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143. ... says the Vatican!!!

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Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:20 AM

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Pope Francis, "The worship of the ancient golden calf has returned in a new and ruthless guise... [View all] Playinghardball Feb 2014 OP

Tell it, Francis! :) n/t bitchkitty Feb 2014 #1

Amen. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #2

Now a teabagger will primary him... onehandle Feb 2014 #3

LOVE it!!!!! calimary Feb 2014 #29

Don't give Mr. Santorum ideas! LeftishBrit Feb 2014 #60

Wall St. flaunts it. They're proud of it. Electric Monk Feb 2014 #4

and then there's this... magical thyme Feb 2014 #14

Pardon me for saying so but - JEEEEEZUSSS!!! calimary Feb 2014 #27

+1 Comfort the afflicted and ChazII Feb 2014 #43

This is one Pope I wish would take advantage of the bullet-proof Pope-mobile. n/t JimDandy Feb 2014 #150

HA! Coincidence?????? I think not! Squinch Feb 2014 #30

Definitely! Always amazing that the arrogance of that symbol has been widely accepted. freshwest Feb 2014 #34

Well, we don't call New York "The Empire State" for nothing. adirondacker Feb 2014 #90

Exactly what I was thinking. jwirr Feb 2014 #38

That is kind of like the Mooby Cow right? snooper2 Feb 2014 #39

Classic! nt adirondacker Feb 2014 #135

I like this one better passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #79

Some guy donated that statue to the city, basically dumped it on Wall Street. Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #85

City doesn't own it....the artist still does.. Historic NY Feb 2014 #161

He's absolutley right gopiscrap Feb 2014 #5

Tears in my eyes. So few people grasp how anti-life and anti-human the economic system is. n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #6

Thank you. I cry, too. hamsterjill Feb 2014 #26

As a former Catholic, HockeyMom Feb 2014 #7

Institutionalized bigotry is one of the root causes of poverty and income inequality theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #8

His "pretty words" influence more than a billion Catholics and are a sword in the side pnwmom Feb 2014 #21

Really? theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #52

What have "the Catholic Bishops" done exactly to "up" their "full-on assault"? pnwmom Feb 2014 #93

You mean like this? theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #121

Or this? theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #123

Curse you! AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #149

What facts? theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #163

He has certainly made them feel better about themselves without... Walk away Feb 2014 #94

"billionaire bishops" This is a nutty idea. nt pnwmom Feb 2014 #95

You haven't been following what he has been saying TO and ABOUT sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #112

I agree with you, and have a similar background, and will never go back to the church, but still, Squinch Feb 2014 #32

Hey, HockeyMom - I couldn't agree more! calimary Feb 2014 #46

absolutely agree!! I actually got kicked out for challenging the church on that niyad Feb 2014 #54

He said this in September. rug Feb 2014 #122

I find the RCC treatment of anyone without a penis to be abhorrent. efhmc Feb 2014 #156

Thank you, Pope Francis. woo me with science Feb 2014 #9

He nailed it. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #10

Any action yet? Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #11

He's already taken steps to replace the people in charge of the Vatican Bank pnwmom Feb 2014 #23

nothing will be good enough to some leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #28

Stopping the persecution of women and LGBTs would be a good start theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #55

He's cleaned up an internal Vatican cesspool skepticscott Feb 2014 #134

The other Popes were moving away from Vatican 2. This Pope is restoring it. n/t pnwmom Feb 2014 #136

I imagine we may ask all each other that same question. LanternWaste Feb 2014 #72

I agree with every single word of this statement. JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #12

k&r for Pope Francis. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #13

Hail the All Powerful Invisible Hand! bvar22 Feb 2014 #15

The "invisible hand" is a concept from Adam Smith in 1776 ... kwassa Feb 2014 #119

"The Invisible Hand" wasn't a Faith Based Dogma of the Democratic Party Leadership until 1992. bvar22 Feb 2014 #120

+1 nt Live and Learn Feb 2014 #145

Meanwhile... AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #16

These items are very old and are works of art. Beacool Feb 2014 #18

And have value. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #22

Can you do any better than hyperbole? pnwmom Feb 2014 #24

If the golden cup fits. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #25

well it doesnt leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #33

What about half? AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #49

Great idea. zeemike Feb 2014 #100

The Smithsonian doesn't lecture people about possessions and poverty Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #128

No it is not there business to do that. zeemike Feb 2014 #132

The Catholic Church is the largest NGO in the world. Beacool Feb 2014 #35

The catholic church IS a sovereign country itself. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #47

The very people that say you should do what you can Aerows Feb 2014 #50

You said it. Beacool Feb 2014 #140

Funny, what I find tiresome is the Church's centuries of oppression. Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #162

And of course this Pope is at fault. Beacool Feb 2014 #164

He has echoed anti-gay, anti-women dogma of the Church. Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #167

Might as well not stop with the Smithsonian, how about all the museums? olegramps Feb 2014 #37

I am having a hard time with your rationalization. First I dont believe Jesus would approve rhett o rick Feb 2014 #98

The Vatican IS a museum. Beacool Feb 2014 #99

Even when they acquired that wealth by extorting it from the poor? Ill gotten wealth doesnt get rhett o rick Feb 2014 #102

All great wealth was gotten by extorting the poor. zeemike Feb 2014 #106

the Vatican is a criminal enterprise frwrfpos Feb 2014 #137

This Pope is not protecting pedophiles. Beacool Feb 2014 #142

Beacool, you must realize that we have on DU a few who dwell on the same No Vested Interest Feb 2014 #138

They have blinders on. Beacool Feb 2014 #139

Are you fucking serious. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #147

