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Conservatives not happy with Pope Francis.Catholic Caucus

Posted on 09/21/2013 5:54:44 PM PDT by fatima

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To: cripplecreek

I reject the contention that “conservatives” must all think the same thing about everyone. That’s fascist.


21 posted on 09/21/2013 6:33:02 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Prioritize!)
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To: Morpheus2009
How do you vote,Conservative or not.
22 posted on 09/21/2013 6:33:39 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima

Conservative


23 posted on 09/21/2013 6:34:52 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Tax-chick

Beep,not in the poll.


24 posted on 09/21/2013 6:35:41 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima
I don't explain a Pope. I don't need to explain a Pope. People who know nothing about the Pope try to explain him to me like five blind guys explaining an elephant.

He has his way of looking at the world, and that's nice. And if the nonbelievers, and those of other faiths, like it, fine. Great.

But he's where he needs to be on doctrine. Everything else is organization and window dressing.

When saying not to obsess about 3 or 4 topics, I responded, "Yeah, he's concerned with A LOT MORE than JUST those. Not that he's NOT concerned with those, or that's he's relaxing anything."

People will take anything they like out of context and say that their definition of the man defines the man. No, Francis will define himself, and he'll do that more and more every day.

Funny, not too many people seem to be in my face about his abortion speech a day after saying we should obsess over it. Go figure.

25 posted on 09/21/2013 6:35:49 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: fatima

Oh, well. I reject polls, too.


26 posted on 09/21/2013 6:36:03 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Prioritize!)
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To: Morpheus2009

Thank you (((Hugs)))


27 posted on 09/21/2013 6:36:46 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Tanniker Smith

Conservative or not.


28 posted on 09/21/2013 6:38:50 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima

I was conservative in the 70’s and 80’s. These days I run more towards the “reactionary” end of the spectrum, i.e. “Rush Limbaugh is a squishy moderate.”
I’m kinda tired of some of the stuff I see flying around between different groups of Christians. Kinda silly given the fact that Christianity is under the gun around the world, including here at home in the US.


29 posted on 09/21/2013 6:42:01 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: fatima
I suspect what we're seeing is a form of rope-a-dope* on those who will in all likelihood never accept authentic Catholic teaching on homosexuality, abortion, and contraception.

Eventually, and I think very soon, Francis will clarify his statements and they will prove completely consistent with Catholic teaching and not a "wonderful, hopeful change."

For the first time in their unthinking lives these same people, who could barely contain their enthusiasm only yesterday, are going to have to use reason to defend their positions, positions they "felt" their way to rather than having arrived at them by reason.

I suspect almost all will go away sad like the wealthy young man who wouldn't sell all his possessions to follow Christ.

*Okay, that's probably not the right term but I can't think of a feint that suckers the opponent into thinking he's got he's got his opposition on the ropes only to have the tables turned on him.

31 posted on 09/21/2013 6:47:51 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: cripplecreek

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Papal Smiley for our Non-Catholic Brethren

32 posted on 09/21/2013 6:49:17 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." - Groucho Marx)
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To: Little Ray
Little Ray,Can I mark you as the Pope is a Conservative?
33 posted on 09/21/2013 6:50:49 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: MamaB
V,Is the Pope Conservative?
34 posted on 09/21/2013 6:52:48 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Morpheus2009

why would it amaze you?? communists, socialists, nazi’s, liberals, progressives- they all have a masters degree in lying...its a requirement since they have no results to fall back on....


35 posted on 09/21/2013 6:54:31 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Oratam
Put you with Conservative.
36 posted on 09/21/2013 6:56:02 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Conservative or not?


37 posted on 09/21/2013 6:57:13 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: fatima
OK, I'll vote conservative...

but I must tell you that it's years since I could use the terms conservative/liberal, or Right/Left, without a conscious sense of irony.

I always list my political principles as "Catholic." If the Pope votes "Catholic" too, that's all I ask.

38 posted on 09/21/2013 6:58:21 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." - Groucho Marx)
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To: God luvs America

This is a poll stick with the question.


39 posted on 09/21/2013 6:59:09 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Mrs. Don-o
I am asking Catholic’s if they think Pope Francis is Conservative.
40 posted on 09/21/2013 7:08:01 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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