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Cigar
07-31-2014, 01:47 PM
A bipartisan congressional resolution that would honor Pope Francis before his potential appearance (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/26/hopes-grow-for-pope-francis-visit-to-us-in-2015/)in Philadelphia next year may not be acted upon because of Republican worries that the pontiff is perceived as being "too liberal," The Hill reports (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/213588-will-speaker-move-bill-on-the-pope).

House Resolution 440 (https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/440/text) aims to "congratulate Pope Francis on his election and recognize his inspirational statements and actions," but according to one Republican backer of the legislation, the resolution is dead because Pope Francis is "sounding like Obama. (The pope) talks about equality — he actually used the term 'trickle-down economics,' which is politically charged."

Republicans are upset because of comments the Pope made (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/26/pope-francis-rips-capitalism-and-trickle-down-economics-to-shreds-in-new-policy-statement/) concerning the free market. Last November, for example, Francis published his Evangelii Gandium, in which he noted that "(a)s long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking the structural causes of inequality, no solution will be found for the world’s problems or, for that matter, to any problems."

He also specifically attacked President Ronald Reagan’s signature economic policy, "trickle-down theory," writing that "(s)ome people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system."

The resolution states that Pope Francis should be honored for, among other things, being the first pontiff from the Americas, as well as “his commitment to economic justice and improving the lives of the poor, and his outreach to individuals from all walks of life have been universally praised and are living examples of Jesus Christ’s message.”

Of the 221 co-sponsors of the legislation, only 19 are Republicans. Democratic Representative John Larson (CT) sent House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) a letter last Friday requesting a vote on the resolution.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/30/pope-francis-sounds-too-much-like-obama-to-be-honored-by-congress-republican-says/


You know folks, it's speaks for itself, you just can't make this shit up.

Who don't The GOP Hate?

Peter1469
07-31-2014, 01:50 PM
All Popes are liberal in an American political sense of the word.

Stupid.

The Sage of Main Street
07-31-2014, 04:01 PM
A bipartisan congressional resolution that would honor Pope Francis before his potential appearance (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/26/hopes-grow-for-pope-francis-visit-to-us-in-2015/)in Philadelphia next year may not be acted upon because of Republican worries that the pontiff is perceived as being "too liberal," The Hill reports (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/213588-will-speaker-move-bill-on-the-pope).

House Resolution 440 (https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/440/text) aims to "congratulate Pope Francis on his election and recognize his inspirational statements and actions," but according to one Republican backer of the legislation, the resolution is dead because Pope Francis is "sounding like Obama. (The pope) talks about equality — he actually used the term 'trickle-down economics,' which is politically charged."

Republicans are upset because of comments the Pope made (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/26/pope-francis-rips-capitalism-and-trickle-down-economics-to-shreds-in-new-policy-statement/) concerning the free market. Last November, for example, Francis published his Evangelii Gandium, in which he noted that "(a)s long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking the structural causes of inequality, no solution will be found for the world’s problems or, for that matter, to any problems."

He also specifically attacked President Ronald Reagan’s signature economic policy, "trickle-down theory," writing that "(s)ome people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system."

The resolution states that Pope Francis should be honored for, among other things, being the first pontiff from the Americas, as well as “his commitment to economic justice and improving the lives of the poor, and his outreach to individuals from all walks of life have been universally praised and are living examples of Jesus Christ’s message.”

Of the 221 co-sponsors of the legislation, only 19 are Republicans. Democratic Representative John Larson (CT) sent House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) a letter last Friday requesting a vote on the resolution.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/30/pope-francis-sounds-too-much-like-obama-to-be-honored-by-congress-republican-says/


You know folks, it's speaks for itself, you just can't make this shit up.

Who don't The GOP Hate? It'd be nice if you'd list those 19 Republicans, even though Sarah Palin will draw targets around them for that rifle of hers that has a picture of a moose on it.

sachem
07-31-2014, 04:08 PM
It'd be nice if you'd list those 19 Republicans, even though Sarah Palin will draw targets around them for that rifle of hers that has a picture of a moose on it.:D

The Sage of Main Street
08-01-2014, 01:24 PM
221 to 19? This shows which party has adults in it. The Democrats could have been the ones throwing a hissy fit, because the Pope is against abortion, birth control, and women as priests. But no, it's the KochHead spoiled brats stomping their feet and sticking out their tongues because Pope Francis didn't say nice things about their trickledown holy water. People should post these figures on every Catholic church's bulletin board.