If I were going to attend that conference at the Vatican, which

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35. I have zero delusions that I am in any position to address

the Pope on any issue. I communicate with elected officials here, because I am part of this country and have a stake in their election. I have no connection whatever with the Roman Catholic Church or any other religious organization. I am an atheist.

I have no standing to request any changes. Therefore, my communication would be ignored completely. Were I to be invited to attend a Vatican meeting of some kind, which is so unlikely as to be impossible, then I would have a venue and standing to raise my grievances with the organization. Bernie Sanders has such a venue and standing. He has been invited to be part of a conference on wealth and poverty. All of the issues I raised in my OP have a connection to those issues.

But, I am not invited to address any body of the RCC. DU is my venue. So I raised my issues here, since we are talking about a Democratic candidate for President who is making a trip to participate in such a conference. This is where I raise issues in general. When I have a specific issue to raise with a specific person in government, I raise them directly. Bernie Sanders is not my Senator. My Senators are Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar. They hear from me regularly on a broad spectrum of issues. I vote for them, and have worked to help them get elected. I have standing to address them.

I hope that answers your question adequately.