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LynneSin

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118. This is all new territory for Catholics

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #114)

Thu Sep 24, 2015, 02:48 PM

Sep 2015

this guy is going to revolutionize the faith or die of some mysterious circumstances. Should be interesting.

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***** Pope Francis Address to Joint Meeting of Congress - LIVE Blog ***** [View all] L. Coyote Sep 2015 OP

White House website - Pope Francis is in Washington - Top Videos L. Coyote Sep 2015 #1

The President Welcomes the Pope to the White House L. Coyote Sep 2015 #2

Thanks for this, watching now. No BriWi with the constant talking....n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #3

Notice how some congress critters that rarely bother to show up on Capitol Hill these days are ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #4

Alright, good close-up shot of Bernie Sanders. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #5

So, looks like 5 Justices didn't show up? nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #6

I heard that Scalia, Thomas and Alito wouldn't be attending Siwsan Sep 2015 #36

Scalia didn't attend! Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #92

Pope loves poor people, Scalia HATES them, so no surprise there. randys1 Sep 2015 #101

The Supreme Court, the President's Cabinet. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #7

And a special handshake to John Kerry. Gets no better than that....n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #8

Yes, the Sec. of Stateand a Catholic too. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #11

"Mr. Speaker, the Pope of the Holy See" L. Coyote Sep 2015 #9

Nice reception. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #10

Waiting for the 'You Lie!' moment from one of these assholes. nt onehandle Sep 2015 #12

so far it looks good restorefreedom Sep 2015 #27

Standing ovation after first sentence. "...land of the free and home of the brave." L. Coyote Sep 2015 #13

I couldn't understand him too well and wondered what that sentence was. Thanks...n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #15

"...the common good, the chief aim of all politics." L. Coyote Sep 2015 #14

To the greatest page. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2015 #16

Dorothy Day gets a shout out as a great American. Drunken Irishman Sep 2015 #17

I often tell people I'm a Dorothy Day/Oscar Romero type of Catholic. mentalsolstice Sep 2015 #65

He's using English treestar Sep 2015 #18

How can he read the Bible if he doesn't speak English? jberryhill Sep 2015 #22

lol! treestar Sep 2015 #24

He reads Latin and doesn't need a British bible. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #108

I understand that he is a Latin American jberryhill Sep 2015 #115

After all, Jesus spoke in English, as did Julius Ceasar and Cleopatra. Just watch the movies, right? L. Coyote Sep 2015 #116

Well none of them were Latin American either jberryhill Sep 2015 #117

He should have spoken in Spanish, at least the parts about immigration. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #119

Boehner looks worried dembotoz Sep 2015 #19

Boehner's trying to hold back anger meow2u3 Sep 2015 #30

Boehner always looks worried. It is his natural state of being. yellowcanine Sep 2015 #111

Why does he want to combat violins? jberryhill Sep 2015 #20

Emily!!!! treestar Sep 2015 #26

I can't figure out why the head of Paypal is addresssing Congress anyway jberryhill Sep 2015 #29

Duzy! roody Sep 2015 #54

obviously OriginalGeek Sep 2015 #28

Now he wants to build a swan of common goo jberryhill Sep 2015 #32

Sax AND Violins Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #113

Boehner is crying already. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #21

on this one moment restorefreedom Sep 2015 #31

One day pass here too lostnfound Sep 2015 #100

And tomorrow he'll be back at defunding Planned Parenthood. Well, maybe a one hour pass L. Coyote Sep 2015 #107

lol. i should have made it "a.m. only." nt restorefreedom Sep 2015 #110

I've been crying for 3 days straight -- I am so moved by this man. gateley Sep 2015 #40

Haha, welcome to my pew...n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #46

... gateley Sep 2015 #50

Just called out religious extremist ideology. nt onehandle Sep 2015 #23

Fundamentalism in every form. I guess that includes Republicans. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #33

I'm sure the "Christian Right's" heads are exploding meow2u3 Sep 2015 #34

Time Warner Cable has a special Papal Visit Channel streaming live bananas Sep 2015 #25

Dorothy Day kelliekat44 Sep 2015 #35

Also this -- she was both a Catholic and an anarchist starroute Sep 2015 #96

His Holiness just called out the anti-immigration bigots meow2u3 Sep 2015 #37

Good, now he needs to evolve on Gay rights. I will give the guy credit where due, and randys1 Sep 2015 #102

We the People of these continents are not fearful of foreigners ... L. Coyote Sep 2015 #38

