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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: There have been some bizarre criticisms here, but going after the Vatican meeting is callous... [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)26. Reuters jumped the gun.
The Vatican conference on Centesimus annus will be a small gathering of roughly 30 scholars. It is not open to the public. Pope Francis is not expected to attend, though Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, head of the pope's Council of Cardinals, will open speak at the conference's opening.
The remainder of the conference will situate around the presentation of five papers. Presenters include Sachs and each of the Latin American presidents, in addition to Fr. Bryan Hehir, of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, and José Casanova, senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, in Washington, D.C.
Asked if Sanders might address the conference as well, Sanchez said, "I think that he needs to have the same possibility as the other political leaders." He clarified that it would have to be within the context of Centesimus annus.
According to the conference booklet, the symposium will explore two major issues: What changes have occurred in the world -- economically, politically and culturally -- in the last 25 years? And how has Catholic social teaching engaged the world during the time, and how might it best do so in coming decades?
"How ought we to think about the cultural situation today and what realities call for further reflection within Catholic social thought today to better understand the situation of ordinary people, especially the poor and marginalized?" it asked.
At least one conference attendee who spoke on background said they anticipated a "generic academic conference" but are now "queasy" how Sanders' presence, and the political overtones accompanying him, might distort a more academic reflection on the interrelationships between markets and morality.
"It's just tricky to navigate those issues, and I don't know that a politician -- any politician, not Sanders in particular -- is well equipped to navigate them in a subtle and nuanced way," the attendee said.
The remainder of the conference will situate around the presentation of five papers. Presenters include Sachs and each of the Latin American presidents, in addition to Fr. Bryan Hehir, of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, and José Casanova, senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, in Washington, D.C.
Asked if Sanders might address the conference as well, Sanchez said, "I think that he needs to have the same possibility as the other political leaders." He clarified that it would have to be within the context of Centesimus annus.
According to the conference booklet, the symposium will explore two major issues: What changes have occurred in the world -- economically, politically and culturally -- in the last 25 years? And how has Catholic social teaching engaged the world during the time, and how might it best do so in coming decades?
"How ought we to think about the cultural situation today and what realities call for further reflection within Catholic social thought today to better understand the situation of ordinary people, especially the poor and marginalized?" it asked.
At least one conference attendee who spoke on background said they anticipated a "generic academic conference" but are now "queasy" how Sanders' presence, and the political overtones accompanying him, might distort a more academic reflection on the interrelationships between markets and morality.
"It's just tricky to navigate those issues, and I don't know that a politician -- any politician, not Sanders in particular -- is well equipped to navigate them in a subtle and nuanced way," the attendee said.
http://ncronline.org/news/politics/bernie-sanders-set-attend-vatican-conference-john-paul-ii-encyclical
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There have been some bizarre criticisms here, but going after the Vatican meeting is callous... [View all]
HerbChestnut
Apr 2016
OP
He isn't. The Pope said no. No intentions of giving Sanders an audience. Let alone a "meeting".
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#23
So? Sanders supporters do this a lot. Not what is, but but but, what if. He is not seeing the Pope.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#30
Which is being held at Vatical City, a... stay with me, a sovereign state.
nadinbrzezinski
Apr 2016
#14
a meeting at the Vatican is not the same thing as a meeting WITH the Vatican.
geek tragedy
Apr 2016
#17
A chance to directly dialogue with 30 of the worlds top scholars on this?
riderinthestorm
Apr 2016
#47
And two south american Presidents who led populist revolutions of their own
nadinbrzezinski
Apr 2016
#48
I believe she's at Clooney's $350k/person fundraiser instead that night
riderinthestorm
Apr 2016
#56
The posts cast images of exploding heads, as ids, egos and super-egos collide in a mental vapor!
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2016
#10
He's not "meeting with the Vatican" and he lied about meeting w/Pope Francis.
KittyWampus
Apr 2016
#12
Sorry, but Team Sanders isn't the entity that looks like a bunch of desperate, lying bozos.
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2016
#50
"It shows a complete unwillingness to see the other candidate in a positive light"
quickesst
Apr 2016
#22
Their strategy is to attack EVERYTHING Bernie does that's different from Hillary. It's insane.
reformist2
Apr 2016
#28
It's been really pathetic watching certain people go after Bernie harder than they did when Boehner
jillan
Apr 2016
#41
It's just envy. Hillary would never be invited to a conference on economic justice
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2016
#51