The Catholic Church is the protector of one of a good part of our immense cultural heritage. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #44

I don't know what that means. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #53

The Catholic Church owns many exquisite cathedrals of great historic value. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #64

Is Bill Gates' mansion a tribute to human creativity and labor? AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #68

Not until the rest of the world recognizes it as such. kwassa Feb 2014 #118

It means that you're not supposed to notice who a major part of the parasite class is. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #91

+1,000,000,000!!! dorkzilla Feb 2014 #58

I would argue that the creativity of the artists would exist Gore1FL Feb 2014 #165

Of course the creativity of artist would exists without the fairy tales dorkzilla Feb 2014 #166

Hilarious indeed n/t malaise Feb 2014 #51

He really has a good heart and wants change lovuian Feb 2014 #17

Oh, yeah. But not for women and gays. Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #129

He just understands that capitalism is a secular threat to dominionism, but I made this anyway (pic) dogknob Feb 2014 #19

Good pic. They should be called out: freshwest Feb 2014 #36

Amen to you too, Freshwest. Amen to the Pope and amen to Freshwest. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #42

That one...he just don't give up. Kurovski Feb 2014 #20

When his archdioceses start selling property to fairly compensate the sex abused HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #31

Amen. Amen. Amen. So be it. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #40

He's awful. He's just a far left purist ideologue. Begone with him! Armstead Feb 2014 #41

Awful purist Aerows Feb 2014 #48

I'm gay and female Aerows Feb 2014 #45

Yes he does. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #56

Nope Aerows Feb 2014 #57

He doesn't blow that topic off, and his organization spends ENORMOUS sums of money lobbying AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #61

Not only lobbying against contraception and abortion... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #63

Bullshit Aerows Feb 2014 #65

You're going to stack his comments on wealth up against Elizabeth Warren? Bernie Sanders? Al Franken AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #71

I'm sorry Aerows Feb 2014 #75

We were talking about fiscal issues. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #82

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #146

Spend more time? Then why is this OP a recycled quote from November of last year? Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #111

That is simply a false statement, that he 'blows off' those issues. Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #103

This article summed it up for me theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #59

Anyone that steps up to the plate Aerows Feb 2014 #62

And Benedict did the same thing, BTW theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #69

What? Aerows Feb 2014 #70

Yes, that pope. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #74

That's Benedict Aerows Feb 2014 #77

They said the same things about economic issues. So did pope Paul II. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #83

Or maybe you ought to do some research theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #76

I think I've done enough research to realize Aerows Feb 2014 #80

That's not a legitimate reply theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #89

Pope Benedict wrote a book speaking out against capitalism: Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #124

Why that doesn't really matter eridani Feb 2014 #133

That's my Pope.! 840high Feb 2014 #66

I'm a Buddhist now and will never be Catholic again, but I LOOOOOOOOOOVE this guy!! DesertDiamond Feb 2014 #67

I am starting to like this guy! Vinnie From Indy Feb 2014 #73

du rec. xchrom Feb 2014 #78

BANG on! And the new FALSE GOD is the 'invisible hand of the marketplace,' who these people always TrollBuster9090 Feb 2014 #81

that's why Greenspan said we shouldn't regulate derivatives: because they were beyond human MisterP Feb 2014 #84

Class Warfare DallasNE Feb 2014 #86

Can't disagree with him there at all. nt arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #87

...and he has no idea how that could have happened.... Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #88

I hope he cooks his own meals for a while and keeps an eye on the brake lines of his junker jsr Feb 2014 #92

So glad he is sticking his thumb in the eye of the 1% Politicub Feb 2014 #96

Is it too late to establish residency in the U.S. for him to run for president? Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #97

Even in jest, that's not funny theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #101

We'll Americanize him. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #104

Sorry. Still not funny. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #105

It would not surprise me if this Pope were to make a positive stand on those issues as well. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #109

He's an old man with a long career you could learn about. In Argentina he was so stridently Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #115

That definitely sounds like opinions from someone who is still living in a medieval era. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #116

It's comments like this that make it neccessary to respond with facts Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #107

I, of course, do not support him on those issues. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #110

You give him 'time' I'll give him my opinion that he's a hypocrite in service to hate and Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #113

You are entitled to that opinion. It is a valid one. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #114

Oh, gee thanks for your permission! Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #117

See post #76. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #126

Anti-gay and anti-abortion leader? Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #125

The cult of money Texano78704 Feb 2014 #108

No human purpose. Octafish Feb 2014 #127

I'm not even religious and I love this Pope. Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #130

Well said, Pope Francis! City Lights Feb 2014 #131

Glad to see somebody talking about income inequality. Our own damn politicians don't seem liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #141

... says the Vatican!!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #143

What will saint Francis do... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #144

Man, this pope has got a REAL hate-on for the obscenely wealthy. Arkana Feb 2014 #148

Yes, and it might turn out to be helpful to the human race. nt ladjf Feb 2014 #153

I never said it was a bad thing. Arkana Feb 2014 #154

I never thought you meant that it was a "bad thing". We agree. ladjf Feb 2014 #155

Time to have the levite soldiers kill 3000 friends and family with their swords again Heather MC Feb 2014 #151

Francis, keep on saying good things. I'm not a friend ladjf Feb 2014 #152

'And please make sure to visit the St. Peter's Basilica Gift Shop at the conclusion of your tour'... SidDithers Feb 2014 #157

That Golden Calf has been sitting on Wall Street for years... malthaussen Feb 2014 #158

This message was self-deleted by its author No Vested Interest Feb 2014 #159

I am by nature a peaceful, non-confrontational person. No Vested Interest Feb 2014 #160