2013. Regardless of the context and interpretation of the statement, the message that endured was that of openness toward homosexuality within the Catholic Church, especially to Millennials.
Almost twice as many young adults say homosexuality should be accepted by society compared to
But that is not all Millennials care about. A 2016 Global Shapers survey by the World Economic Forum, which interviewed more than 26,000 Millennials from 181 countries, showed that 45.2 percent of respondents cited climate change and the destruction of natural resources as their primary concern.
In his encyclical Laudato Si and in many of his public appearances, Pope Francis has spoken out in defense of the planet and on our duty as its protectors.
In a 2014 statement Pope Francis referred to the Internet as a “gift from God” and went on to invite the faithful to “boldly become citizens of the digital world.” CRUX
