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theHandpuppet

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14. Well I'm sure that among the hundreds of articles...

Reply to rug (Reply #13)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 09:18 PM

Jun 2014

... written about the meeting between President Obama and Pope Francis, you'll find that the issue of "religious liberty" and the HHS Mandate was a specific topic of their conversation. And in not one of those articles will you find it reported that they were in agreement on this issue - quite the opposite.

You know very well Francis supports all of these lawsuits (over a score of them) filed by Catholic organizations against the contraception mandate in the name of "religious freedom" or as the USCCB likes to call it, "religious liberty". If you have any evidence to the contrary, please feel free to provide it.

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Leonardo Boff "This Pope Will Change the Church"/Hobby Lobby "We Want Our Workers Barefoot/Pregnant" [View all] McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 OP

"It is time for the left to reclaim spirituality." alp227 Jun 2014 #1

Hobby Lobby�s Green family meets with Pope Francis muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #2

truth RainDog Jun 2014 #3

According to Jennifer Sheran of DeMoss, the Atlanta public relations firm that represents the Greens rug Jun 2014 #4

I am quite sorry...but did Francis not meet with them? Are you honestly suggesting msanthrope Jun 2014 #7

Are you honestly suggesting "The pope did ask how the (Hobby Lobby) case was progressing� rug Jun 2014 #11

The amicus his church filed means Francis wants Hobby Lobby to win. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #12

That was the USCCB. rug Jun 2014 #13

Well I'm sure that among the hundreds of articles... theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #14

It should be easy then to find one where he said he hopes Hobby Lobby wins. rug Jun 2014 #16

No, not playing that game tonight theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #19

Me either. rug Jun 2014 #20

In other words, you don't have any. theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #22

Lol! Not a one that says Francis hopes Hobby Lobby wins. rug Jun 2014 #23

Plenty theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #25

Ah, that must be it. rug Jun 2014 #26

Are you really pleading Matthew 6:3? Is Francis an Avignon msanthrope Jun 2014 #17

Are you really citing Matthew 6:3? rug Jun 2014 #21

Yes....you are suggesting that the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing, msanthrope Jun 2014 #31

Don't you see? theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #15

Indeed.....the cardinals do not speak for the church. Except for electing the Pope. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #18

What ARE you talking about? theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #5

The Cardinals and Bishops reflect the church. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #27

Supporting Hobby Lobby? And their business model? Major fail! freshwest Jun 2014 #29

Wake me when this pope changes a single bit of dogma. It's all PR. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #6

I wonder where all this concern for poor women in third world sweatshops was... theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #9

Keep the church out of the government, or we'll lose all our freedoms! Disgusting. freshwest Jun 2014 #30

The fastest growing religious group in the U.S. is NO religion RainDog Jun 2014 #8

The Pope sides with Hobby Lobby on this. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #10

Virtually all products we buy are made in highly exploitive conditions in the Third World BainsBane Jun 2014 #24

Perfect: 'that is not a "belief", it is a business strategy.' freshwest Jun 2014 #28

I worked for a pro-life boss... gerogie2 Jun 2014 #32