Hopefully you can hear the sarcasm there, our authority is scripture, ladies, so if you are tuning in for the first time, we do not appeal to the Pope for authority, but this list is very interesting and very telling of the thoughts of Pope Francis, the trajectory, presumably, of the Roman Catholic Church, and the trajectory of the world, and I would dare say, to an extent, the visible Church, because let's face it, there are a lot of professing Christians, professing evangelicals, who love Pope Francis, so here is what they are loving, here's a little taste of it, number one, 10 tips for a happier life, according to Pope Francis, live and let live, everyone should be guided by this principle, he says, which has a similar expression in Rome, with the saying, move forward and let others do the same, okay, number two, be giving of yourself to others, well, there's a nice principle, isn't it, you know, selflessness, people need to be open and generous toward others, if you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric, you don't want that to happen to you, so that's number two, be giving of yourself to others, there's a lot of law in here already, number three, proceed calmly in life, so I don't know, does the Pope have one of those signs hanging in his people office that says, keep calm and carry on, I'm not sure, number four, a healthy sense of leisure, okay, number five, Sundays should be holidays, workers should have Sundays off, because Sunday is for family, Sunday is for family, we'll just ignore the part about, you know, worshiping God, which most of us gather with our brothers and sisters in Christ on Sundays, anyway, number six, find innovative ways to create dignified jobs for young people, this is how we're going to be happier, so everybody go out and find an innovative way to create a dignified job for young people, so that they can't get into drugs, okay, you could teach them some truths from God's word as well, but, you know, finding innovative ways and creative jobs is fun too, I guess, number seven, respect and take care of nature, ah, here's the green gospel, environmental degradation is one of the biggest challenges we have, I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is, isn't humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature, you know, that's a sad thing, because apparently the Pope has not read his Bible, if he had, he would know that only the Lord can destroy the earth, and he will destroy it by fire, now I'm not saying we shouldn't be a good steward of what the Lord has given us, but this notion that we have to recycle and save the trees, because if we don't, the world's going to end, it's just not in scripture, it's just not there, because God is sovereign over the earth, and God created it, and God will uncreate it, but you'd have to read your Bible to know that, and it's so much easier to just listen to the Pope, number eight, here, here's a good one, stop being negative, I mean, when did the Pope turn into Joel Osteen, stop being negative, quote, needing to talk badly about others indicates low self -esteem, that means I feel so low that instead of picking myself up, I have to cut others down, letting go of negative things quickly is healthy, end quote, so the Pope has apparently been talking to Joel Osteen, because you just, you can't put those negative thoughts out there, if you put them out there in the universe, they're going to, you know, curse and jinx your life, so you got to pull those, pull those back, number nine, don't proselytize, respect others' beliefs, okay, quote, we can inspire others through witness, so that one grows together in communicating, but the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyzes, I am talking with you in order to persuade you, no, says the Pope, each person dialogues, starting with his or her own identity, the church grows by attraction, not by proselytizing, so now the Pope sounds like Rick Warren, Bill Hybels and the like, we have to make the church attractive, and then that's how we'll grow, you know, the funny thing is that Jesus Christ said that he would grow his church, and his church is grown when his word is proclaimed faithfully and accurately and without compromise, and when that is done, the Lord will bring those who are his, those who he has chosen from before the beginning of time, he will bring them to those, those sheepfolds, if you will, those churches where his word is being proclaimed, and that is how he will grow his church, that is how people are saved, that is how they are brought into a saving relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, that is how they are brought to repentance and faith by the power and work of the Holy Spirit, it is through the proclamation of his word, it is not through this dialogue that begins with our own identity, I don't know what that means, that is not biblical, I can start a dialogue and start from my own identity, but that will not save you, if you look to me and to my identity to find salvation, you will be sorely disappointed, but if you look to Jesus Christ, who is revealed to us in the word of God, the Bible, that is how you will be saved, that is how the Holy Spirit works, that is the means by which the Holy Spirit works, the proclamation of the word, the truthful, uncompromised word of God, the Pope is wrong, shocking, I know.