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On eve of Pope Francis visit to Poland, country refuses the red-carpet treatment
Fox News ^ | July 26, 2016

Posted on 07/26/2016 8:52:09 AM PDT by ebb tide

Pope Francis is set to arrive Wednesday in Poland, but the homeland of Saint Pope John Paul II – Francis’ most popular modern-day predecessor -- is not rolling out the red carpet for the pontiff whose social agenda has alienated many in the conservative nation.

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Moral Issues; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: francischurch
“The Pope, an inconvenient guest,” was the headline on an article earlier this month in Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland’s largest circulation newspaper.

“Some Polish bishops actually are afraid of what Pope Francis will preach during the World Youth Day in Poland,” said Stanislaw Obirek, a professor of history at Warsaw University and a former Jesuit priest.

1 posted on 07/26/2016 8:52:09 AM PDT by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

Good. Francis is an impostor Pope.


2 posted on 07/26/2016 8:55:27 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
A haiku:

Pope Che comes to town
Promoting communism
Poles don't like that shit

3 posted on 07/26/2016 8:59:29 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: T-Bone Texan
He serves the elites
God not pat of equation
The Red Pope is red

4 posted on 07/26/2016 9:01:09 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: ebb tide

Proud of Poland.


5 posted on 07/26/2016 9:22:10 AM PDT by cdga5for4
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To: ebb tide

"Son.......you're ON your own."

6 posted on 07/26/2016 9:32:10 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ebb tide

Didn’t the Poles smash the Turks at Vienna in 1683 to avoid Muslim invasion? I don’t think “take in more Muslims, so you, too, can have your own truck and axe attacks” is the best message to bring to Poland.


7 posted on 07/26/2016 10:18:10 AM PDT by element22
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To: ebb tide

Poland has a huge spine!


8 posted on 07/26/2016 10:22:06 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: element22

Poles kicked ass during the Battle of Britain and Monte Cassino, and the Miracle on the Vistula, which saved Europe from Bolshevism.


9 posted on 07/26/2016 10:23:27 AM PDT by dfwgator
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