Huckabee upset that he's not addressing rampant suppression of Christianity in this country jberryhill Sep 2015 #39

Actually, he's giving the Christian genocide of the Americas a huge pass, with L. Coyote Sep 2015 #109

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you meow2u3 Sep 2015 #41

The Golden Rule "Do unto others.." APPLAUSE jberryhill Sep 2015 #42

"Let us remember the golden rule. Do onto others as you would have them do onto you." L. Coyote Sep 2015 #43

And he just lost me. Skidmore Sep 2015 #44

I think that was expected. Siwsan Sep 2015 #51

This man embodies and imparts the teachings the genesis of most faiths -- gateley Sep 2015 #60

Absolutely my view, too Siwsan Sep 2015 #63

As a woman I have to agree. I give this guy a pass on his pro-life stance... LynneSin Sep 2015 #93

He is a man who walks the walk, not just talks the talk Siwsan Sep 2015 #95

I would be willing to give him some slack on this point Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #114

This is all new territory for Catholics LynneSin Sep 2015 #118

I am an ex-Catholic Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #120

Just called for the "abolition of the death penalty" Renew Deal Sep 2015 #45

Holy crap! This is not your father's Pope!! randome Sep 2015 #47

Yup no_hypocrisy Sep 2015 #97

workers and social justice restorefreedom Sep 2015 #48

Calls for preservation of life at all stages then calls for abolition of death penalty. bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #49

Abolition of the death penalty IS pro-life meow2u3 Sep 2015 #55

The seguay from a general "preservation of life theme" to "abolish the death penalty" was so quick bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #64

He was consistent... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #56

"...raise people out of extreme poverty" meow2u3 Sep 2015 #52

ending the cycle of poverty restorefreedom Sep 2015 #53

the creation and distribution of wealth ... modern, inclusive and sustainable economics L. Coyote Sep 2015 #57

Take that, greedheads! meow2u3 Sep 2015 #61

I see a boatload of excellent clips to use in campagin ads whenever a GOPers starts talking shit Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #58

The Rs are squiriming big time. They know this moment is going to impact American politics L. Coyote Sep 2015 #66

he is pretty much slamming it restorefreedom Sep 2015 #76

that is a great idea restorefreedom Sep 2015 #112

suck on that climate deniers dembotoz Sep 2015 #59

tweet from david corn restorefreedom Sep 2015 #62

Tags to follow: #PopeinDC #PopeinUSA #PopeontheHill #PopeFrancis L. Coyote Sep 2015 #72

yup. nt restorefreedom Sep 2015 #75

I�m wondering how many in attendance today have ANY IDEA what il Papa is saying dorkzilla Sep 2015 #67

i checked out that other site restorefreedom Sep 2015 #68

"A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty" L. Coyote Sep 2015 #77

hard to argue with that restorefreedom Sep 2015 #81

Stop the arms trade. bklyncowgirl Sep 2015 #69

He just called out the arms trade meow2u3 Sep 2015 #70

from david corn restorefreedom Sep 2015 #74

Who was the guy crying? Renew Deal Sep 2015 #71

I actually saw a lot of tears there... dorkzilla Sep 2015 #78

Probably Renew Deal Sep 2015 #79

I saw that - I have no idea who he is either though I know the face, I couldn�t place it. nt dorkzilla Sep 2015 #82

There was a shot of Marco Rubio countingbluecars Sep 2015 #104

Thomas Merton kelliekat44 Sep 2015 #73

thanks i had no idea at all who he was talking about dembotoz Sep 2015 #99

And of course as soon as the Pope is out the door... onehandle Sep 2015 #80

sadly, so many quips restorefreedom Sep 2015 #84

And slashes benefits to the homeless and hungry. Fucking American Taliban teaparty randys1 Sep 2015 #103

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text of it here restorefreedom Sep 2015 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Sep 2015 #88

it was good restorefreedom Sep 2015 #89

Thanks for the link. eom Duval Sep 2015 #105

Thanks for the thread. obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2015 #85

yup. restorefreedom Sep 2015 #87

No doubt this will be available for replay on C-SPAN soon. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #106

Big crowd outside. A preview of what it will be like here in Philly this weekend. onehandle Sep 2015 #90

i love that he is praying in spanish restorefreedom Sep 2015 #91

I very much loved his all inclusive request Siwsan Sep 2015 #94

yes, addressing non believers restorefreedom Sep 2015 #98