Leo: The Church Should be an “Open House” that “Listens Without Judging”

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David Martin , Bio and Archives--October 6, 2026

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The Catholic Church as founded by Christ listens only to God, not to man, but the Bishop of Rome has a different idea.

Pope Leo has said that he wants the Church to be an “open house” that “listens without judging.” In his prayer video for October 2026, he said:

Unfortunately, Leo has erred again. This is not said to criticize the papacy, which we embrace, but to simply say the truth in Christ. The Church is not an “open house” for the errant but it is the House of God where the Creator Himself dwells around the clock in full Body and Spirit. 

Christ is the Just Judge who will come to “judge the living and the dead” (Apostles Creed), but it appears........

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