Pope’s criticism of President Bush should not be obscured by medal photo-o

[meow2u3]

Washington - The atmosphere around Friday’s visit between President George W. Bush and Pope John Paul II at the Vatican seemed more like a rally stop on the campaign trail than a meeting between two world leaders who share little in common on matters of foreign policy.

“The meeting between the two world leaders and the concomitant media coverage that accompanied it suggests the strategic importance the Bush administration is placing on the Catholic vote in the upcoming presidential election,” said Dave Robinson, national director of Pax Christi USA. “But no matter how many photo opportunities or presidential awards the Bush administration cloaks its 2004 reelection strategy in, the fact remains that this administration’s foreign policies are diametrically opposed to the values and beliefs articulated by Pope John Paul II and the worldwide Catholic Church.”

(boldfaced text is mine)

http://www.paxchristiusa.org/news_events_more.asp?id=575

[2Design]

1. except the bishop meeting and their statements against abortion

make the subtle and blatant support for bush and against kerry....

[AndyTiedye]

2. They Know Bush=Theocracy and They Want A Piece of the Action

and much of the Talibornagainization of America may look pretty good to them,
such as their attempts to drive gays back into the closet,
and to ban abortion (and even some forms of birth control)

at least until the Tailbornagains turn on the Catholics....

[struggle4progress]

3. Reread the last sentence of the Bishops' Statement from the Denver meeting

[2Design]

4. please quote me the sentence....

if it is the last one...most people will not see it..

[struggle4progress]

5. I actually had in mind the next-to-last sentence:

"The polarizing tendencies of election-year politics can lead to circumstances in which Catholic teaching and sacramental practice can be misused for political ends."

http://www.usccb.org/bishops/catholicsinpoliticallife.htm

[2Design]

6. I felt they never addressed the death penalty and bush

deciding to bomb innocent people....