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25. It's a pretty big church with 1.2 billion followers all around the world. That's one-sixth

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 07:44 AM

Apr 2014

of the population of the earth.

Another thought came to me. Politics. The Catholic Church is beginning to expand rapidly in Africa. If the pope
does know about the persecutions of the LGBT going on there, he could be moving very carefully so as not to offset this recent gain made in Africa. If so, it is a cowardly thing to do. Evil is evil, and should be stopped. I am just guessing, of course. I just don't know if politics is playing a role. Let me point out that it was Francis who was the first pope to begin trying to soften the stiff attitude of the Catholic Church towards LGBT. Wasn't he the one who said, "Who am I to criticize........?" It doesn't make sense for him, of all
people, not to come to the defense of LGBTs being persecuted in Africa.

I'd like to know more of what's really going on before I make any judgment.

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Pope Says Inequality Root of Evil in Post-Canonization Tweet [View all] onehandle Apr 2014 OP

Amazing how the GOP links itsef to Christianity... marew Apr 2014 #1

Right-Wingers are doing their best to get the votes of the religious people from the Bible Belt. I Cal33 Apr 2014 #4

So all people are equal now, huh, Pope? So I guess your Churh is going to treat women Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #2

He's been in office only a year, and he's already accomplished a lot. Give him some time. Cal33 Apr 2014 #6

Why are you not calling on him to speak out against the Ugandan pogrom his Bishops Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #8

This is something pretty new. Maybe he will. Who knows? Give him time and see what happens. n/t Cal33 Apr 2014 #11

No, it is not 'pretty new'. The law has been on the books for two months now, it was Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #13

I agree. Even one day is not acceptable. But I don't know what's going on in Pope Francis' Cal33 Apr 2014 #16

It has to be hard work, crafting excuses for evil. He could fire the Bishops doing this. Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #19

Quick aside ... Nihil Apr 2014 #27

You are correct. John Paul I. Cal33 Apr 2014 #29

After taking money from banks and corporations Tempest Apr 2014 #3

the filty rich pope and his obscenely wealthy church talk about inequality? ok nt msongs Apr 2014 #5

This is one of the things Pope Francis is trying to change. He appointed a group Cal33 Apr 2014 #9

The Ugandan Bishops are persecuting gay people. Francis says nothing. Here is a letter Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #10

I sure hope Pope Francis will speak out soon, the sooner the better. As for the well educated Cal33 Apr 2014 #14

The words you think are mine belong to a person being persecuted in Uganda, it is he Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #15

I'm just feeling sorry for a 77-year-old man taking on such an enormous task as Cal33 Apr 2014 #18

I feel sorry for the victims of that old man's criminal cohort, his subordinates who Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #20

You are assuming that Pope Francis knows about every wrong that's going on in his Cal33 Apr 2014 #21

Seriously, you must be kidding. theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #24

It's a pretty big church with 1.2 billion followers all around the world. That's one-sixth Cal33 Apr 2014 #25

So basically, your objections appears to be that the Pope's priorities are not the same as yours Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #33

And in that year... Crash2Parties Apr 2014 #30

What about the Ugandan LGBT people whom his Bishops and followers are attacking Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #7

I believe the topic of the post is income inequality. mmonk Apr 2014 #28

Both the title and the Francis Superstar's 'tweet' say simply 'inequality'. Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #31

Francis fans are defined by their inability to so much as acknowledge the horrific things Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #12

Results of Alert stevenleser Apr 2014 #26

Nice to see a whole jury unwillig to play patsy cake with genocide Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #32

Ya, and I'm sure if he could force men to carry fetuses to term cprise Apr 2014 #17

Perfect. Phlem Apr 2014 #22

Rush Limbaugh Was In Pope Bashing Mode... TomCADem Apr 2014 #23