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In reply to the discussion: "You're meeting with the Pope?" "Yup". [View all]Old Crow
(2,266 posts)In the meantime, I'll just keep pointing out your errors and spin.
1. If you really want to be the only individual who claims that Senator Sanders isn't attending a Vatican conference, you're welcome to claim that turf. I mean, heck, there are people out there who claim that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, and no one can convince them otherwise. The fact that PASS was founded by Pope John Paul II, its leaders are appointed by the Pope, it receives funding from the Vatican, and it's located in Vatican City clearly carries no weight with you. So, congratulations. You've made yourself a bubble.
2. I'm even more impressed, albeit not favorably, with your inability to grasp the difference between a chancellor and a president. I don't think you understand something rather basic here: The Vatican is a religious organization, and PASS was created by the Vatican. Are you with me so far? Good. Monsignor Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo is a Bishop in the Roman Catholic Church and a close advisor to the current Pope, a fellow Argentinian. He was appointed chancellor of PASS by its founder, Pope John Paul II, 22 years ago. Margaret Archer has been in office less than two years and will be replaced by another academic in three. She is a layperson, which means she holds no office in the Roman Catholic Church. If you honestly think that a Pope would make a layperson the superior of a Bishop, then maybe you need to pause a bit and rethink that.
Numerous organizations have stated that Sorondo is Archer's superior, yet you somehow think you are better informed due to your misreading of the verb assist in the PASS bylaws. I've explained to you repeatedly, to no effect, that in organizations that have both a president and a chancellor, the role of president is largely ceremonial and that the chancellor has the real authority, as in the example of Germany's president, Joachim Gauck (who you've probably never heard of), and Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel (who you probably have heard of). But you persist in error on this. So once again, congratulations. You've made yourself a bubble.
3. As far as Wyoming goes, you seriously think I am, or was, unaware of the delegate counts? Please. The fact remains that Bernie Sanders won Wyoming handily, by a 12% margin in the popular vote. Every major news organization has loudly declared him the winner. But if, for reasons of spin, you want to declare that Hillary "actually won," carry on. I'll send yet another bubble your way.
OMG, I wish all DU threads were this much fun.
