Pope Francis TED Talk: Three Important Lessons For Life

[ancianita]

I can't wait for the full translation to come out in subtitles.

I'm sure this gets traction by this Sunday.

[underpants]

1. POPE -- Mark to watch later.

[ancianita]

2. Hah you're funny.

[Boomerproud]

3. I read the whole speech on CNN's website.

It's a total smack down on 45 and his worldview. Beautifully done Francis.

[ancianita]

4. Great! Me, I like subtitles because you can get the full experience of his body language, too, and

an audio-visual feel for his spirit. I hope the whole speech gets put into one subtitled video soon.

I'm glad he's offering the world's most honored view of human values and vision for humans.

Lord knows this country's Trump and chumps need it bad.

[AtheistCrusader]

5. If he took his own advice on tenderness, he might drop his own bigotry against LGBT issues.

And when I say 'his own' I mean his own personal bigotry, not just the bigoted dogma of the RCC as an institution. I mean HIS bigotry. He was quite outspoken on this issue when he was just a bishop in Argentina, and the country had a referendum on the ballot to legalize same sex marriage. Translating, he called the referendum a move by Satan to destroy the family. Way back in 2010. Wasn't even a candidate for Pope at that time.

But like most religious leaders he's big on 'do as I say, not as I do' thing. Talks a good game on wealth and capitalism at times, but his social game sucks.

Nothing has changed since at least John Paul II on this front.
http://protectthepope.com/?p=7813

All three, Paul, Ratzinger, and Francis spoke the same things about poverty, income inequality, and basic human rights. Friendly to us on economics, hostile to us on LGBTQ issues and women's rights.

[ancianita]

6. Even as an atheist I know that not all spiritual leaders can be their god. But he's trying.

And that means a lot to a struggling world of oppressors and oppressed.