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Obama delivers letter from (Ted) Kennedy to Pope
Reuters ^
| July 10, 2009
Posted on 07/10/2009 12:36:13 PM PDT by Zakeet
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a letter from Senator Edward Kennedy to Pope Benedict on Friday and asked the Roman Catholic pontiff to pray for the senator, who is suffering from an incurable brain tumor.
Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough said the Pope and the president concluded their half-hour meeting with a discussion about Kennedy, whose brother John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic president of the United States.
"The president delivered a letter from Senator Kennedy to the Holy Father. He also asked that the Holy Father pray for ... Kennedy, who as we all know is ill," McDonough told reporters on Air Force One en route from Rome to Ghana.
[Snip]
"The contents of the letter were not known to anybody that I know of except Senator Kennedy," Gibbs said when asked about the letter.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: 111th; bhovatican; catholic; kennedy; letters; mad; obama; pope; prayerrequests; tedkennedy
His Royal Majesty: Sir Rhosis of Liver, Count of Chappaquiddick, Baron of Au Bar, and Captain of the S.S. Oldsmobile obviously has a lot weighing on his mind these days. (pun intended)
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:36:14 PM PDT
by
Zakeet
To: Zakeet
So you think it’s a letter of apology?
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:38:38 PM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(KMTEXASA!)
To: Zakeet
Teddy must have caught a strong whiff of fire and brimstone recently
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:38:48 PM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Zakeet
No doubt expressing regret for letting a woman drown in his car.
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:38:52 PM PDT
by
freedomlover
(Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
To: Zakeet
Ain’t gonna work, Uncle Teddy.
The Pope can pray for you, but you have to atone for your own sins. That requires confession and penance.
Murder is a mortal sin.
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:41:30 PM PDT
by
eCSMaster
To: Zakeet
So 0bama is Teddy’s errand boy now?
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:42:05 PM PDT
by
counterpunch
(In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
To: Zakeet
The note said, “You are standing on my oxygen line!”
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:42:21 PM PDT
by
TommyDale
(Independent - I already left the GOP because they were too liberal)
To: Zakeet
Maybe the reason Kennedy has a tumor is because of his support of abortion.
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:42:38 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
(The movement to take back America has already started, Sarah is her name.)
To: Zakeet
"...asked the Roman Catholic pontiff to pray for the senator..." I think it's a little too late for that. There isn't a prayer rug thick enough to help old Ted.
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:43:59 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Hey America! How's that "hope and change" thing working out?)
To: Zakeet
Inviting the Pope to a swim party?
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:44:45 PM PDT
by
beethovenfan
(If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
To: Zakeet
Sorry Teddy no matter what Bill Clinton says you can’t “buy” a pardon from the Pope. No “Kennedy” old boy network connections into Heaven.
Was the letter written on the back of a Scotch Label?
To: Zakeet
Another Kennedy asking the church for indulgences?
Whoda thunk it?
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:55:39 PM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: wolfcreek
So you think it’s a letter of apology?
The pope isn't the one he needs to apologize to.
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:57:06 PM PDT
by
Sig Sauer P220
(Forget going Galt. Its time to go Braveheart.)
To: jakerobins
The Prayer request is a smokescreen. They should be asked if they are willing to go to confession and turn from the sin of promoting murder (Abortion) and Adultery (In Massachusetts and attempting to relax “Don't Ask, Don't tell”)? And to present serious evidence of their repentance?
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posted on
07/10/2009 12:59:37 PM PDT
by
sr4402
To: Zakeet
What does he want? Absolution from MURDER?
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:04:29 PM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Zakeet
Imagine what his deathbed confession will be like.
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:09:55 PM PDT
by
exist
To: Sig Sauer P220
Maybe he thinks the Pope will pass it along.
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:11:59 PM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(KMTEXASA!)
To: jakerobins
> Was the letter written on the back of a Scotch Label?
LMAO!
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:14:44 PM PDT
by
scoobysnak71
(Just a National Security Threat, trying to get a nut.)
To: Zakeet
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:16:06 PM PDT
by
Maceman
To: Zakeet
Mary Jo was unavailable for comment...
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:16:28 PM PDT
by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: wolfcreek
I do and in more ways than one. I bet he is apologizing for the health care plan too.
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:30:14 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: Zakeet
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a letter from Senator Edward Kennedy to Pope Benedict on Friday and asked the Roman Catholic pontiff to pray for the senator, who is suffering from an incurable brain tumor.Hopefully the Pope will send a letter back to the Senator asking him to repent.
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:31:50 PM PDT
by
Zionist Conspirator
(Vayo'mer Mosheh 'el-Benei Yisra'el; kekhol 'asher-tzivvah HaShem 'et-Mosheh.)
To: Zakeet
Even the Pope’s prayers won’t help the swimmer.
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:34:02 PM PDT
by
bgill
(The evidence simply does not support the official position of the Obama administration)
To: freekitty
I bet he asked the Pope to pray for passage of the Healthcare bill just so he could have a legacy. Friggin primadonna!
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:42:08 PM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(KMTEXASA!)
To: wolfcreek
LOL You may have a point.
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posted on
07/10/2009 1:45:18 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: Zakeet
Mary Jo: Teddy,I'm pregnant
Teddy: Don't worry Mary Jo. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
To: Sig Sauer P220
You hit the nail on the head. We should ALL pray for one another...even our enemies. However, it is the FINAL JUDGE that we all better worry about.
To: Zakeet
“Obama delivers letter from (Ted) Kennedy to Pope”
I am not at liberty to discuss how I became apprised of the contents of the missive, but it runs as follows: “Michael, can you get me off the hook....?”
End Quotes.
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posted on
07/10/2009 2:17:08 PM PDT
by
TalBlack
To: Zakeet
Probably begging the Pope to pray for a miracle for him. I hope the Pope tossed it in the garbage without opening it.
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posted on
07/10/2009 2:25:36 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
Comment #31 Removed by Moderator
To: Zakeet
I don't like the tenor of that, even if I think that Massachusetts is corrupt for electing and reelecting him.
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posted on
07/10/2009 4:27:11 PM PDT
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The conceit of journalistic objectivity is profoundly subversive of democratic principle.)
To: Zakeet
Obama delivered a letter from Senator Edward Kennedy to Pope Benedict on Friday Obscene murdering rapist bag of filth... seeking loopholes...
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