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Pope: welcoming refugees helps keeps us safe from terrorism
AP via Lexington Reader ^ | SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Posted on 09/17/2016 9:20:53 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has encouraged Europeans to welcome refugees, calling authentic hospitality "our greatest security against hateful acts of terrorism."

Francis Saturday spoke to alumni of Jesuit schools in Europe who were in Rome for a conference on refugees.

The pope said: "I encourage you to welcome refugees into your homes and communities, so that their first experience of Europe is not the traumatic experience of sleeping cold on the streets, but one of warm welcome."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: islam; pope; popefrancis; popefranciscomment; popefrancisrefugees; popefrancisterrorism
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To: Mr. Mojo

Does this guy ever come back from lunch? He needs to be replaced!!!!


41 posted on 09/17/2016 2:51:08 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Mr. Mojo

He’s correct. They kills us because we are not welcoming. Glad to get that straight.


42 posted on 09/17/2016 2:54:06 PM PDT by anton
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To: Mr. Mojo
Since I posted my comment (#21) one of the images I posted was removed from the source website (for whatever reason). Here are the two images re-posted together again:


43 posted on 09/17/2016 3:42:14 PM PDT by drpix
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has encouraged Europeans to welcome refugees, calling authentic hospitality "our greatest security against hateful acts of terrorism."

This guy is stu-pid or evil...Inviting terrorists into your home is security against terrorists??? He wants to get a lot of people killed...

44 posted on 09/17/2016 4:56:24 PM PDT by Iscool
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