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rustbeltvoice

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2. Yes, i agree with Pope Leo,

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 10:31 AM

Mar 20

and yes Republicans and big media are not inclined to report on these type of announcements from the Church. Repukes, corporate media, and repuke media are highly selective which Catholic voices they want to be heard (e.g. Timothy Dolan). But, it must also be acknowledged that Catholicism is not generally respected by many on this forum.

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Pronouncements from the Catholic Church are only News [View all] edhopper Mar 20 OP

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, to which the US is a niyad Mar 20 #1

Back when I Delphinus Mar 20 #14

Pretty sure that the majority of the pukes in congress either niyad Mar 20 #18

Yes, i agree with Pope Leo, rustbeltvoice Mar 20 #2

Who else did stories on it? Reuters, The Independent, The Irish Examiner, HuffPost, BuzzFeed (which highplainsdem Mar 20 #3

Yet edhopper Mar 20 #4

There's no doubt the media is biased and controlled by oligarchs. highplainsdem Mar 20 #5

Faux Noise doesn't like the American Pope FakeNoose Mar 20 #6

They hate all branches of Christianity. They worship at the alter of Christian Nationalism, pat_k Mar 20 #11

Pope Leo mirrors all of our good, just thinking. ananda Mar 20 #7

Or how about when they're actually translated into policy? nt SouthBayDem Mar 20 #8

Wonder what all of those Opus Dei scrotus members and other "Catholic" pukes not fooled Mar 20 #9

And our electeds need to make universal health care front and center. pat_k Mar 20 #10

Provide high end health care and education, then I'll buy into the bootstraps argument. mjvpi Mar 20 #12

I'm with Pope Bob on universal health care. Hassler Mar 20 #13

When the Pope speaks the 4 billion or so Carholics leftyladyfrommo Mar 20 #15

Actually is 1 + billion. About an 8th of the world's population. leftyladyfrommo Mar 20 #16

This is true of many issues. The billionaires control the media now. Martin68 Mar 20 #17