"On behalf of of the President, Prof. Margaret Arch .. I am very happy to invite

[DFab420]

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[Uncle Joe]

1. So what was the "discourtesy"?

Thanks for the thread, DFab420.

[Jitter65]

33. Evidently she did't find out about it until recently and is pissed. Found some interesting things

about the politics within the Vatican.
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/bishop-sanchez-sorondo-responds-criticism

[Bjornsdotter]

2. Waiting for the responses

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

3. There will be none

There never are.

[Bjornsdotter]

4. +1 n/t

[QC]

5. So who you gonna believe? Hillary or your lyin' eyes?

[Jitter65]

8. Hillary has nothing to do with this. Show huge desperation. nt

[Bjornsdotter]

12. Correct!

Hillary has nothing to do with this, including the fact that she wasn't invited.

[Amaril]

20. Joining you

[Jitter65]

6. Letter written and back dated maybe?

Looks like the Bishop took it upon himself to speak for the President and she didn't like it.

[morningfog]

26. LOL! Keep hitting yourself in the head with that hammer.

[revbones]

27. WOW. Shouldn't you be visiting a truther site somewhere instead of DU with that comment? nt

[seattleite]

32. Straight up delusional.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. I see that Pope Francis signed it personally, as Bernie told us this morning on MSNBC...

[jillan]

9. Well there goes that lie! lol!! It's so sad!!!!

[Surya Gayatri]

13. The Bern will most likely be issuing a "clarification" in due time...LOL!

[Jitter65]

10. Three blatant lies in three days...oh, my! nt

[riderinthestorm]

35. When did Bernie say the invitation was from the Pope?

Please provide a link for Bernie saying that.

[revbones]

28. Oh he did? Was that before he said he didn't know if he'd get to meet the Pope? nt

[riderinthestorm]

38. Please post links where Bernie’s ever said that the Pope invited him nt

[Surya Gayatri]

50. Look up that MSNBC gig where he disingenuously, but clearly

implies that he'll be meeting with the Pope he's SO in sync with.
Then look up the video clip of his visit to the View where he replies "Yup" when asked if he's going to see the Pope.

Just another forked-tongue pol. How disappointing. LOL!

[riderinthestorm]

51. Oh my god!! He's a politician!!! Stop the presses!!

Ok, so ya got nothing.

[jillan]

11. Unbelievable - excellent post!!

[Bjornsdotter]

14. In all fairness...

....could you also post Hillary's invitation?

[BernieforPres2016]

19. I don't think neocon imperialist war mongers are welcome

Now the media has to coordinate a news blackout on the Vatican while Bernie is there.

[TheSarcastinator]

15. I'm Kicking This

Just to annoy the liars.

[Sky Masterson]

16. But wait!!!! Bernie was the third shooter on the grassy Knoll

He also masterminded 911, saw the rise of Justin Bieber, and once put ketchup on a steak.
Bern him!!!

[flamingdem]

17. Long live the Pope!

He's a cool guy, those who work with him area a mixed bag.

[EndElectoral]

18. It is sad to see how hard Hillary supporters work to denounce the simplest of things.

[oberliner]

21. So he was not invited by the Pope, but rather by Bishop Sorondo

Somebody better correct the BBC article:

http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-35999269

[beedle]

22. Talk to BBC it's their headline

are you blaming Bernie for a BBC headline now?

[oberliner]

23. Not just the headline but also the first paragraph in bold

Obviously not blaming Bernie for the poor quality article. People just need to be aware that the BBC has their facts wrong.

[beedle]

24. I'm guessing you next call to Washington Post to correct their

'Clinton questions whether Bernie is qualified to be president' story?

[oberliner]

25. No that seems like a fair headline

Although that whole back and forth was pretty silly.

[beedle]

29. on that I can agree

I really don't care who calls who 'unqualified' ... they both are until they can prove they can win the Primaries, which is a one of the main 'qualifications'

[oberliner]

34. Ask the question, manufacture the controversy

That seems to be what some news outlets are after.

Leak a report that Hillary's campaign is going to try to show that Bernie is not qualified.

Ask Hillary a bunch of times if Bernie is qualified - she hems and haws.

