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Arugula Latte

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14. Even Skinner joined in on The Popefest .

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:18 PM

Sep 2014

It depresses me. If a male public figure from a political group espoused the same crap that Francis does, the admins would have made fun of him with one of their cartoony graphics on the front page of DU. But he's *RELIGIOUS* so anyone who criticizes him is a hate-filled bigot.

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Pope Francis’ new clothes: Why his progressive image is white smoke and mirrors [View all] Rob H. Sep 2014 OP

Clearly, he's managing to do what he was hired to do. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #1

Probably not an appropriate time to mention Gelliebeans Sep 2014 #20

Let's remember who invented the word "propaganda..." onager Sep 2014 #2

Progressive image or no, bvf Sep 2014 #3

"the Vatican hired Greg Burke, a former Fox News correspondent, as a senior communications adviser" beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #4

Burke is a traditionalist, a celibate, a member of the conservative catholic alliance Opus-Dei, ... AlbertCat Sep 2014 #10

I know, seriously, wtf? beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #13

"American Catholics must put their faith and money where their mouth is if they want to see... trotsky Sep 2014 #5

To me, some things seem painfully obvious: Rob H. Sep 2014 #24

"...what, exactly, is it going to take?" trotsky Sep 2014 #25

I'm amazed at how naive and gullible so many DUers are about Pope Charlatan. Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #6

*Especially* the so-called progressive ones. mr blur Sep 2014 #7

I can understand why criticism makes Catholics squirmy. beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #8

You're an atheist, mr blur Sep 2014 #9

Whoops! beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #11

Even Skinner joined in on The Popefest . Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #14

A double standard, why are other religious right wingers fair game? beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #15

I don't know, but a lot of times a comment along these lines shows up on a pope thread: Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #16

Ah. beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #17

how little it takes to pull the wool over peoples' eyes, AlbertCat Sep 2014 #12

Interesting read k&r n/t Gelliebeans Sep 2014 #18

At first, I cut him some slack Cartoonist Sep 2014 #19

Gold collected thru centuries of selling indulgences, robbing Jews... onager Sep 2014 #23

I'm cautiously optimistic Act_of_Reparation Sep 2014 #21

Frankie isn't going to change a damned thing. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #22