[tioga]

Where is the Vatican on abortion? Have they called out NancyP and JoeyB? NO.

[livius]

Whoa! So now this arrogant, dictatorial pope thinks he - through his spokesmen, in this case the liberal African Cardinal Turkson - can now give orders to Catholic politicians? And about something that has nothing to do with Catholic faith or morals?

[Alex Murphy]

The Vatican reprimanded Republican presidential hopefuls, including Jeb Bush and Rick Santorum, for their reluctance to listen to Pope Francis on climate change.

Related thread:
Pope Francis: nations that block illegal immigration should seek God’s forgiveness

[G Larry]

There is NO MAN MADE CLIMATE CHANGE!

The Vatican has no authority or expertise in this area, so quit demanding compliance.

[Popman]

Wow....maybe American need to start telling the Vatican who can and cannot be selected as pope...

If the Vatican wants to stick their nose in American politics... That’s fair game...

“Sorry we took poll and you can’t pick this person for the next pope”

[Texas Eagle]

It's a good thing The Vatican wasn't around when God was increasing the sea levels.

[rdcbn]

Great point.

The Pope needs to read the Bible.

He is being taken to the mountain top and shown the whole world.

he needs to be reminded -

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

[Buckeye McFrog]

okay....foreigners brazenly sticking their noses into our electoral process. What can possibly go wrong there? /s

[tanknetter]

Yeah, the Roman Catholic Church (which I want to distinguish here from the Roman Catholic faith) is turning itself into an absolute joke.

Bush could do himself a real favor here by telling the Church to go pound same until Pelosi, Biden et al are “reprimanded” for their promotion of conflicting beliefs on matters the Church says are MUCH more serious.

It wouldn’t get him my vote, but it would pull many others in his direction.

[zencycler]

Obviously, this is prideful and arrogant - but if the Pope and others involved in this repent, then I will grant them my absolution for this sin.

[goodnesswins]

I still contend...someone is blackmailing the Pope

[WayneS]

Who is “The Vatican”? The pope, right?

It looks to me like the headline could just as accurately have read:

“The Pope to Jeb: Listen to the pope on climate change”.

[JimRed]

The Pope is badly misinformed, as is about half the population of the developed world.

[Army Air Corps]

Just as predicted, the encyclical is being used as a weapon for Leftist aims.

[Arthur McGowan]

First of all, Bush and Santorum were completely correct. The Pope’s teaching authority does not extend to science or economics. And, on top of that, he has endorsed a HOAX.

The Pope deliberately appointed McElroy Archbishop of San Diego, when McElroy was FAMOUS for an article in 2006 insisting on Communion-for-Pelosi.

Under Bergoglio and his thugs, the Vatican is an out-of-control banana republic. Actually responding to Bush and Santorum’s comments is really low-rent.

Beau Biden’s funeral had THREE bishops. The local bishop, Malooly, Cardinal McCarrick (his principal official duty is slobbering on the coffins of dead pro-abortion Catholics), and the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Vigano.

Next to Planned Parenthood, the pro-life movement’s most powerful enemies are Catholic bishops.

[GOPJ]

This Pope is ‘of the world’ ...

[redfreedom]

Does this clown have any idea the damage he’s doing to his own religion? Or is this the intended purpose?

[MMaschin]

Why does this pope hate the poor?

‘Environmentalists’ believe in I=PAT – man’s (I)mpact on the environment is equal to (P)opulation x (A)ffluence x (T)echnology.

Anything that reduces any of those 3 variables, to them, is ‘good’ for the environment. To show this, the pope’s adviser on climate change, Professor John Schnellnhuber, has said that one of great benefits of ‘Climate Change’ is that it shows that the “carrying capacity of the planet, namely below 1 billion people”. He believes that the Earth needs to shed 6 BILLION people!

What about ‘A’ and ‘T’? Those are harder to quantify, and therefore energy consumption is used as a proxy. Energy is used to create affluence, and technology, therefore the less energy that is consumed, the lower those inputs.

Environmentalists do not want ‘clean energy’ they want expensive energy. One of the first things Obama’s energy Czar, Steven Chu, said when taking the position, was that we need to find a way to get the cost of gas in America on par with what they pay in Europe, ~ $10/gallon.

Development is what brings people out of poverty. Environmentalists, like this pope apparently, are against the cheap energy that can lift those in poverty up! Therefore it’s only logical to conclude, this pope hates the poor.

[norwaypinesavage]

Earth to Vatican: “There ain’t no Catastrophic Human Caused Global Warming.”

[molson209]

The Pope and the UN should stick to the Job they’re there for and stay out out the FAKE GLOBAL WARMING

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Francis, “The Last Pope”.

That’s what they get for electing a Jesuit.