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Obama's Devotion to the Virgin Mary: Who Knew?
Politics Daily ^ | 9/28/2010 | David Gibson

Posted on 09/28/2010 7:56:24 AM PDT by Alex Murphy

Somehow this slipped past the Disputations filter, but during her vacation in Spain in August, First Lady Michelle Obama revealed that her husband -- a.k.a. President Obama -- "always carries a picture of Mary Help of Christians in his wallet."

Mary Help of Christians is the patroness of the Salesian order of priests and nuns, and during an Aug. 13 visit to the Spanish city of Ronda with her daughter, Sasha, the first lady stopped at the Salesian community there.

According to the Salesian news service, she told the priest in charge that her husband "always carries with him a photograph with an image of Mary Help of Christians, to whom, those present reported, the first family of the United States has great devotion."

For Catholics, the special prayer to Jesus through his mother Mary for divine aid is about as, well, Catholic as you can get (evidence of a particular supplication to the Virgin dates back to the 3rd century, according to some sources). It is also more evidence for my colleague Jeff Weiss's theory that Obama is actually a closet Catholic and not a crypto-Muslim, as many believe.

But Obama's Marian devotion could resonate even more deeply, as the prayer to Mary Help of Christians is associated with two of the greatest battles in history between Christendom and Islam, both victories by papal forces.

The Virgin Mary was first formally given the title of "Help of Christians" by Pope Pius V after the dramatic naval victory over the Turkish forces at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Then in 1683, the forces of Christendom beat back the 200,000 Ottoman Turks from the gates of Vienna. During the fighting, Emperor Leopold I of Austria took refuge in the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Pasau.

Many view those clashes as prequels to today's war between the West and radical Islam. The Blessed Virgin Mary to the rescue again?


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To: Alex Murphy

He also has a monkey god good luck charm in his pocket. Maybe he’s a closet Hindu.


21 posted on 09/28/2010 8:15:58 AM PDT by Theo (May Rome decrease and Christ increase.)
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To: running_dog_lackey
and THAT is way it is an insult to not only real Catholics but to Our Blessed Mother as well that Mr. "I-Don't-want-my-girls-to-be-punished-with-a-baby" would even think that this shameless pandering would help him win the Catholic Vote.

He doesn't love her not really, (If he did maybe he would go to Worship her Son more often, instead of using his name as a swear word on the Back 9....)

22 posted on 09/28/2010 8:16:21 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Lord help our Armed Service members that they not become pawns in Hussein's quest to destroy America)
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To: achilles2000
Obamalini AKA "Il Douche".
23 posted on 09/28/2010 8:16:29 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Alex Murphy

Perhaps Michelle will next reveal that Obamalini also secretly wears Mormon underwear and davens when watching TV in the White House at night.


24 posted on 09/28/2010 8:18:05 AM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Alex Murphy
Many people may be surprised that Muslims love Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the Quran, no woman is given more attention than Mary. Mary receives the most attention of any woman mentioned in the Quran even though all the Prophets with the exception of Adam had mothers. Of the Quran's 114 chapters, she is among the eight people who have a chapter named after them.

From this site .... Islam for Today

25 posted on 09/28/2010 8:18:26 AM PDT by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: al_c
Thanks for mentioning that Muslems revere Mary above any other woman. I was getting ready to mention this myself! They even conduct pilgrimages to Ephesus in Turkey to honor her. Mother Mary and Islam

This doesn't mean Obama is a Christian. If anything -- its another nail in the coffin that he's MUSLEM!

28 posted on 09/28/2010 8:39:06 AM PDT by conservativegramma
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To: Alex Murphy
Then in 1683, the forces of Christendom beat back the 200,000 Ottoman Turks from the gates of Vienna.

I am amazed that someone mentioned the Battle of Vienna without mentioning the date!

29 posted on 09/28/2010 8:48:28 AM PDT by Legatus (Keep calm and carry on)
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To: conservativegramma; Alex Murphy

I was thinking that too (that carrying a card with Mary’s image wouldn’t necessarily mean he’s not a Muslim).

What I wonder, is the author of this piece attempting to be tongue in cheek, laying a sarcastic groundwork for Obama’s secret Cathoicism to demonstrate how he believes Obama’s alleged secret faith in Islam is equally as ludicrous? Or does he actually believe he could he a closet Catholic?

It’s tough to tell from this post and the other one Alex posted.


30 posted on 09/28/2010 8:53:30 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: Alex Murphy

He may be a Muslim, but is she?

It’s o.k. to lie according to Islam...


31 posted on 09/28/2010 9:10:35 AM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: KarlInOhio

He carries a wallet?

Now why would he do that? He has our Treasury.

BS


32 posted on 09/28/2010 9:11:50 AM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: FourtySeven; conservativegramma
What I wonder, is the author of this piece attempting to be tongue in cheek, laying a sarcastic groundwork for Obama’s secret Cathoicism to demonstrate how he believes Obama’s alleged secret faith in Islam is equally as ludicrous? Or does he actually believe he could he a closet Catholic? It’s tough to tell from this post and the other one Alex posted.

Definitely tongue-in-cheek. Many Catholics I know have seriously underdeveloped/malnourished senses of humor, even when it's written by fellow Catholics. Those same Catholics take great joy in taking offense, going positively apoplectic when they see my name next to it.

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33 posted on 09/28/2010 9:14:19 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed, he's hated on seven continents")
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To: Alex Murphy
[CATHOLIC CAUCUS] Day of Prayer for the Church in China
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34 posted on 09/28/2010 9:19:37 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Alex Murphy

**the first family of the United States has great devotion.”**

Shaking my head on this one!


35 posted on 09/28/2010 9:21:29 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Freddd
He carries a wallet?

That explains it. He pickpocketed a Catholic.

He also has an Indiana driver's license, an organ donor card and a South Bend library card.

36 posted on 09/28/2010 9:31:08 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Grblb blabt unt mipt speeb!! Oot piffoo blaboo...)
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To: Alex Murphy
An idolater and a Muslim. Oh My!
37 posted on 09/28/2010 10:00:18 AM PDT by Lee N. Field ("Take, drink. Remember and believe that the blood of Jesus was shed for a complete remission ...")
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To: Alex Murphy

Talk of taking God´s name in vain. WOW!


38 posted on 09/28/2010 1:48:26 PM PDT by onedoug
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