Demonstrating his distaste for robust, biblical exegesis, the decrepit Pope Francis has once again taken aim at “lengthy” sermons, explaining in his weekly message yesterday that homilies should be no more than 8 minutes or people will justifiably fall asleep.
While there is no such thing as a ‘good’ pope, since they are the head of an evil and wicked heterodox church, Francis has been particularly noxious and vexatious, doing things like affirming the faith of Joe Biden and saying he would never refuse him communion because the President’s love for abortion is between him and God, endorsing civil unions for gay couples, appointing multiple pro-choice people to his pro-life organization, appointing a notorious pro-LGBTQ priest to a major post, releasing an outrageously blasphemous statement, and insisting that “people are fundamentally good” and that “the heart itself is good.”
It’s not the first time he’s said this. Last year, he called messages that were longer than 10 minutes “a disaster,” saying congregants are justified in nodding off if the sermon, which may consist of a simple “thought” or “sentiment,” goes longer than that.
But for this, the homily must be brief: an image, a thought and a sentiment. The homily must not go beyond eight minutes, because after that time, attention is lost and people go to sleep, they fall asleep and they are right to do so.
The Roman Catholic Church is not known for their thoughtful handling of God’s word and I’ve never heard a sermon from any Catholic church that was even halfway decent or even tried to get into the text in a meaningful way. The way the Pope tells it though, this is a feature and not a bug.
