Francis, Strong Contender for Nobel Peace Prize
It is obviously the job of the Pope to
promote peace in the world, so awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize would
only seem fit. However, the papacy is yet to boast the honor of claiming
the award.
Francis seems set to rewrite this bit of papal history as he has been shortlisted as one of the candidates that could win the Nobel Peace Prize. While one would have thought that a Pope would have already been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Christianity Today has reported that no Pope has ever won the prize.
According to Reuters, Francis is one of 278 nominees for the prize this year, a record number. Most are individuals but the nominees include more than 40 organizations.
Pope Francis has been named as one of the top contenders by bookmakers, Paddy Power. Other favorites include Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege, Edward Snowden, the former American intelligence contractor who revealed secret surveillance programs, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who defied the Taliban, and Russian media outlets such as Novaya Gazeta, according to bookmakers and researchers. The winner will be announced October 10 in Oslo by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Francis, a native of Argentina, was nominated for the prize by
the Argentine parliament for his efforts in trying to being peace in
Syria.
The Inquisitr has reported that the Pope has denounced the activities of terrorist group ISIS and was vocal in his calls for an urgent end to the Syrian crisis.
Francis’s stance on poverty and his ardent campaign against income inequality also puts him at the top of the list as a favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
In his message to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos in January, Francis was quick to challenge the audience at the forum to tackle the problems of inequality and poverty in the world.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1516375/pope-francis-strong-contender-for-nobel-peace-prize/#to4XkDU06YR2Rm2u.99
Francis seems set to rewrite this bit of papal history as he has been shortlisted as one of the candidates that could win the Nobel Peace Prize. While one would have thought that a Pope would have already been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Christianity Today has reported that no Pope has ever won the prize.
Pope Francis has been named as one of the top contenders by bookmakers, Paddy Power. Other favorites include Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege, Edward Snowden, the former American intelligence contractor who revealed secret surveillance programs, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who defied the Taliban, and Russian media outlets such as Novaya Gazeta, according to bookmakers and researchers. The winner will be announced October 10 in Oslo by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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The Inquisitr has reported that the Pope has denounced the activities of terrorist group ISIS and was vocal in his calls for an urgent end to the Syrian crisis.
Francis’s stance on poverty and his ardent campaign against income inequality also puts him at the top of the list as a favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
In his message to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos in January, Francis was quick to challenge the audience at the forum to tackle the problems of inequality and poverty in the world.
“It is intolerable that thousands of people continue to die every day from hunger, even though substantial quantities of food are available, and often simply wasted. Likewise, we cannot but be moved by the many refugees seeking minimally dignified living conditions, who not only fail to find hospitality, but often, tragically, perish in moving from one place to another. I know that these words are forceful, even dramatic, but they seek both to affirm and to challenge the ability of this assembly to make a difference.”Francis has also been hailed as a reformer, clamping down on corruption and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1516375/pope-francis-strong-contender-for-nobel-peace-prize/#to4XkDU06YR2Rm2u.99
What did a real Saint have to say about these Vatican II Modernist Sillonists?
Finally, He (Christ) did not announce for future society the reign of an ideal happiness from which suffering would be banished; but, by His lessons and by His example, He traced the path of the happiness which is possible on earth and of the perfect happiness in Heaven: the royal way of the Cross. These are teachings that it would be wrong to apply only to one's personal life in order to win eternal salvation; these are eminently social teachings, and they show in Our Lord Jesus Christ something quite different from an inconsistent and impotent humanitarianism."
- Pope St. Pius X, Our Apostolic Mandate
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