Vatican reporters give reasons for thinking Pope Francis is channeling Charles Sheldon, the originator of WWJD:
“You cannot know Jesus without having problems. And I dare say, ‘But if you want to have a problem, go to the street to know Jesus – you’ll end up having not one, but many!’ But that is the way to get to know Jesus! You cannot know Jesus in first class!” Francis said.
On the contrary: “One gets to know Jesus in going out [into] every day [life]. You cannot get to know Jesus in peace and quiet, nor even in the library: Know Jesus.” Certainly, he added, “we can know Jesus in the Catechism,” for, “the Catechism teaches us many things about Jesus. We have to study it, we have to learn it.” Thus, “We know the Son of God, who came to save us, we understand the beauty of the history of salvation, of the love of the Father, studying the Catechism.” Nevertheless, he asked, how many people have read the Catechism of the Catholic Church since it was published over 20 years ago? Yes, you have to come to know Jesus in the Catechism – but it is not enough to know Him with the mind: it is a step.”
The important step however, is getting to “know Jesus in dialogue with Him, talking with Him in prayer, kneeling. If you do not pray, if you do not talk with Jesus, you do not know Him. You know things about Jesus, but you do not go with that knowledge, which He gives your heart in prayer. Know Jesus with the mind – the study of the Catechism: know Jesus with the heart – in prayer, in dialogue with Him. This helps us a good bit, but it is not enough. There is a third way to know Jesus: it is by following Him. Go with Him, walk with Him.” It is necessary, “to go, to walk along the streets, journeying.” It is necessary, said Pope Francis, “to know Jesus in the language of action,” Francis said.
The Anglo-Catholics are looking like the surest defenders of high church Christianity.
Old Life 
So no one who flies first class has problems or needs Jesus…?
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On the contrary, my dad tells the story of getting bumped to first class, wanting to just be left alone and sleep, and the guy next to him asks him out of the blue what he thought about saints.
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Pope Francis: “Thus, “We know the Son of God, who came to save us, we understand the beauty of the history of salvation, of the love of the Father, studying the Catechism.” Nevertheless, he asked, how many people have read the Catechism of the Catholic Church since it was published over 20 years ago?”
Me: The copy of the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” in my library is 688 pages in length. Ya think that might have something to do with why so few of the Catholic faithful read it (and why there are so many condensed summaries of it — like Fr. John A. Hardon’s 259 page “The Faith: A Popular Guide Based on The Catechism of The Catholic Church”)? Contrast that with the Westminster Shorter Catechism, which (without the Scripture proofs) can fit on about 5 pages and can be easily memorized (with some effort).
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“You cannot know Jesus in first class!”
Of course you can’t! That’s because, as every Eeeevangelical knows, Jesus is in the co-pilot seat.
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Pope Frank – how many people have read the Catechism of the Catholic Church since it was published over 20 years ago?
Erik – Maybe if you condensed it a little…
Their Catechism is 20 years old, mine is nearly 500. What does that say?
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Pope Frank – “You cannot know Jesus in first class!”
Erik- Yeah, but the beverage service is great.
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