Then tell Bernie that Hillary said she wasn't qualified - he responds somewhat in kind.

And round and round it goes.

[KingFlorez]

30. Sanders still soliticed the invite

That is the part of this story that you all are ignoring.

[revbones]

31. Where's your proof? All I've seen is an invitation.

And even if he did, Clinton was able to request invites and has to various places as well.

It also doesn't change the Pope declining her invitation in Sep 2015 either.

And none of this fake controversy diminishes that Bernie is going to speak there, or counters any of Hillary's moral failings.

[KingFlorez]

36. This article says Sanders asked for an invitation

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-08/sanders-accused-of-discourtesy-in-seeking-vatican-invitation

[revbones]

41. That just says Archer accused him of that.

It doesn't prove it - AND her timeline was disproven by the actual invitation. Her credibility is somewhat shot on this byt those facts, and her little attacks in the comments she made.

[KingFlorez]

44. Whatever, kid

When Sanders walks it back like it did the unqualified comment, it will shut everyone up. That's all I'll say.

[revbones]

47. Oooh name-calling. Breakfast of champions that is. Really shows you're smart. Kudos.

Sure, we'll see.

[riderinthestorm]

45. Your own article debunks that point

The academy’s chancellor said he arranged the invitation and defended the Vermont senator.

Chancellor's outrank Presidents in these organizations.

The President is just miffed and is taking a private dispute public imo.

[salinsky]

39. I don't believe he's been invited to speak ... nt

[revbones]

43. Yeah, he's just going to take 2 days off campaigning to travel there and mill about in the crowd.

Maybe he'll pick up some souvenirs and a Pope hat for the kids too...

Edited to add

However Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, the chancellor of the Academy, speaking on the phone from New York, said he extended the invitation to Sanders, though he declined to say who initiated the contacts.
“We are interested in having him because we have two presidents coming from Latin America, I thought it would be good to have an authoritative voice from North America,” Sanchez Sorondo said. Asked when he when the invitation was extended, he said, “Quite some time ago.”

[salinsky]

48. He's not listed as a speaker ...

Bolivian President Evo Morales and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa are listed as speakers at the event on the academy’s website. Sanders is not listed as a speaker.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-04-08/sanders-accused-of-discourtesy-in-seeking-vatican-invitation

[revbones]

49. Give it time.

The Chancellor said "We are interested in having him because we have two presidents coming from Latin America, I thought it would be good to have an authoritative voice from North America".

Since he mentioned the 2 presidents that are already on the schedule, I'm guessing it was due to it not being publicly released yet. Otherwise, someone might have seen it on the schedule and ruined any announcement. This is common event planning.

[salinsky]

53. We'll see, but ...

... another poster recently posted a link to the event's programme.

Bernie is listed as an "other participant" and is not listed as a speaker in the full schedule.

http://www.pass.va/content/dam/scienzesociali/booklet/centesimus_annus.pdf

Maybe he can speak during one of the coffee breaks?

[revbones]

55. I saw that.

My assumption is that "participant" is part of typical event planning, and the information wasn't fully released until today. Things will get updated.

It would be ridiculous to think he would stop campaigning for 2 full days to just go and hang out in some conference. We don't know the definition of "participant" yet, and the other names above are listed with pictures and are probably already scheduled and have a topic picked out.

Most likely, he'll get some time but have to have a specific topic picked out, etc... to get on the schedule.

I could be wrong on that, but when I run events, I list the instructors well before I post the schedule and speaking topics, then as they come in I update the public materials. It just makes sense though since both groups are "participants"

[KingFlorez]

52. That's interesting

We'll see how this plays out...

[Kalidurga]

37. And Hillary didn't have the foresight to invite herself

Or didn't care to because that gig just wouldn't pay.

[pdsimdars]

40. It never ceases to amaze me how awesome the people on DU are.

Issue comes up. . . . no time at all someone finds just the right document or article. . . . BAM. . . controversy over.

[Jitter65]

54. No the controversy isn't over. Archer is still pissed. Remains to be seen what they will allow her

to respond.

Interesting politics at the Vatican involving the Bishop.
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/bishop-sanchez-sorondo-responds-criticism