tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post6460388243139878811..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: There Are Walls Around The VaticanK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-88307848628420948122016-02-22T11:38:36.434-08:002016-02-22T11:38:36.434-08:00"... but I think the whole "Pope is a hy..."<i>... but I think the whole "Pope is a hypocrite" thing shows a lack of understanding about the Church and its mission.</i>"<br /><br />That mission certainly seems to be to <a href="http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/immigration/churchteachingonimmigrationreform.cfm" rel="nofollow">destroy America</a> -- Rather than spoon-feeding you from that USCCB document, I want to see whether you can/will see for your own self what I'm talking about.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-38779569386220346312016-02-22T11:28:52.021-08:002016-02-22T11:28:52.021-08:00I *like* Benedict a lot more, even though I think ...I *like* Benedict a lot more, even though I think Francis is a nice guy and tries hard.<br /><br />Got spoiled. B16 *thought* about everything like crazy, and Francis seems to know exactly what he means, but isn't so clear on how others will take it. <br /><br />Not that it matters much when folks are willing to lie, either way. Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-11111004782095418322016-02-22T10:31:27.973-08:002016-02-22T10:31:27.973-08:00Ilion, to me, Vatican = White House, individual ch...Ilion, to me, Vatican = White House, individual churches = US southern border.<br /><br />However, Catholic Church != United States. I'm a big fan of controlling the border, but I think the whole "Pope is a hypocrite" thing shows a lack of understanding about the Church and its mission.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-59243148607531530932016-02-22T10:29:47.107-08:002016-02-22T10:29:47.107-08:00Thanks for the translation, Foxie. I'd figured...Thanks for the translation, Foxie. I'd figured there was more to it than what was reported. I'm more of a Benedict than a Francis guy, but I think Francis' heart is always in the right place. When things he says turn into argument fodder instead of meditational motivation, it's more a reflection on the person arguing than anything else.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-48838941494041333952016-02-21T15:30:02.597-08:002016-02-21T15:30:02.597-08:00"She" refers to the Pope, BTW.
No, I ha..."She" refers to the Pope, BTW.<br /><br />No, I have no idea why. Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-41836574544641890082016-02-21T15:25:46.271-08:002016-02-21T15:25:46.271-08:00It's worse than that, KT; the Pope was actuall...It's worse than that, KT; the Pope was actually, from the auto-translation, actually being somewhat sensible in his response to a really nasty loaded question. <br /><br /><i>(Phil Pulella, "Reuters")<br /><br />Good evening, Your Holiness. She now spoke very eloquently of immigrants' problems. Across the border, however, there is a fairly tough election campaign. One of the candidates to the White House, Republican Donald Trump in an interview recently said that she is a politician and even said that maybe she is also a pawn, one of the Mexican government tool for immigration policy. He said that if elected, he wants to build 2,500 km of the wall along the border; He wants to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, thus separating families, et cetera. Then, I would ask first of all what you think of these allegations against you and if an American Catholic can vote for such a person.<br /><br />(Pope francesco)<br /><br />But, thanks to God who has said that I am politically, because Aristotle defines the human person as " animal politicum ": at least they're human! And that is a pawn ... well, maybe, I do not know ... I leave it to your judgment, people ... And then, a person who thinks only of making the walls, is where he is, and not to make bridges, not Christian. This is not in the Gospel. Then, what I said, what to recommend, to vote or not to vote: do not meddle. I just say: if he says these things, this man is not a Christian. You have to see if he has said these things. And why do the benefit of the doubt.</i><br /><br />Not out in English, yet.<br />http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/speeches/2016/february/documents/papa-francesco_20160217_messico-conferenza-stampa.html<br /><br />Trump is a twerp, but he's not <i>that</i> much of a twerp; the Pope frequently doesn't think things through as I'd wish, but in this case.....Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-80377388933737935922016-02-20T09:15:29.678-08:002016-02-20T09:15:29.678-08:00But, the Vatican *is* a state, a polity. And the ...But, the Vatican *is* a state, a polity. And the thing about the wall is not about putting walls around individual government buildings, but putting a wall on the southern border of the American polity.<br /><br />But, you know this.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.com