Francis is directing our attention to the game itself

Fr. Robert Barron on 

Protestantism and Authority

by Mark Shea

Readers familiar with me will know that I think the world of Fr. Robert Barron's creative and intelligent witness to the Faith. Here he is addressing the problem of the Protestant approach to authority as it is articulated by one of its smartest representatives, Alister McGrath
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It will not come as a shock to know that I agree with Fr. Barron on the problems inherent in sola scriptura and, in fact, have had more than a little to say about that myself:

But beyond the common and extremely-hard-to-deny point being made about the need for an umpire or referee in the "game" of the Christan faith (the core point made by apologists for the Catholic Faith like Yr. Obdt. Svt.) I think Fr. Barron makes an interesting and thought-provoking point when he notes that, while an umpire is essential to the game, the game is not about the umpire. It's about the game. The point of the Catholic faith is not about ecclesial politics or the minutiae of what the Pope and bishops are doing today. It's about the relationship of Jesus Christ and the human person. The gospel is not a mere set of moral precepts. You can get that from any religion and from a dozen philosophies.
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