Vatican Running US Foreign Policy?

[Stingo]

The Vatican has reportedly rejected three candidates for US Ambassador to the country, inluding Caroline Kennedy. What gives them the right? It appears they take whatever “right” they can, including determining our foreign policy. while it might not be politic to play hardball with the Vatican, it is time to assert our rights.

http://allspinzone.com/wp/2009/04/12/vatican-running-us-foreign-policy/

[Demeter]

1. Better to Let The Pope Sit There Without an Ambassador, Then, and Contemplate His Isolation

Who needs the Vatican, anyway? It's more obsolete and less useful than GM or Chrysler.

[Stingo]

2. I think it ironic

Jack Kennedy was criticized for a while for the potential he would take orders fromt he Vatican. Now the Vatican rejects his daughter.

[mmonk]

3. Vatican says the report isn't true.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0901631.htm

Original false story was from Newsmax.

[Ian David]

14. Newsmax. Why do people still read that crap and take it seriously? n/t

[mmonk]

23. Beats me

:shrug:

[madrchsod]

4. a woman as an ambassador to the boys club?

gee those boys think women are "icky".

[Ohio Joe]

5. I don't think I'm getting this

How is the Vatican running our foreign policy by rejecting ambassadors? I think anyone we send an ambassador to would have the right to either accept or reject said ambassador.

[mmonk]

6. Could be because the story is false.

[Ian David]

9. What makes you say that? n/t

[mmonk]

10. Check my other post.

[Ian David]

15. Ah, NewsMax. got it. n/t

[mmonk]

19. No problem.

[Stingo]

12. They are allowed to dictate our decisions?

that's a new one.

[Ohio Joe]

16. For an ambassador... sure

But they do not seem to be doing even that. I would expect anyone we send an ambassador to be able to accept or decline that person.

[Ian David]

7. I say, fuck The Vatican and tell them Richard Dawkins is our new ambassador, take it or leave it. nt

[Ian David]

8. Let's find a new "Teri Schiavo" and appoint her ambassador to The Vatican. n/t

[skepticscott]

11. Or

we could just appoint a frozen mass of 16 embryonic cells as our ambassador. They'd probably give that more respect.

[jwirr]

13. I have an idea. Why do we need an ambassador to the Vatican anyhow?

We didn't used to have one and we got along just fine.

[TexasProgresive]

17. Even if this is true

The Vatican and any other sovereign state has the right to accept or reject those put forth as ambassador. It is advantageous to nation when sending an ambassador to another country that the person is acceptable to the host nation. To do otherwise would be a waste of the time and resources of all concerned.

[Stingo]

18. How many accept or reject?

Evidently only the Vatican. And they don't even give women the right to vote.

[TexasProgresive]

22. Do you have proof that no other country has rejected an

ambassador? If so post it. If you don't or can't then I guess you just assumed that fact- and that would make you no different than O'Liely or Limpballs- just a different point of view. I would hope that is incorrect.

[burning rain]

20. The Vatican is full of troglodytes....

but really, "running our foreign policy" is a bit much. They're rejecting ambassadorial nominees, obnoxious, but any country has the right to accept or reject our envoys.

[tooeyeten]

21. Send Carrot Top

[Stingo]

25. He might actually be accepable to them

But Chuck Norris might be what they deserve.

[8 track mind]

24. The Vatican running US Foreign Policy???

Boy wouldn't that be Jack T. Chick's wet dream.....

If you don't know what i'm talking about, then go here www.chick.com don't say i didn't warn you...

[ima_sinnic]

26. why is a "church" treated like a "country" anyway? send a prosecutor of child molestors instead (nt)