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(11,841 posts) Sun Jan 18, 2015, 10:21 AM Jan 2015

Francis is officially the most popular Pope as six million turn out for record-breaking mass in Mani [View all]

Source: TelegraphUK

Pope's open air mass sets world record for papal gathering, surpassing the 5 million record set by St. John Paul II at the same park in 1995
Six million people turned out to see Pope Francis celebrate mass in the Philippine capital Sunday, making it a world record crowd for a papal gathering.
Pope Francis ended his Asian pilgrimage Sunday with an appeal for the future of the Catholic Church, urging rain-soaked Filipinos to protect their young from sin and vice so they can instead become missionaries of the faith.
He made the appeal personal by embracing a 12-year-old rescued street child who wept in his arms over the plight of children abandoned by their families and forced into prostitution and drug use.

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Francis is officially the most popular Pope as six million turn out for record-breaking mass in Mani [View all] 7962 Jan 2015 OP

That's mani mani people underpants Jan 2015 #1

LOLOL Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 #7

not good enough he's a monster until he meets these demands in 3...2.....1........ belzabubba333 Jan 2015 #2

3, 2, 1, 5 Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 #8

I'm not a great sleeper so I turned it on this a.m. around 3:00 a.m. It truly was wonderful and monmouth4 Jan 2015 #3

He's speaking to the people, no holds barred... mountain grammy Jan 2015 #4

Exactly the point I was thinking of. zeemike Jan 2015 #19

Romney will lead the way to help the poor with his populism J_J_ Jan 2015 #24

No he will win the election with it he thinks. zeemike Jan 2015 #26

Pope Francis: Same-sex marriage �disfigures God�s plan for creation� Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #5

He is certainly a breath of fresh air... Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 #6

Do you still say that after reading post #5 above yours? Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #31

He is more than that... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #36

You may not agree with all things Pope and all things Obama, but you better have their backs.... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #9

Francis is an anti gay bigot who opposes all forms of birth control and says women are not equal. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #10

"a man who speaks hate against me" ucrdem Jan 2015 #11

Pope Francis: Same-sex marriage �disfigures God�s plan for creation� Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #12

Nobody's asking you to convert. ucrdem Jan 2015 #13

Answering questions and points made with snark is a sign of the very disrespect Francis promotes. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #15

Just stating the obvious. nt ucrdem Jan 2015 #17

So was I. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #18

A LOT of folks here roll all christians in with the Robertson/Falwell, etc, pack 7962 Jan 2015 #37

I'm sorry, did this Pope, on this same trip, speak out about same-sex marriage... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #47

I dont know if he did or not. It doesnt make every catholic of christian the same as him. 7962 Jan 2015 #49

No one, I repeat, NO ONE on this board says that the Pope is representative of Christians... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #51

Then go talk to them about it. That poster was being bigoted. 'You are gay, the Advocate is your Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #62

Oh, I certainly agree with YOU. But we do see comments to the contrary from others; 7962 Jan 2015 #64

I note your sudden lack of courage of conviction. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #14

Beat ya by a minute. ucrdem Jan 2015 #16

Well a friend of Francis is a friend of mine zeemike Jan 2015 #25

Go read the comments from their readers. Many were quite disgusted by that. NYC Liberal Jan 2015 #22

I wonder if the Catholic establishment is pressuring him to say these things AZ Progressive Jan 2015 #27

There are those who want nothing less than the destruction of religion. onehandle Jan 2015 #23

I didn't know propping up a homophobic misogynist was progress. n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #29

Would you like to see Catholics purged from the Democratic Party? former9thward Jan 2015 #39

How does that relate to what I said? Most American Catholics are NOT homophobic... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #41

Glad you speak for "most" Catholics. former9thward Jan 2015 #42

I said American catholics, and its not me saying it... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #46

Don't change the subject. former9thward Jan 2015 #48

I have a simple question, is opposing equal rights of LGBT people homophobic? Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #52

Since you won't answer my question, former9thward Jan 2015 #53

Fine, I'll answer, if it is because they think he is as progressive as they are on social and... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #55

Well if you boot Democrats from the party that support the Pope former9thward Jan 2015 #56

What. The. Fuck. Seriously, you went the whole "Homophobia is only fear of gays" argument? Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #57

Take your strawmen elsewhere former9thward Jan 2015 #58

Excuse me, you already have minimized bigotry against LGBT people as much as is possible... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #59

You are nothing but a name caller former9thward Jan 2015 #60

I'm sorry, I call them like I see them. You are the one who mislabels homophobia... Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #61

Why the fuck should we have the Pope's back when he stabs our friends and family in the back? n/t Humanist_Activist Jan 2015 #30

pretty easy to see why J_J_ Jan 2015 #20

Why do Republicans keep bashing him and his speaking out on income inequality? J_J_ Jan 2015 #21

Gosh, that's swell! Iggo Jan 2015 #28

I'm disgusted that so-called progressives here support an anti-gay homophobe. Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #32

Sickening, isn't it? beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #38

Well, there's actually supporting a homophobe... Orsino Jan 2015 #66

Yeah, that's a pretty low bar. Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #33

"Mani"? jmowreader Jan 2015 #34

Watching the end of the repeat on EWTN. Brigid Jan 2015 #35

It was anti choice, it was denigrating and insulting to LGBT families. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #63

Gee...children abandoned by their families skepticscott Jan 2015 #40

Nazi popes, child molesters, money laundering, lies, violence and bloodshed... blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #43

Conservatives Unpopular billhicks76 Jan 2015 #44

Does he get a prize? GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #45

Defenitely the best Pope Bradical79 Jan 2015 #50

The Phillipines is more than 90% Catholic nt LiberalElite Jan 2015 #54

Pope Francis Is The Best Pope In My 25 Years On This Earth... Corey_Baker08 Jan 2015 #65