'But Lord, throw a banana peel in front of them....' | National Catholic Reporter

'But Lord, throw a banana peel in front of them....' | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: To a large extent, the Holy Father's daily homilies are like any others - that of a priest sharing his faith with his flock.  I am sure that by now he knows that the world is watching and it would be a nice bit of underground revolution if this is how he got messages out.  It is not, however, the forum for propounding doctrine for the whole Church.  That he mentioned the Synod is interesting, but whether that is a message remains to be seen.  As far as Burke goes, he is definitely a rigorist although I wish someone would tell him no more interviews with web pages. Watching right wing sycophants give him an interview that they think helps their side, but really helps the other side, is like watching train wreck.  Still, Francis treats people like Raymond Burke as colleagues - he is one of the insiders and this pope takes collegiality seriously, even as they fight over content.  That was and is the problem of sex abuse of minors being covered up, and Francis was no better at it in Argentina.  Expect no doctrinal purges this year or the next.