Posted on 09/23/2015 7:38:00 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Pope Francis plunged into a crowd of Catholic school students Wednesday morning, shaking hands and being hugged and kissed as he embarked on a whirlwind series of parades and appearances across the District, including an arrival ceremony with President Obama on the South Lawn of the White House.
“What a beautiful day the Lord has made,” Obama began, in welcoming the pope, as the pontiff sat beside the lectern on the south lawn.
“I believe the excitement around your visit, Holy Father, must be attributed not only to your role as pope but to your unique qualities as a person.”
The pope emerged from the Vatican Nunciature, in Northwest Washington, where he spent the night, shortly before 9 a.m. and made a bee line for the cheering students gathered behind bicycle barriers.
He smiled, chatted and shook hands as he worked his way along the line for several minutes and the young people waved yellow and white papal flags, embraced him and took pictures.
One man leaned forward and kissed him on the forehead. “Papa!” people yelled. “Papa!
After about 10 minutes, the pope departed the White House for the meeting with Obama and thousands of dignitaries. He arrived there at 9:23 a.m.
“In your humility, your embrace of simplicity, in the gentleness of your words and the generosity of your spirit, we see a living example of Jesus’ teachings,” Obama said in his greeting to the pope.
“You call on all of us, Catholic and non-Catholic alike to...ensure that every human being is able to live in dignity, because we are all made in the image of God.”
Meanwhile, individuals, groups and families with children bundled against the morning chill had trooped downtown and lined up along security barricades near the pope’s parade route south of the White House.
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I’m saddened that this is taking place on Yom Kippur—and I’m not Jewish.
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These days ‘generosity of spirit’ means ‘generosity with other people’s money’’
Then Obama fills the banquet room with radical homosexuals. As if he is taunting the pope, trying to make the pope give in. Just like Satan taunted Jesus in the wilderness
I see this as almost a meeting of Antipope and Antichrist.
And I’m not even RC.
What generosity? He has no money to give. Like the typical socialist, he is only “generous” with other people’s money.
They gonna need a giant chapstick to keep their lips from chafing after all the butt kissing.
Feathers of a bird
In worldview ways
Benedict was forced out I’m convinced
What do Catholics here think?
On FOXNEWS right now the pope is going down the street ...
I bet Obama is whimpering that he should be adored like that..
Code for Marxist.
Amazing how “generous” you can be with other peoples’ money.
I’m with you on this, Mears. I’m not Jewish either.
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