Maybe I am too hopeful and reading what's not there but while he does refer to marriage he does it in a way that does not condemn anyone and instead concentrates on the "richness and beauty of family life". Intentionally vague?
I can not believe that Mr Catholic himself, justice scalia did not come to see the pope speak.
was he one of the "safe" designees? Aren't there members of congress that have to be excluded & kept safe in case of an attack? Does SCOTUS follow the same protocol? Or was the pope too liberal for him?
You could hear everyone gearing up for thunderous applause when they thought he was going to say the global eradication of abortion, but then he said "death penalty" instead.
YES!!!! i was listening on my drive in and laughed my ass off when this happened.
I can not believe that Mr Catholic himself, justice scalia did not come to see the pope speak.
was he one of the "safe" designees? Aren't there members of congress that have to be excluded & kept safe in case of an attack? Does SCOTUS follow the same protocol? Or was the pope too liberal for him?
I don't think so? They all go to the state of the union don't they? Alito isn't there either.
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said Pope Francis' call to welcome immigrants to the country with open arms in his address to Congress on Thursday shows the Catholic leader doesn't understand the necessity of national borders or the idea of nation states.
“One thing the Catholic Church seems to miss is the importance of the nation-state, of sovereignty, and if you’re going to protect the rule of law, you have to have borders and have to have the nation state,” King said in an interview with CNN after the Pope’s speech.
Vatican City is a sovereign state.
King, who is Catholic, also said that opening up U.S. borders “eventually would sink the lifeboat that is America.”
The Iowa Republican was responding to a question about the Pope evoking the Golden Rule in urging lawmakers to welcome immigrants to the country.
King went on to praise the speech, calling it “balanced, respectful, and appreciative,” traits he said an uncharacteristically attentive Congress echoed.
King has a checkered history of off color remarks about race and immigration, and recently praised GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration plan.
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said Pope Francis' call to welcome immigrants to the country with open arms in his address to Congress on Thursday shows the Catholic leader doesn't understand the necessity of national borders or the idea of nation states.
“One thing the Catholic Church seems to miss is the importance of the nation-state, of sovereignty, and if you’re going to protect the rule of law, you have to have borders and have to have the nation state,” King said in an interview with CNN after the Pope’s speech.
Vatican City is a sovereign state.
King, who is Catholic, also said that opening up U.S. borders “eventually would sink the lifeboat that is America.”
The Iowa Republican was responding to a question about the Pope evoking the Golden Rule in urging lawmakers to welcome immigrants to the country.
King went on to praise the speech, calling it “balanced, respectful, and appreciative,” traits he said an uncharacteristically attentive Congress echoed.
King has a checkered history of off color remarks about race and immigration, and recently praised GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration plan.
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somebody doesn't understand something around here but i'm pretty sure it's not the pope on this one.
I just wanted to share a couple photos that my cousin took. He's the one who works in Washington for NBC.
Pope Francis waves as members of Congress wave back from the east steps of the Capitol after the Pope's address to Congress #popeinDC
On the east front on the US Capitol, Chuck Todd watches coverage of Pope Francis' meeting with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) before he addresses Congress.
Post by WanderingWinoZ on Sept 25, 2015 6:17:08 GMT -5
Pope Francis is scheduled to begin Friday morning by addressing the United Nations General Assembly -- the 70th annual meeting of that body of world leaders and their representatives -- during his first full day in New York.
From there, Francis will make his way to the Sept. 11 memorial and museum for an "interreligious encounter."
In the afternoon, the pope will visit Our Lady Queen of Angels school in Harlem, meeting with children and their parents before riding in his popemobile -- an open-sided white Jeep -- through Central Park.
Post by WanderingWinoZ on Sept 25, 2015 10:00:12 GMT -5
In a sweeping address to the U.N. General Assembly, Pope Francis presented himself as a champion of the poor and dispossessed, urging world leaders to adopt concrete solutions to combat war, widespread poverty and economic destruction.
Francis said the selfish pursuit of power and wealth is hurting the environment and the poor.
"A selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged," Francis said.
"A selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged," Francis said.
Post by jillboston on Sept 26, 2015 8:05:54 GMT -5
anyone seeing this clip of the Pope trying to walk up the plane stairs. Poor dear guy was falling a little bit.. :'(and his Pope cape kept blowing up over his head. He needs someone to give him an arm on those steps.
I was listenin to npr yesterday and the reporter told some right wing blowhard to get overthemselves. The Pope doesn't care about polls or US candidates, at least not this early. He is an amazing representative of my Faith. He is what it truly means to be Catholic. Yup, he's left when it comes to the poor and disasvantaged, right as he is pro life. He is so what my Church needs now and I pray for more years. And, another like him. Honestly, I feel he is just like Jesus was on Earth. It gets me teary when I hear him speak.