Posted on 09/19/2015 12:38:24 PM PDT by sparklite2
Back in 1999, The Weekly Standard ran one of my favorite cover lines ever: The New Europe: Menace or Farce? I often think of that question when I watch Pope Francis. Pope Francis
It’s only been two and a half years since Francis assumed the chair of St. Peter, yet he’s already compiled an entire dossier’s worth of . . . interesting . . . incidents.
For instance, the Holy Father seems to have a habit of appearing to endorse all sorts of left-wing political causes. There was the time he posed with environmental activists holding an anti-fracking T-shirt. And the time he posed for pictures holding a crucifix made from a hammer and a sickle. And the time he held up a poster calling for the British to hand the Falkland Islands back to Argentina. In each instance, the official Vatican response has been to suggest that Francis didn’t mean to endorse anything because he’ll pretty much smile and pick up anything you hand him, like some sort of consecrated Ron Burgundy.
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A menarce.
Traveshamockery
A Communist.
Farce, complete and utterly.
Pope Paul was the last one to make any difference in this world, with Maggie and Ronaldo eggen him on.
Disclaimer: I think I’m agnostic, but I’m still not sure.
A bit of both. But I’d say menace is winning.
Menace.
The fact that the anti-religious elitist lying press fauns so much over the pope, says everything about the him and Rome ‘ s true intentions and moral authority legitimacy.
The pope is the devil’s head emissary and salesman.
Trick question
Both!!!
Yes I’m Catholic and this Pope is off the Rez. I believe he is a committed commie. He’s old and soon he will be gone and we will have a new Pope. Right now he’s a useful tool of the Left.
all the above
I’m baptist and Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker are huge frauds.
LOL!!
He's ventured out of religion and into liberalism and progressive political policies. Not his job. Enough said.
Love, Love that pic.
My sister is a nun, she thinks he may be the Anti Christ.
I think he’s too dumb to be the Antichrist. But he may be an antipope. I’m thinking sede vacante.
They may help him to his reward.
As a Catholic, I say, “Hold on to your hats. You ain’t heard nothing yet.” This Pope will insult Americans with the biggest load of BS outside of that which comes from the White House. Let us hope the next Conclave will be called soon.
They turned that pic into a statue in Poland:
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