“Where Francis self-consciously modeled his actions after the Jesus he met in the Gospels, many later saints read accounts of earlier saints like Francis in order to chart their paths and make their decisions according to what the blessed are supposed to do.” JesusSaintsSainthoodGospelsSt Francis Of AssisiSt Francis Book:When Saint Francis Saved the Church Source: When Saint Francis Saved the Church
“One way to express Francis's approach is to say that his life was focused on orthopraxy (right action) over orthodoxy (right belief).... The Gospel was not something to believe as much it was a vocation to a changed life.” FaithJesusChristianityOrthodoxyGospelSainthoodOrthopraxySt Francis Of AssisiSt Francis Book:When Saint Francis Saved the Church Source: When Saint Francis Saved the Church