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By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Aug 24, 2023
In a recent Angelus address, Pope Francis highlighted Our Lord’s willingness to “change his mind” about healing the daughter of the Canaanite woman in response to her pleas, as recounted in Matthew’s gospel (15:21-28). Thus, the Pope recommended Christ as a model for avoiding what Francis so clearly regards as a capital sin: Rigidity. Our news story on this particular address already provided background information showing that former saintly commentators on the text had interpreted Christ’s response to the Canaanite woman as a way of eliciting a statement of profound faith, not as a change of His own mind or heart. In other words, the Pope’s interpretation appears to be strained in support of one of his favorite themes. …
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Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.